In an HDD, the task of positioning the read-write head falls to the hard drive actuator assembly, which moves the actuator arm to which the head is attached. Positioning and holding the read/write head accurately isn’t easy when billions of bits …
Stephen Buckler is chief operating officer of Horizon Technology.
When it comes to lowering your total cost of storage ownership, factory recertified drives make for an attractive, sustainable option. By understanding more about recertified drives, you can help your company …
“Know Thyself,” Socrates once said. While this Greek philosopher didn’t have hard drives in mind, he may as well have. Modern HDDs are able to capture data about their own performance in the form of SMART attributes.
“S.M.A.R.T” stands for …
The modern hard disk drive (HDD) is a complex device which delicately balances several mechanical and electronic parts. But details aside, at its heart lies the simple physics of spinning disks. This spinning is accomplished with the help of hard …
Will the current surge in demand for affordable high-cap storage keep HDD on top? Or are solid state drives (SSD), fueled by long-term declines in NAND flash …
The rapid increase in the volume of digital data is driving demand for effective and economical storage media. As a result, HDD (hard disk drive) shipments are currently rising. And nothing is more integral to HDDs than the platters that …
HAMR drives let manufacturers ramp up areal density, helping HDDs to maintain the cost advantage over SSDs. If the price is right, HAMR will secure a place for HDD in hyperscale data centers for a long time to come.
The …
In an age of surging spend on data center infrastructure, IT asset disposition (ITAD) is an essential component of safe and secure enterprise computing.
As the sophistication and scale of data center hardware grows, the question of what to do …
Recertified hard drives are rigorously tested, and usually available at a discount. But making a quality purchase involves knowing what to look for.
When it comes to purchasing HDDs, there are often tradeoffs between cost and quality. Factory recertified drives …
After years of slow growth, HDD capacity is once again increasing rapidly. So how is shingled magnetic recording (SMR) helping drive this acceleration?
As the hard drive market picks back up from a two-year slump, manufacturers like Seagate, Western Digital, …
