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, …
Calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) is an effective way for IT managers to gain visibility into the true cost structure of hard drive storage, supporting better informed decisions about current and future investments.
By most accounts, we’re still in …
In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, e-waste and embodied carbon remain significant concerns. With the growth of the Internet of Things and the precipitous demand for all things artificial intelligence (AI), data storage requirements are expected to surge — …
After a rocky few years for the hard drive industry, the AI craze is renewing demand for mass data storage. To meet these needs, manufacturers have ambitious plans to increase hard drive capacity.
The past few years have proven challenging …
JBOD, which stands for ‘Just a Bunch of Drives,’ is a cost-effective, flexible, and straightforward way of arranging your storage devices.
Unlike RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configurations, a JBOD setup offers greater utilization of drive capacity. It also …
Invented before the advent of digital computers, magnetic tape storage is the backbone of cold storage in enterprise data centers. Companies are competing to find ways to make tape storage denser, faster, and more searchable.
Where there’s business, there’s a …
Drive rewritability is important, but it matters more for some workloads than others. Understanding how drive endurance is measured can help you select drives which best meet your data center needs.
In the intricate landscape of data center management, selecting …
What’s driving the growing interest in DNA data storage as an alternative media for long-term use?
If there’s one thing the world could always use more of, it’s data storage. The rapidly growing Internet of Things produces a never-ending …
