“Know Thyself”, Socrates once said. While this Greek philosopher didn’t have hard drives in his audience, 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 …
New advancements in storage technology mean new challenges for data sanitization. In the face of a changing landscape for storage media, the IEEE 2883 standard gives forward-thinking guidance on the matter. Released in 2022, it clarifies terminology to remedy confusion …
From advice on decommissioning to insights around timing, get the latest analysis on hardware refresh cycles in the data center.
Getting the timing right on hardware refresh cycles in the data center is both a science and an art. With …
Fighting e-waste due to discarded hard drives is a team effort. On the manufacturing end, OEMs are feeling pressure to design for longevity in order to reduce embodied carbon. But data centers have a crucial role to play as consumers …
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 …
A recent study of more than 117,000 data storage drives reveals a massive gap between the number of enterprise HDDs and SSDs fit for reuse and those that actually go on to a second life. While the vast majority of …
As storage needs scale, coaxing companies to minimize the electronic waste (“e-waste”) associated with used storage devices is a perpetual challenge. Given the rising complexity of hardware components, sustainable storage lifecycles require innovative solutions for efficient hard drive recycling and …
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 …
Clear sanitization techniques are a simple and effective way to sanitize storage devices. A clear technique removes data from all addressable locations, and leaves the storage device in a reusable state.
In today’s digital age, data security is paramount. Sanitization …
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 …
