RAID data storage technology divides and replicates data among two or more hard disk drives to achieve greater levels of I/O performance, data reliability and larger data volume sizes. Find news and resources pertaining to the different RAID levels on this topic page.
RAID disk arrays in small business data storage environments
SearchStorage.co.UK | 13 Jan 2010 ARTICLE - RAID disk arrays are still popular in enterprise data storage shops, even 20 years after they were first invented. Learn about what's new in RAID for your SMB.
Find the right RAID level for your data storage systems
SearchStorage.co.UK | 14 Dec 2009 SPECIAL REPORT - Learn which RAID level fits your storage infrastructure's needs, which level increases performance and protection, which configuration is best suited for a SAN and more.
Software RAID versus hardware RAID: Pros and cons
SearchStorage.co.UK | 14 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - Choosing between software RAID and hardware RAID depends on what you need to do and cost. Hardware RAID costs more, but will be free of software RAID's performance limitations.
Recovering from a two-drive failure in a RAID 10 configuration
14 Sep 2009 EXPERT ANSWER - In a RAID 10 configuration with four drives, data can be recovered if two of the drives fail. But recovering the data depends on which drives in the RAID configuration fail.
Should RAID 5 configurations include different disk volumes?
16 Jun 2009 EXPERT ANSWER - Steve Pinder at GlassHouse Technologies (UK) Ltd, answers this question from a SearchStorage.co.UK reader regarding RAID 5 configurations: I have a server with four drives and I want to install a RAID 5 configuration. Do I ...
The state of MAID in data centers
SearchStorage.com | 28 Apr 2009 SPECIAL REPORT - MAID and spin-down storage systems are playing into green IT and consolidation trends. Regulations mandating more power savings will drive the technology, as will persistent data.
The evolution of RAID data protection
SearchStorage.co.uk | 21 Jan 2009 SPECIAL REPORT - RAID has evolved in the last 20 years, but the core concept of combining drives to protect data lives on regardless of the methods used.
Examining RAID levels: RAID 0 through RAID 6 Published by: SearchStorage.co.UK | 11 Dec 2009 PODCAST - In this podcast, Arun Taneja examines the various RAID levels and their impact on enterprise data storage. Learn the differences and similarities between RAID 0 through RAID 6.
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