Wilson Fang, Author at QSAN Blog

Thick vs. Thin Provisioning

March 5, 2019March 11, 2019 Wilson Fang Allocation in advance, Allocation on demand, Auto tiering, Fat provisioning, Reclaim space, Space allocation, Space reclamation, Space usage rate, Thick provisioning, Thick vs. Thin Provisioning, Thin provisioning, Thin vs. Thick Provisioning

Introduction Thick provisioning, thin provisioning – These terms have been around for a period of time, but what is the

Performance SAN Security Software Storage

Cache to Flash : Data protection during a power outage

December 21, 2018 Wilson Fang Cache to flash, Data protection, SAN, XCubeFAS, XCubeSAN

Introduction to Cache Technology Data protection is an important requirement for any storage system. To achieve this, RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a

Storage

Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 Wilson Fang

Introduction If you are a storage expert, you may have heard about these two protocols. But buying new storage arrays

Backup NAS Performance SAN Storage

HDD vs. SSD – What’s the Difference?

May 14, 2018 Wilson Fang Hard Drive, HDD, SSD

Introduction With the invention of SSD (Solid-State Disk or Solid-State Drive), the entire storage area has a significant change in

SAN Security Software Storage

SED & ISE Drives

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Wilson Fang Instant Secure Erase, ISE, SED, Self-Encrypting Drive

IT Faces the Problems of Retired Drives When disk drives are retired and moved outside from the data center into