One of the most dynamic areas for growth in the use of network-attached storage is the media and entertainment industry. Always evolving, always rapidly changing, the media and entertainment industry is often first to try out new technology advances. Thunderbolt 3 NAS becomes the best rich media solution for nowadays challenges.  TV Technology highlighted some of these new technological…

Introduction If you are a storage expert, you may have heard about these two protocols. But buying new storage arrays may face barriers of selectivity, such as Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI, and determining which is better. Based on their reliability, performance, cost, scalability, and flexibility, we compare the two to help you make an informed decision. Fibre Channel Overview…

Introduction Nowadays, knowledge of Hard Disk Drives becomes increasingly important as the requirements of capacity and performance of storage are growing exponentially in huge enterprises or even small and medium business environments. People that talk about the needs of storage would also come out with a question – SAS or SATA, what kind of drive should I use? –…

Introduction QoS (Quality of Service) is a term used in the field of packet-switched networks to refer to the probability that a network will satisfy a given business contract. In many cases, informally refers to the probability that a packet will pass between two points in the network. QoS has a control mechanism that provides different priorities for different…

IT Faces the Problems of Retired Drives When disk drives are retired and moved outside from the data center into someone else’s hands, the data on those drives is put at significant risk. IT administrators routinely retire drives for a variety of reasons, including: Returning drives for warranty, repair, maintenance, or expired lease agreements Removal and disposal of disk…