Revisiting RAID storage remains relevant and resources

If RAID were really not relevant anymore (e.g. actually dead), why do some people spend so much time trying to convince others that it is dead or to use a different RAID level or enhanced RAID or beyond raid with related advanced approaches?

When you hear RAID, what comes to mind?

A legacy monolithic storage system that supports narrow 4, 5 or 6…

Part II 2014 Server Storage I/O Geek Gift ideas

This is part two of a two part series for what to get a geek for a gift, read part one here.

KVM switch

Not to be confused with a software defined network (SDN) switch for the KVM virtualization hypervisor, how about the other KVM switch?…

h2>Data Storage Tape Update V2014, It's Still Alive

A year or so ago I did a piece tape is still alive, or at least in conversations and discussions. Despite being declared dead for decades, and will probably stay being declared dead for years to come, magnetic tape is in fact still alive being used by some organizations, granted…

Part II: Revisiting re:Invent 2014 and other AWS updates

This is part two of a two-part series about Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent 2014 and other recent cloud updates, read part one here.

AWS re:Invent announcements

Announcements and enhancements made by AWS during re:Invent…

Part II: Revisiting re:Invent 2014 and other AWS updates

This is part two of a two-part series about Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent 2014 and other recent cloud updates, read part one here.

AWS re:Invent announcements

Announcements and enhancements made by AWS during re:Invent…

Revisiting re:Invent 2014 and other AWS updates

A few weeks ago I attended…

Server Storage I/O Cables Connectors Chargers & other Geek Gifts

This is part one of a two part series for what to get a geek for a gift, read part two here.

It is that time of the year when annual predictions are made for the upcoming year, including those that will be repeated next year or that were also made last year.

It's…