Redundancy isn't the same as a backup.

Can I add an old hard drive to RAID sets on servers? In answering this question, let’s assume that the old hard drive used to be an internal drive within a particular host or was incorporated within a ...

Okay what are the benefits/drawbacks of having, say, 2 250 GB hard drives aligned together in "RAID 0", vs. a single, standard 500 GB hard drive?<BR><BR>I get the impression that RAID is somehow ...

With two tool-less/adapter-less 3.5-inch drive bays, this is one of the easiest external RAID boxes we’ve tested. RAID 1, RAID 0, spanning and non-RAID (dual drive letters) modes are supported, and ...

Mixing drive sizes in a NAS isn't as messy as it sounds—you just have to do it right ...

Businesses that don't utilize cloud storage to back up their data -- and perhaps even those that do -- should consider making use of a redundant array of independent disks or RAID configuration to ...

RAID 0 Performance RAID 1 Performance The WD Purple 6TB surveillance hard drive scales well and shows pretty close to double the performance in RAID 0 setups and barely any impact when in a RAID 1 ...

This cleverly disguised 2.5-inch RAID enclosure drastically improved the performance of our hard drives in RAID 0. But continuing problems with configuring SSDs leaves us unable to recommend it in ...

How valuable is your data? If your storage drive crashed, would it ruin your day? Your week? Your entire career? Only you can answer those questions for yourself and your organization. But I'll tell ...

Testing a mechanical hard drive’s performance is pretty straightforward and there isn’t much to say about. I will be testing the drive, in this case, the WD Purple 6TB Surveillance hard disk, in a ...