Question: I heard that the external SAS cables will have direction orientation. Can you explain why and will there be markings to let you know which way to go?

A quick word about a webinar that Steve Rogers and I gave last week…

All RAID-6 is not alike. There are pros and cons to each, but they all support two simultaneous drive failures. …

These backup services are quite convenient. It does require an Internet connection, which just about everyone has now.

…in my opinion this is a prime example of people being lazy or stupid!

The toughest question for any storage administrator to answer is, “What kind of performance do you NEED?”

There’s been lots of talk about RAID 6 as it compares to RAID 5 and the reliability benefits that are gained by SATA drives when using RAID 6 – so I’ve decided NOT to talk about that anymore!
Instead I thought I’d discuss two other RAID levels out there and available to folks. RAID 5EE […]

…I profess that, unequivocally, iSCSI has indeed changed the face of storage networking - forever!

Finally, a solution for low-volatility storage enclosures suffering from structural framework issues. …

For a long time now I’ve been a proponent of replacing tape drives with hard drives. But there have always been technical hurdles to overcome…