Yesterday I wrote briefly about the use of RAID in the home. I think we can all agree that the home contains data worthy of being protected against drive failure. Now it’s just a matter of figuring out how to get ‘er done.

Is there a need for RAID in the home, or am I just a guy with a hammer looking for a nail?

Question to the Storage Advisors: I am trying to help an IT manager friend of mine to understand which solution would be the best one to store a LARGE amount of very small files.

Question to the Storage Advisors: While most of us are more or less clear on calculating disk IOPS, is there a similar way of calculating cache IOPS?