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StorageNewsletter.com, Thursday, August 8th, 2024

284,386 HDDs And 39 Models Examined

Vol 317 · Issue 1 · 2024-08-08

As of the end of 2Q24, Backblaze was monitoring 288,665 HDDs and SSDs in its cloud storage servers located in its data centers around the world. It removed from this analysis 3,789 boot drives, consisting of 2,923 SSDs and 866 HDDs.

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284,386 HDDs And 39 Models Examined

SearchStorage, Thursday, July 25th, 2024

What Is Bit Rot?

Vol 316 · Issue 4 · 2024-07-25

Bit rot is the slow deterioration in the performance and integrity of data stored on storage media. It is also known by the names bit decay, data rot, data decay and silent corruption. When bit rot occurs, it causes the corruption of data, which can adversely affect its accessibility or usefulness.

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What Is Bit Rot?

SearchStorage, Thursday, July 11th, 2024

SSD TRIM

Vol 316 · Issue 2 · 2024-07-11

SSD TRIM is a command for the Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface that enables an operating system (OS) to inform a NAND flash solid-state drive (SSD) which data blocks it can erase because they are no longer in use.

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SSD TRIM

Gestalt IT, Monday, July 8th, 2024

Connecting Ceph Storage To AI With Clyso

Vol 316 · Issue 2 · 2024-07-08

Many of the largest-scale data storage environments use Ceph, an open source storage system, and are now connecting this to AI. This episode of Utilizing Tech, sponsored by Solidigm, features Dan van der Ster, CTO of Clyso, discussing Ceph for AI Data with Jeniece Wnorowski and Stephen Foskett.

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Connecting Ceph Storage To AI With Clyso

StorageNewsletter.com, Friday, July 5th, 2024

Radar For Enterprise Object Storage

Vol 316 · Issue 1 · 2024-07-05

As the volume and variety of data continue to grow exponentially, organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in managing and storing their data efficiently. Amid this influx, object storage has emerged as a critical solution for unstructured data, which can include images, videos, and files

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Radar For Enterprise Object Storage

SearchStorage, Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

What Is Erasure Coding (EC)?

Vol 315 · Issue 2 · 2024-06-12

Erasure coding (EC) is a method of data protection in which data is broken into fragments, expanded and encoded with redundant data pieces, and stored across a set of different locations or storage media.

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What Is Erasure Coding (EC)?

Search Storage, Tuesday, May 28th, 2024

SAS SSD vs SATA SSD vs PCIe vs. NVMe

Vol 314 · Issue 5 · 2024-05-28

A SAS SSD (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drive) is a NAND flash memory-based storage or caching device designed to fit in the same slot as a hard disk drive (HDD) and use the SAS interface to connect to the host computer.

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SAS SSD vs SATA SSD vs PCIe vs. NVMe

ArchitectingIT, Monday, May 27th, 2024

Why Centralised Storage Refuses To Go Away

Vol 314 · Issue 5 · 2024-05-27

It is over 30 years since EMC introduced the first Integrated Cache Disk Array to the enterprise data centre market, signalling the transition to centralised or SAN storage. Despite the best efforts of hyper-convergence, the demand for centralised storage remains strong. Even as the public cloud gains significant traction, SAN storage refuses to go away.

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Why Centralised Storage Refuses To Go Away

SearchStorage, Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

Parallel File System

Vol 314 · Issue 4 · 2024-05-23

A parallel file system is a software component designed to store data across multiple networked servers. It facilitates high-performance access through simultaneous, coordinated input/output (I/O) operations between clients and storage nodes.

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Parallel File System

AITHORITY, Monday, May 20th, 2024

10 AI ML In Data Storage Trends To Look Out For In 2024

Vol 314 · Issue 4 · 2024-05-20

Watching Netflix, searching Google, booking an Uber, shutting off the lights with Alexa, unlocking your phone, and even finding the appropriate shade of cosmetics - these are just a few instances of how we engage with artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) every single day.

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10 AI ML In Data Storage Trends To Look Out For In 2024