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Storage refers to the technology and devices used to store and retrieve digital data. There are various types of storage devices available, each with its own characteristics and use cases.
Useful Common Storage Networking Industry Terms Explained
Every time I onboard someone onto a storage team, I notice the same thing: the technology isn’t what…
Appropriate safety techniques during installation and maintenance of storage equipment
I’ve racked a lot of storage arrays over the years, and the moments I remember most vividly aren’t…
Environmental concerns and their associated impacts in server rooms
I’ve walked into more than one server room that was quietly cooking itself — temperature creeping up, humidity…
Install and maintain modular storage array components
The first modular storage array I ever serviced taught me something important: nearly every component is designed to…
Uses of physical networking hardware, switches and features
Every storage network I’ve ever built comes down, physically, to a handful of hardware categories: switches, adapters, transceivers,…
Installing and maintaining connectors | different connectors and cable types
If there’s one lesson years of storage networking has drummed into me, it’s this: more outages trace back…
Removable media types, components, and its features
Every backup strategy I’ve ever designed eventually runs into the same question: what happens if the entire primary…
Disk Types, Components and its Features
Every storage array I’ve ever configured comes down, eventually, to a set of physical or virtual disks sitting…