WD's latest four-bay NAS server, the My Cloud EX4, is a lot more than four single-volume My Cloud units put together. In addition to having all the goodies of its predecessor, the new EX4 server has ...
QNAP have announced their latest network-attached storage device, the four-bay SS-439 Pro Turbo NAS. Capable of establishing various levels of RAID array for up to 2TB of total capacity, the SS-439 is ...
RAID Level options are: 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 I'm currently favoring RAID-50; tolerating 1 drive failure is sufficient for our needs as the data will be going to tape weekly and downtime isn't a huge deal ...
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In contrast, DAS units connect to your server using USB ports, and even sub $200 devices support 10Gbps. Assuming your server ...
I'm reminded that when I do what I do best and don't try to be all things to all people, I get much more accomplished. Interestingly, I've found that the same approach applies to server storage system ...
I'm slowly assembling the components for a new home server. My plan for the system so far is as follows: The plan is to use the two system drives in RAID 0 for redundancy, and then build a RAID 5 ...
Sure, you can now get a terabyte of networked attached storage for under $1,000. But will that price buy you RAID levels 0, 1, 1+0, and 5? Or an 8-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN switch? Or built-in ...
RAID is typically the go-to method for redundancy in servers, and it definitely has stood the test of time. What if I told you I intentionally stopped using RAID on my Plex server? Here’s why. RAID ...