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EMC and NetApp disk revenues outstrip marketOpen in New Window
"EMC and NetApp are growing disk storage revenues faster than any other supplier, with IBM the biggest loser, according to IDC's third quarter disk storage tracker..." read more »
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The one terabyte disk: Is it reliable?Open in New Window
About a year ago, when major manufacturers made their first terabyte disk drives available to the public, a storage capacity barrier had been broken. Is it reliable? read more »
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Save disk space - use compFUSEd to transparently compress filesystemsOpen in New Window
Ben Martin writes about using compFUSE, an application that allows for the compression of files on FUSE filesystems. read more »
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Wiping your disk drive cleanOpen in New Window
"Everybody who owns a computer will someday need to dispose of a disk drive. Before you do, it is a good idea to cleanse the drive, so no one can read your sensitive information. Deleting files and..." read more »
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Comparing Linux USB flash disk distrosOpen in New Window
Gary Sims takes some time to compare the various USB flash disk Linux distributions currently available including Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, Pendrivelinux, Ubuntu, and Mandriva Flash. read more »
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Sense and sensibility about tape and diskOpen in New Window
InfoStor offers a detailed analysis of the current state of tape and its future in relation to disk based backups. read more »
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EMC adds de-duplication to disk librariesOpen in New Window
"EMC pulled back the curtain...to reveal a family of de-duplicating disk libraries, new disk drive spin-down capabilities, and low-power drives for its high-end DL 4000 virtual tape library (VTL), all in an effort to lower the cost of disk-based backup versus tape technologies." read more »
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Physically destroy your hard disk for securityOpen in New Window
Have a whole bunch of hard disks with potentially confidential information on-board? Another solution - other than doing lots of tedious data wipes, might be to physically destroy them with a device read more »
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