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Most operating systems use logical file systems optimized for traditional magnetic hard disk drives (HDD). As a result, users
adopting newer solid state drive (SSD) technology often see poor write-speed performance caused by free space fragmentation.
Learn how new automatic disk maintenance technologies (...)
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Most operating systems use logical file systems optimized for traditional magnetic hard
disk drives (HDD). As a result, users adopting newer solid... ...
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2010-03-11
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The recent explosion of virtualization as a technology coincides with the trend of consolidating systems on to less, but
more powerful, hardware. With more robust hardware, consolidation makes cost-effective sense. And given the reduced management
overhead and more efficient hardware use, virtualization (...)
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disk systems:
Virtualization and Disk Performance. ... Description: The recent explosion of virtualization
as a technology coincides with the trend of consolidating systems on to ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Protecting your company’s data is not only wise, but often legally necessary. In order to beef up their data security programs,
more companies are implementing full disk encryption (FDE). In the past, FDE was software based, which left it open to greater
security risks. With the advent of new technolog (...)
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... data security programs, more companies are implementing full disk encryption (FDE ...
software- to hardware-based FDE while still protecting your existing systems. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Just about every IT professional has a fragmentation horror story about a system so severely degraded by fragmentation that
it was unusable. But very few IT professionals can offer more than anecdotal evidence regarding the importance of defragmentation
software. That’s why we decided to put fragmentat (...)
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The Impact of Disk Fragmentation. Source: Diskeeper ... your organization? Download <strong>The
Impact of Disk Fragmentation</strong>. Comments: ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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IT administrators must maintain application availability while controlling costs. One key area where operational efficiency
can be achieved is in the storage infrastructure. But traditional storage systems are inherently inefficient. Learn why thin
provisioning can help simplify storage management while (...)
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... Source: Pillar Data Systems. Document Type: White Paper Description: IT administrators
must maintain application availability while controlling costs. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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In recent years, the rapid succession of virus attacks has created an intense security environment. The capacity for quick
response to new anti-virus attacks is a critical component of any organization’s security plan. Antivirus scans are significantly
faster on desktop systems with regularly defragmen (...)
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... that using software to automatically keep systems defragmented should not be overlooked.
Download <strong>Antivirus Software and Disk Defragmentation</strong>. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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This BI article looks at why and how in-memory technology transforms analytic applications. The primary bottleneck to high-performance
multidimensional analysis has been slow hard drive speed—the time it takes for data to be transferred from disk storage to
random access memory (RAM). With crashing RAM (...)
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disk systems:
... of cubes involves expensive I/O operations that read data from sources and write data to disk.
Querying engines of traditional OLAP systems also incur the cost ...
Published:
2010-09-01
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The capacity of today’s storage systems is increasing at an astonishing rate. But the truth is: the more storage you have,
the more you use. So, how do you create an efficient data storage system? And how much space can it really save you? Advanced
single instance storage (A-SIS) deduplication can redu (...)
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disk systems:
... White Paper Description: The capacity of today’s storage systems is increasing ...
storage consumption up to 95 percent—helping you conserve disk space, while ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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In evaluating the relative merits of storage vendors, one important consideration is system availability in the event of
a drive failure. And because of the potential for data loss, the time during which a drive is being rebuilt onto a hot spare
is critical. Demartek compared drive rebuild times for the (...)
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disk systems:
... Source: Pillar Data Systems. Document Type: White Paper Description: In evaluating the
relative merits of storage vendors, one important consideration is system ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
You may already know what disk defragmentation software does and what the benefits are. Take a closer look at the benefits
in performance, cost, time-to-complete, wattage consumed for each test, and overall kilowatt hours (KWHs) consumed with Diskeeper
defragmentation software. All tests, including metho (...)
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Reducing Computer System Power Consumption through Disk Defragmentation. Source: Diskeeper Corporation. Document
Type: White Paper ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Compaq started shipping its eight-CPU Intel servers, the ProLiant 8000 and 8500, in late August. These are the first true
eight-way Intel servers to ship. (...)
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disk systems:
... Performance Council and its performance rating system SCSI: Small Computer Systems Interface
(disk storage interface used in servers and PCs) PCI: Peripheral ...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Abstract:
Compaq started shipping its eight-CPU Intel servers, the ProLiant 8000 and 8500, in late August. These are the first true
eight-way Intel servers to ship. (...)
Excerpt related to
disk systems:
... Performance Council and its performance rating system SCSI: Small Computer Systems Interface
(disk storage interface used in servers and PCs) PCI: Peripheral ...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Abstract:
New technology, such as virtual machines and high-speed internet communication, is leading to wider remote application hosting.
Here is a tutorial-level technical explanation of how it’s being driven (...)
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New technology, such as virtual machines and high-speed internet communication, is leading to wider remote application hosting.
Here is a tutoria...
Published:
2008-07-02
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Abstract:
This BI article looks at why and how in-memory technology transforms analytic applications. The primary bottleneck to high-performance
multidimensional analysis has been slow hard drive speed—the time it takes for data to be transferred from disk storage to
random access memory (RAM). With crashing RAM (...)
Excerpt related to
disk systems:
... of cubes involves expensive I/O operations that read data from sources and write data to disk.
Querying engines of traditional OLAP systems also incur the cost ...
Published:
2010-09-01
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Abstract:
The exponential growth of storage requirements is driven by the increased complexity and size of applications, operating
systems, and data. In this environment of bigger disks storing not only larger files, but more files than ever, the effects
of fragmentation rapidly grow on systems each day. To combat (...)
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disk systems:
... Paper Description: The exponential growth of storage requirements is driven by the increased complexity
and size of applications, operating systems, and data. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
IBM's four-CPU servers, the Netfinity 5500 M20 and 7000 M10, yield top notch web-focused benchmark figures, but also very
high price/performance figures for mainstream applications. (...)
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disk systems:
... the larger units, such as Compaq's ProLiant 7000, provide more disk capability -
21 ... to compete with Compaq's and Dell's 4U-high, four CPU systems its smallest
...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Sun has launched an attempt to break into the ranks of large-scale and enterprise storage system vendors like EMC, IBM, and
Compaq. (...)
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Sun has launched an attempt to break into the ranks of large-scale and enterprise storage system vendors like EMC, IBM, and
Compaq.
Published:
2000-07-13
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Abstract:
IBM's four-CPU servers, the Netfinity 5500 M20 and 7000 M10, yield top notch web-focused benchmark figures, but also very
high price/performance figures for mainstream applications. (...)
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disk systems:
... the larger units, such as Compaq's ProLiant 7000, provide more disk capability -
21 ... to compete with Compaq's and Dell's 4U-high, four CPU systems its smallest
...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Abstract:
Your Guide to OS Virtualization. Get Free Knowledge and Other Solutions Associated with Guide to OS Virtualization. Today’s
information technology (IT) organizations are dealing with the consequences of exploding infrastructure complexity. At the
root of the problem is uncontrolled server sprawl—serve (...)
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disk systems:
Your Guide to OS Virtualization. Get Free Knowledge and Other Solutions Associated with Guide to OS Virtualization. Today’s
information technology ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop
a better understanding of what customers want so that they can configure, produce, and deliver products and services faster
and more cost-effectively. (...)
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disk systems:
Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop
a better understan...
Published:
2008-11-28