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4TB-Festplatten bringen RAID 6 an seine Grenzen - Höhere Rebuild-Zeiten erfordern Triple Parity von Heiko Wüst, Nexenta Systems

Published in BC/DR Cloud + MS Device Security Flash Infrastructure Management Security + Compliance Storage + Servers Storage Technology

4TB-Festplatten werden zunehmend gängig und erschwinglich, aber viele Administratoren haben Zweifel, ob sie diese wirklich einsetzen sollten. Das Problem: Die Rebuild-Zeit einer Festplatte steigt linear mit ihrer Größe an. Es kann zwei bis vier Tage dauern, bis eine neue 4TB-Platte in einem RAID-Verbund wieder mit den Daten der ausgefallenen Festplatte gefüllt ist. Die Gefahr ist, dass in dieser Zeit weitere Festplatten ausfallen. RAID 6 verträgt zwei Ausfälle...

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Infrastructure + Hardware Management Platform Storage + Servers

New service enables developers to stream resource-intensive applications and games from the cloud to a broad range of devices.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage + Servers Storage Technology

K3 Business Technology Group (K3) has launched a new IT consultancy division to deploy and manage secure cloud services all over the world with access to 300 international datacentres.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Data Analytics DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation Infrastructure Platform Security Software Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Amazon has named Cloudreach as Premier Consulting Partner for its Amazon Web Services suite of cloud products. The London-headquartered cloud consultancy becomes one of the first European firms to be recognised by Amazon Web Services as a key player in the cloud market, and as a partner that continues to grow, innovate and consistently exceed its expectations.