(2) A storage module made of flash memory chips. Flash disks have no mechanical platters or access arms, but the term "disk" is used because the data are accessed as if they were on a hard drive. The ...

Storage Spaces (not to be confused with Storage Spaces Direct) has been a part of Windows Server since the days of Windows Server 2012, and provides an easy way for you to create software-defined ...

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special report Storage hardware can't keep indefinitely storing more bits in the same amount of space. When will we run out of disk space, and what will we do when it happens? In a feature a couple ...

For IT professionals used to working with traditional file systems for their entire careers, object-based storage is like a whole new dimension they never knew existed. The concept of object storage ...

Despite the many advantages of disk storage for backing up data, shipments of tape storage keep growing because for some jobs, tape is best. It might surprise some that despite the popularity of disk ...