How storage devices works


The Value of Storage How to Choose the Best Storage at the Right Price

Do you know that the wrong type of storagemight need a huge amount of storage for
can be harmful to the health of yourphotos, music files, e-books and movies.
business? Do you know what type of storageOpening or retrieving these files
you need? Do you know how to choose the bestdoesn’t need to be as fast as running a
storage  at  the  right  price?program or operating a company’s email
accessibility.
Many people choose the wrong type of storage
for their specific needs. The result can beWhy do email and programs require a higher
slower access and operation of the system, itcost, lower capacity drive? You need to
can be slower boot time, or it can affectunderstand that email and applications must
your bottom line because it costs more thanoperate quickly. Email is actually like a
you  actually  need  to  spend.database everyone in the company uses. It
must  be  fast  and  reliable.
As I work with servers and individual systems
for our clients, I generally see one of threeFinally, many individuals and businesses do
problems with storage choices companies (ornot have the proper redundancy to protect
individuals)  have  made:them in the event of a failure of some sort.
Redundancy is basically a backup of what is
•  They  have the wrong type of storagestored on the drive. If a client is storing
important data or applications on a drive, we
•  They don’t have enough storagegenerally create a redundant drive as backup.
This way if there is a failure, such as a
• They don’t have the properdrive crash, the critical files are
redundancy  in  case  of  a  failureimmediately available. Recovering from a
failure with a non-redundant system will
When choosing storage, you must first look atrequire locating the correct backup tape,
your server and consider how the new storagewhich is stored offline, and running restore
will be used. Will it be used primarily foroperations from the tape. This is a much
programs/applications and email, or will itslower process than switching to a different
be used just for storage of images, documentsdrive.
and  other  files?
Choosing storage for your computer or for a
If you are using the new drive (storage) forserver is not just a matter of cost.
applications, you need to choose aDon’t put your business or personal
higher-cost, lower-capacity drive, such as afiles at risk by choosing the wrong storage
SCSI. This type of drive will run much fasterhardware. The three things to consider in
and  will  be  generally  more  reliable.choosing  your  storage  option  are:
If you are using the new drive just for• What type of storage do I need? Is it
storage, you will want to get as much storagethe  right  kind  of  storage  for  my needs?
capacity as possible at the lowest cost. You
might want to consider a SATA drive. This•  Will  I  have  enough  storage?
type of drive will run a bit slower and cost
less than a SCSI drive. The new terabyte• Can I set up the proper redundancy in
drives might be an option if you arecase  of  a  failure?
purchasing a drive simply for large storage
capacity. A graphic artist, for example, willYour answers to these questions will help you
need to store a large number of images andmake wise choices about getting the right
both templates and files containing imageskind  of  storage  at  the  best  price.
and other types of graphic files, which use a
lot of space. If your business has moved toStay tuned for my next comments: I’ll
paperless operations, you will also need abe writing about new Solid State Drives, and
large amount of storage to handle the imagethis is huge news!
files that are replacing paper. An individual



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