Tag: RAID

Of Cascading Failures

 Preston de Guise  March 22, 2021  1 Comment on Of Cascading Failures

I got a real-world reminder in cascading failures this weekend, and that’s as good a time as any for me…

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Wooden blocks with the words "Time to say goodbye" etched on them.

Goodbye, Drobo

 Preston de Guise  September 4, 2020  21 Comments on Goodbye, Drobo

The FARR model of data protection starts with fault tolerance – a fundamental requirement to provide a guarantee of data integrity…

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RAID isn't Backup

Data Protection Memes

 Preston de Guise  November 19, 2019  3 Comments on Data Protection Memes

The concept of a meme has been around for quite a while, now. It was first introduced in 1976 by…

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Think backup belongs in ILM? Think again

 Preston de Guise  September 12, 2009  4 Comments on Think backup belongs in ILM? Think again

In my opinion (and after all, this is my blog), there’s a fundamental misconception in the storage industry that backup…

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