Category Archives: Storage Quality

Cache appliances rise from the dead

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Ray

Sometime back in the late 80′s a company I once worked with had a product called the tape accelerator which was nothing more than a ram cache in front of a tape device to smooth out physical tape access. The … Continue reading →

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Sidekick's failure, no backups

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Ray

I believe I have covered this ground before but apparently it needs reiterating. Cloud storage without backup cannot be considered a viable solution. Replication only works well if you never delete or logically erase data from a primary copy. Once … Continue reading →

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The price of quality

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Ray

At HPTechDay this week we had a tour of the EVA test lab, in the south building of HP’s Colorado Springs Facility. I was pretty impressed and I have seen more than my fair share of labs in my day. … Continue reading →

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