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• Article | 7/01/2011 The evolution of hard disk drives

  A punched card was once the basis for digital information used for computer programs and data storage. They were widely used throughout the first half...
• Article | 30/11/2010 Delorean hard drive is perfect for time machine

  Attention all Back To The Future fans: If you're in the market for a new hard drive, then the folks over at Flash Rods have something just for you. Fl...
• Article | 26/10/2010 Burning questions: Virtualisation

  Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisor...
• Article | 25/09/2010 Share USB storage everywhere

  If you thought USB drives were only for attaching to desktop or laptop computers, think again. Various manufacturers provide ways to connect such driv...
• Article | 27/09/2010 NASs for the masses

  Either because server disks are full or because virtualization is a natural growth path, organizations large and small are moving toward shared storag...
• Article | 29/07/2010 A waste of space: Bulk of drive capacity still underutilized

  Near the turn of the century, data centers were only beginning to implement Fibre Channel storage-area networks (SAN), with most relying on direct-att...
• Article | 29/07/2010 Beauty shots: Technology to drool over

  Sling Media's small Slingbox 700U won one of three Best in Show awards given by the Industrial Designers Society of America (ISDA).
• Article | 22/07/2010 Acronis Drive Monitor Is S.M.A.R.T. about hard drives

  Your hard disk is a time bomb, waiting to go off. If you're lucky, like most people, it will never detonate. But if you're unlucky, like some people, ...
• Article | 23/07/2010 Seagate GoFlex packs streaming and backup punch

  Seagate has announced a new network attached storage (NAS) drive for the 'Terabyte home', the GoFlex Home.
• Article | 17/07/2010 Nimble's all-in-one storage combines primary and backup in one box

  Start-up Nimble Storage came out of the development stage this week with its first product -- an array that combines solid state drives (SSD) with hig...
• Article | 15/07/2010 Lab notes: Kingston vs. VelociRaptor storage smackdown

  It's time for a storage upgrade, but your budget won't bear the burden of both a blazing new VelociRaptor hard drive and an extra injection of Kingsto...
• Article | 30/06/2010 Bigger is not always better with hard drive storage

  Seagate announced a breakthrough in hard drive storage -- blowing past the previous 2.2 Terabyte limitation to develop the first 3Tb hard drive. While...
• Article | 23/06/2010 Online bargains for Father's Day: external hard drives

  External hard drives are now cheaper than ever, with prices catching up to the internal HDD market. If your dad is a hoarder of digital content, why n...
• Article | 4/06/2010 The evolution of video game media

  From jumper cards to hard disks, these are the cards, cartridges, and drives that have shaped the world of gaming.
• Article | 4/06/2010 From paper tape to data sticks: The evolution of removable storage

  Over the years, people have tried to transfer information from one computer to another in a dizzying number of ways. Here's a look at some of the best...