I’ve done the last part of my iSCSI evaluation. Previously I looked at the protocol itself and the ways to secure data. Transmission needs to be secured by either IPsec for a shared network or a dedicated network infrastructure. The last part of the jigsaw I checked out was how [...]
Continue Reading This Post →I received this email this week for the very first ASNP UK Chapter meeting (ASNP is a US based user association for storage people):
Dear ASNP Chapter Members of the UK,
Due to low registration numbers, we have decided to cancel the February 23rd ASNP Chapter meeting which was [...]
Continue Reading This Post →I spent some time earlier this week talking to COPAN. They produce high density storage systems, but not the sort of arrays you’d use for traditional data storage. Their product is pitched at the long term persistent storage market.
I’m sure you can read the website if you’re interested [...]
Continue Reading This Post →Totally off-subject but it snowed today in the UK. Most people hate it, I love it. We had this snowman built before breakfast…..
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Reading Sangod’s recent post on write acceleration, I couldn’t help writing a response, as I’ve been looking at this whole subject recently.
First of all, I don’t disagree with the concept of synchronous. Yes, the I/O must be confirmed (key [...]
Continue Reading This Post →I want to be able to understand some of the numbers which are used to describe global warming issues.
Firstly, as most of my “professional” pollution is from equipment which uses electricity, a statement on the amount of CO2 produced in the generation of electricity would be useful. The figures used by Continue Reading This Post →
3Par, a storage array vendor is promising to purchase carbon emission offset credits for every TB of thin provisioning storage customers purchase in 2007.
Their estimate, based on the 4PB of storage they expect to sell is that the equivalent [...]
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