Having the guts of your computer peter out at any time is not fun. Experts say hard drives are the least reliable, which means hard drive failure is common. So is there a way to determine just how long your particular hard drive will last?
Read the ArticleA recent study looked at the failure rates of hard drives made by Hitachi, Seagate, and Western Digital (WD), three of the industry’s biggest vendors. It analyzed more than 27,000 units over a three to four-year period and recorded when each one failed. Let’s take a look.
Read the ArticleBy comparison to other technology fields, things tend to evolve fairly slow in the data storage space, but emerging trends like shingled magnetic recording (SMR) are proof that the needle does get to moving every now and then. Let’s take a look at what SMR means for the storage industry.
Read the ArticleThe battle between computer storage formats continues as traditional mechanical hard drives duke it out with the flash solid-state drives trying to usurp their throne.
Read the ArticleHard drives seemed to hit a wall in capacity and speed. Western Digital has found a way to combat the traditional limitations and just announced the release of the He6 Hard Drive.
Read the ArticleThe traditional hard disk drive (HDD) is made up of a motorized head and readable platters that were the first hard drive component in the first computers. In addition to the traditional HDD, solid state drives (SDD) have become more popular but are often much more expensive. There are some main differences between the two types of drives, and each has its own advantage and disadvantage.
Read the ArticleThe data storage game has changed dramatically over the last decade. You could say we’ve witnessed a complete evolution as the technology we use to… read on
Read the ArticleWith regard to data storage, it’s important to know just how long the media you’re using will last. How long can a hard disk last? What about data tape? Let’s look at all the storage media lifespans.
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