September 29, 2017
Synology: Diskstation to Diskstation Migration
How to transfer data from one Synology to another directly, and why.
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September 29, 2017
September 26, 2017
Storage: How Does Flash Memory Avoid Data Loss?
A Quora reader wants to know how Flash memory protects its data. Here is the answer.
September 18, 2017
Synology Adds NVMe and 10GbE to DiskStation Lineup
Synology’s press release for the new NVMe and 10GbE product line. [Note – not paid content]
September 1, 2017
Quora Answer: How to Choose A Storage Vendor?
An excellent question on how to compare storage solutions from major vendors, versus new startups.
August 18, 2017
An Astronomer’s Take on the August 21 Solar Eclipse
Hello from your friendly Cisco resident astronomer! On 2017 Aug 21, those in North American will experience a wonderful event called a Total Solar Eclipse: For most of the US, such as those in San Jose, they will experience a partial eclipse: However for the few who venture into the center-line, where totality will exist for about 2 minutes, they…
August 17, 2017
New Patreon – How To Sponsor Storage Content
Why I decided to start monetizing through Patreon with the storage stuff.
July 31, 2017
May 10, 2017
Eastwood Tools Cybersecurity Fail
Be very careful about buying things from Eastwood Tools. And whatever you do, never, ever send copies of your personal IDs to someone you don’t know via email.
April 20, 2017
ProTip: Pseudo-anonymous Email
If you’re tired of needing to register your email for various sites (to read a news or tech article, for instance), try a disposable email address.
December 1, 2016
Storage Basics: When to use SAN v. NAS
This is my answer to a question that came in via Quora: When should a administrator use a storage area network technology and when should he use a network area storage technology? “Network Area Storage” is not a commonly used term. The correct expansion of the NAS acronym is “Network Attached Storage,” which might make the the comparing/constrasting make a…