What, another one so soon! Yes, it’s time for Storage Short Take #31!
Storage Short Take #30
Storage Short Take is back!
The Mysterious Hard Drive
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but something happened over the weekend that is prompting me to write a blog that I believe is worth spreading far and wide. You see, over the weekend I found myself the unexpected caretaker of a complete stranger’s digital life. Through a strange set of circumstances, I found myself in possession of his …
Quora Question: How Do Contextual Clues Help The Communication Process?
A Quora question asks about how context affects communication.
Synology Adds DS1520+ to Product Lineup
The new Synology DS1520+ is the direct successor to the DS1019+, and is the largest member of the 20-series Plus lineup.
Storage Short Take #29
After a bit of a hiatus, we’re back with Storage Short Take #29. Some company updates, some misinformation about NVMe-oF, a whole lot of Synology security updates, and a mysterious visit from the FBI to a friend of mine.
Updates from @Synology: 2020 Plus Series Lineup
A press release from synology, along with my comments
Quora Question – Why is the SAN faster than iSCSI?
A question from Quora about how SAN performance differs between Fibre Channel and iSCSI
The Name Game and Spam Connections: The “Jaweed Scenario”
I have an unusual name. I like my name, but I admit that it’s unusual. I often get people that I don’t know me try to fudge by using my middle name – and often get it wrong. While my middle name is Michel, I can understand why people (non-francophones, obviously) will call it “Michael.” But I don’t go by my middle …
Storage Short Take #28
Online conferences, new technology reaching the product stage, and some tectonic-sized industry ecosystem movements.
New Disk Drive Encoding Scheme Solves Data Reliability Problem
Illuminosi Inc. announces a revolutionary software product to improve the data reliability of a hard drive.
Storage Short Take #27
A very sad goodbye to one of the storage stalwarts.
Storage Short Take #26
Lots of time-sensitive articles this time around, new standards specifications up for public review, really interesting webinars (and not enough time in the day). A rare treat: being able to talk a little bit about my academic research thanks to the Coronavirus. Oh, and please don’t miss the Bonus section this time around. As always, links were active at time …
Storage Short Take #25
What is and is not a “NVMe drive,” understanding fio tests for storage performance, a shooting-fish-in-a-barrel survey, some very high-quality webinars, and more. As always, links were live at the time of publication. Storage Media and Technology Storage Companies in the News Webinars and Conferences Bonus Round
Review: Teledyne-LeCroy NVMe/PCIe Training
“You know what I like better than being right? Absolutely nothing.” This phrase came up in the training class that I took this week, and I think that it sums up the mentality of taking the course quite well. Even so, I think it’s going to take some explanation.