Some recent popular or interesting Quora answers I’ve written.
What’s New In NVMe 1.3
A quick-and-dirty summary of some of the major changes released in NVMe 1.3
Storage: HDD and SSD Partitioning and I/O Operations
How hard drives and flash drives handle partitioning and I/O
The Napkin Dialogues: Life of a Storage Packet (Walk)
A cartoon flip book that describes how a storage packet works its way from an application to a storage device.
PSA: Recent Synology Security Advisories
Synology has announced some vulnerabilities in the Diskstation software, some of which are critical.
Storage: How Does Flash Memory Avoid Data Loss?
A Quora reader wants to know how Flash memory protects its data. Here is the answer.
Synology Adds NVMe and 10GbE to DiskStation Lineup
Synology’s press release for the new NVMe and 10GbE product line. [Note – not paid content]
Quora Answer: How to Choose A Storage Vendor?
An excellent question on how to compare storage solutions from major vendors, versus new startups.
New Patreon – How To Sponsor Storage Content
Why I decided to start monetizing through Patreon with the storage stuff.
2017 Flash Memory Summit Preview
A quick preview of the 2017 Flash Memory Summit.
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 …
What’s the Difference Between a LUN and a Volume?
A quick explanation on the difference between the two storage concepts.
Handling the Dreaded Synology DSM “Cannot Connect To The Internet” Error
A couple things to try when getting the dreaded “Connection failed. Please check your Internet Connection” error on a Synology DiskStation.
Fibre Channel and NVMe over Fabrics
A quick look at the strengths of Fibre Channel for NVMe-based fabrics.