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Category Archives: Storage Technology
Intel Patsburg and Software RAID
I just got done reading the “Intel eats crow on software RAID” writeup from the The UK Register. On one side I’m really happy to see that server based software RAID (or Virtual RAID Adapters, VRAs, as we called them … Continue reading
VMware ESXi at Home
What started out as a simple experiment to help me learn more about VMware ESX has now turned into a full blown experiment running my current Windows Home Server setup, along with two Linux servers used for an online FEAR Combat gaming … Continue reading
PCIe Flash versus SATA or SAS Based SSD
The impressive results being presented by the new PCIe based server or workstation add-in card flash memory products hitting the market from the likes of FusionIO and others are certainly pushing up the performance envelope of many applications, especially in … Continue reading
Posted in Servers, Storage Technology
Tagged pcie flash, pcie ssd, scm, ssd, storage class memory
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Kingston SSDnow VSeries and RAID
I’ve been watching the price of SSDs fall for a little while now and was intrigued by the sub $100 pricing being offered by Kingston and their MLC based 30G SSDnow Vseries, a 3G SATA II based SSD. Once they … Continue reading
Posted in Storage Technology
Tagged 3ware, kingston ssd, netcell, raid, ssd, ssd performance, ssdnow
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Flash Memory Summit 2010
The Flash Memory Summit was well attended this year with attendance up over 50%. A total of around 2000 people showed up versus the planned 1200 according to the show organizers. It was first time for me, but I definitely … Continue reading
Hardware RAID Adapters Making A Comeback?
We are constantly reading about how the number of cores being offered by Intel and AMD will eventually make hardware acceleration devices in a server mostly obsolete. But hang on, I recall hearing something similar back in the 90s when … Continue reading
Posted in Servers, Storage Technology
Tagged ESX, raid, raid hba, SAS RAID, server RAID, software RAID, VMware
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SBB needs a new eco system
I have to confess that in true tekinerd style, I actually have an SBB storage chassis in my garage; hence the reason I’m writing about it I guess. Thanks to my good friends at AIC, I’ve actually had one of … Continue reading
Posted in Storage Technology
Tagged AIC, AMD, disk array, Intel, SBB, storage, storage bridge bay
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SBB – a viable server platform?
SBB, or storage bridge bay (see link on the right), was originally intended as a standard and open disk array platform that allowed different controller and chassis vendors to plug and play. Then a few years ago, Intel and AMD … Continue reading
Posted in Storage Technology
Tagged AIC, AMD, Intel, SBB, storage, storage bridge bay
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