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The most important specifications of modern hard disks
Taking Advantage of SMR based HDDs in Surveillance Camera Systems
Case Study – Focusing on the emerging IaaS industry – Worldstream
With state-of-the-art facilities covering over 5,000 square meters and 15,000 servers in operation, Worldstream is a major player in the IaaS market. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company serves an international customer base that includes major financial institutions, as well as established brands in the industrial, broadcasting, enterprise, and agricultural sectors.
From 20 Megabytes to 20 Terabytes: 40 years of hard disk drive technology
About 40 years ago, the first PCs were equipped with hard disk drives (HDDs) – large drives that had a storage capacity of just 20 Megabytes. However, the technology shrank rapidly in terms of physical size, while storage capacities grew.
How does high temperature affect your HDDs?
The internal temperature of a hard drive is an important factor not only in its correct functioning but also when it comes to the reliability and lifetime of a storage system. The mechanical components of the hard disk drive, especially the fluid-dynamic bearing of the platter-stack spindle, wear out faster at higher temperatures as the fluid oil leaks out at a faster rate. So, controlling the temperature of hard drives in storage systems is necessary to ensure optimal functionality and high reliability.
Lab Report: AIC JBOD “J4024-04-35X”
Compact, and easy to install and maintain, large scalable storage is the key building block for large-enterprise and scientific data centers as well as for cloud-scale computing. AIC has recently launched the fourth generation of its 4U 24-bay frontloader JBOD featuring a robust and reliable design, with no cables on the signal path. Toshiba Electronics Europe had the chance to evaluate a sample of the J4024-04 in the European HDD lab in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Hard drive requirements for video surveillance
The video surveillance market is booming. However, with the growing number of cameras and the higher resolution video streams, the demands on the storage solutions used are increasing. Hard drive manufacturers, as a result, offer special HDDs for video surveillance. Toshiba Electronics Europe explains what sets these drives apart.
Lab Report: Promise VTrak 5960 JBOD
Striving for climate neutrality and sustainability is key in modern data centers.
The new VTrak J5960 4U 60-Bay toploader JBOD from Promise is promoted as a “JBOD with green DNA”, including a commitment to environmental protection and sustainable production. Toshiba Electronics Europe had the chance to test and evaluate this JBOD in the lab, with 60 Toshiba Enterprise HDDs.
External games library avoids uninstalling games
Although current games often consume several dozen gigabytes of storage space, even the latest-generation consoles are only sparsely equipped with storage. If you don’t want to uninstall games you have grown fond of, or if you want to play them with friends without lengthy download times, your best option is an external gaming hard drive.
