New & Notable
Evaluate
XFS vs. ext4: Which Linux file system to maximize storage?
Storage devices require a file system to organize data. Make the best choice -- XFS or ext4 -- for your Linux server's anticipated data storage workload.
News
NetApp adds cheaper options to all-flash block storage line
An early 2025 catalog refresh includes the expansion of the ASA A-Series, adding to its all-flash block storage with NetApp's OnTap storage OS.
Get Started
How to set up a NAS: A step-by-step configuration guide
Get the most out of your rackmount NAS appliance by setting up admin accounts, permissions and network access; running a diagnostic check; and configuring advanced options.
News
Panzura CloudFS capabilities focus on business continuity
Panzura's CloudFS hybrid cloud storage platform expands file access speeds and offers a new workload recovery capability without the need for high availability tooling.
Trending Topics
-
System & Application Software News
Block storage and Kafka events come to Vast Data Platform
A new Apache Kafka API-compatible service enables customers to move their data management services closer to storage using the Vast Data Platform, which now offers block storage.
-
Management & Analytics Evaluate
XFS vs. ext4: Which Linux file system to maximize storage?
Storage devices require a file system to organize data. Make the best choice -- XFS or ext4 -- for your Linux server's anticipated data storage workload.
-
Architecture & Strategy Manage
4 top data storage trends for 2025
This year's trends include some technologies, such as artificial intelligence, that make platforms more secure and easier to manage, plus a convergence of two storage types.
-
Primary Storage Devices Get Started
How to set up a NAS: A step-by-step configuration guide
Get the most out of your rackmount NAS appliance by setting up admin accounts, permissions and network access; running a diagnostic check; and configuring advanced options.
-
Flash News
NetApp adds cheaper options to all-flash block storage line
An early 2025 catalog refresh includes the expansion of the ASA A-Series, adding to its all-flash block storage with NetApp's OnTap storage OS.
-
Cloud Storage News
Backblaze CEO sees open cloud key to AI innovation
In this Q&A, Backblaze CEO Gleb Budman discusses how the cloud storage vendor has evolved its object storage platform and how an open cloud benefits AI.
Sponsored Sites
-
Backup Storage
A Guide to Modern Backup Storage Considerations
This site will look “behind backup storage” to highlight potential problem areas for data center backup storage, as well as recommend some best practices for ensuring backup, restore and ransomware protection at enterprise scale.
-
Business Applications
Modernize Workloads in the Cloud to Drive Business Transformation with AWS and AWS Partners
Accelerate business innovations by modernizing Windows Server and SQL Server workloads with AWS purpose-built services and open-source technologies. Benefit from the knowledge and expertise working with AWS Partners to achieve faster time-to-market for new service creation and delivery.
-
Digital Migration
Migrate Off CentOS Linux With Confidence
CentOS Project will discontinue updates and releases of CentOS Linux® version 7 leaving many organizations to have to plan for a migration. Learn how easy it is to convert from CentOS to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on AWS.
Find Solutions For Your Project
-
Evaluate
XFS vs. ext4: Which Linux file system to maximize storage?
Storage devices require a file system to organize data. Make the best choice -- XFS or ext4 -- for your Linux server's anticipated data storage workload.
-
The best enterprise data storage products of 2024
-
Data storage management: What is it and why is it important?
-
7 data storage interview questions, answers and tips
-
-
Problem Solve
Prevent the storage and data security risks of remote work
While employees still work from home, some may not have taken the security and training precautions that remote work requires. Storage security is paramount amid cyberthreats.
-
What's the best way to protect against HDD failure?
-
Best practices for protection from ransomware in cloud storage
-
9 top cloud storage security issues and how to contain them
-
-
Manage
4 top data storage trends for 2025
This year's trends include some technologies, such as artificial intelligence, that make platforms more secure and easier to manage, plus a convergence of two storage types.
-
Understand your storage infrastructure management
-
10 data storage issues and how to overcome them
-
Tips to reduce the environmental impact of data storage
-
Storage Technology Basics
-
Get Started
What is personal cloud storage (PCS)?
Personal cloud storage (PCS) is a local network-attached storage (NAS) device that lets users store data, photos, music, videos and other files and is optimized for media streaming.
-
Get Started
How to set up a NAS: A step-by-step configuration guide
Get the most out of your rackmount NAS appliance by setting up admin accounts, permissions and network access; running a diagnostic check; and configuring advanced options.
-
Get Started
SSD vs. HDD: Key differences and when to use each
While SSDs are more expensive than HDDs, solid-state storage yields significant benefits. The decision of storage type often comes down to type of business and specific needs.
Multimedia
-
News
View All -
Storage system and application software
Block storage and Kafka events come to Vast Data Platform
A new Apache Kafka API-compatible service enables customers to move their data management services closer to storage using the Vast Data Platform, which now offers block storage.
-
Flash memory and storage
NetApp adds cheaper options to all-flash block storage line
An early 2025 catalog refresh includes the expansion of the ASA A-Series, adding to its all-flash block storage with NetApp's OnTap storage OS.
-
Storage system and application software
Panzura CloudFS capabilities focus on business continuity
Panzura's CloudFS hybrid cloud storage platform expands file access speeds and offers a new workload recovery capability without the need for high availability tooling.
Search Storage Definitions
- What is personal cloud storage (PCS)?
- What is pay-as-you-go cloud computing (PAYG cloud computing)?
- What is cloud testing? An introduction to testing in the cloud
- What is wear leveling?
- What is NetApp?
- What is continuous data protection (CDP)?
- What is a partition in computers?
- What is an embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC)?