Never forget the 3-2-1 rule of Backup Archiware Tips
When designing a backup strategy, make sure you stick to the 3-2-1 rule: 3 copies of your data, on 2 different types of media, at least 1 of which must be stored offsite. Offsite can be in the cloud, a physical location or through replication to another location. Remember, LTO tapes can be stored in a […]
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Share & Expand Storage
Storage Requirements for Video Playback Proper planning is required when acquiring new storage for video playback. This is true whether it’s shared or stand-alone storage. The three areas that need to be looked at are the transport, storage capacity and budget. Transport or How Much Bandwidth1 Do You Need? Let’s begin by considering using Ethernet (your […]
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Thunderbolt™ aka “Light Peak” by Intel
Thunderbolt represents a connectivity technology developed by Intel Corporation meant to connect external peripherals. It was originally introduced as “Light Peak” at an Intel Developer Forum running on Mac™ OS X. Its original incarnation was that of an optical interface; however that was changed to electrical in order to lower its cost and add the […]
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SAN vs. NAS in a video or post production environment.
The distinction between choosing a SAN (storage area network) or a NAS for (network attached storage/server) storage has become somewhat blurred because of the increased performance now possible over Ethernet. These two technologies for shared storage each have their pros and cons. Fiber Channel (FC) is a point-to-point express lane compared to Ethernet, a topology […]
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