Category: Computer Storage

Solid state drives in Linux: Enabling TRIM for SSDs | Opensource.com

In this article, learn how solid state drives differ from traditional hard drives and what it means for configuring your Linux system. Source: Solid state >>>

Posted: February 18, 2017 in Computer, Storage

Engineers work on promising new memory technology

Source: Engineers work on promising new memory technology

Posted: January 6, 2017 in Computer, Storage

Bug in Microsoft’s StorSimple arrays can kill backups • The Register

Disruptive upgrade required ASAP if you care about your data … or your job Source: Bug in Microsoft’s StorSimple arrays can kill backups • The >>>

Posted: September 13, 2016 in Computer, Security, Storage

Your Seagate Central NAS could be hosting mining malware – Help Net Security

If you have discovered cryptocurrency mining malware on your system, it could be that it came from the Seagate Central NAS sitting on your network. >>>

Posted: September 9, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social, Storage

Stanford-led experiments point toward memory chips 1,000 times faster than today’s | Stanford News

Phase-change memory could be 1,000 times faster, while using less energy and requiring less space. Source: Stanford-led experiments point toward memory chips 1,000 times faster >>>

Posted: September 4, 2016 in Computer, Storage

IBM scientists achieve storage memory breakthrough

For the first time, scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated reliably storing 3 bits of data per cell using a relatively new memory technology known >>>

Posted: May 17, 2016 in Computer, Storage

Intel claims storage supremacy with swift 3D XPoint Optane drives, 1-petabyte 3D NAND | PCWorld

Intel, in addition to showing off its blazing-fast 3C XPoint Optane drives, also said its 3D NAND will be able to squeeze 1TB of storage >>>

Posted: April 15, 2016 in Computer, Storage

Micron 9100 And 7100 NVMe SSDs Blanket Enterprise With Uncompromised Performance

The enterprise market for solid state drives (SSDs) is really starting to take off, and we’ve seen new entries in the field from both Intel >>>

Posted: April 13, 2016 in Computer, Storage

Intel’s new SSDs are advance scouts for NVMe | PCWorld

With its latest SSDs, Intel is paving the way for fast, standard NVMe connections in storage systems for both more and less adventurous users. Source: >>>

Posted: April 1, 2016 in Computer, Storage

Once thought safe, DDR4 memory shown to be vulnerable to “Rowhammer” | Ars Technica

New research finds “bitflipping” attacks may pose more risk than many admit. Source: Once thought safe, DDR4 memory shown to be vulnerable to “Rowhammer” | >>>

Posted: March 21, 2016 in Computer, Security, Storage