Block Storage
Block storage, also called block-level storage, is a type of IT storage typically used in storage area network (SAN) environments. Data is stored in volumes, also referred to as blocks. […]
Block storage, also called block-level storage, is a type of IT storage typically used in storage area network (SAN) environments. Data is stored in volumes, also referred to as blocks. […]
File storage, also called file-level or file-based storage, is a type of IT storage for storing data in a hierarchical structure. Data is saved in files inside folders, nested within […]
Object storage, also called object-based storage, is a type of IT storage for unstructured, non-hierarchical data (such as email messages, documents, videos, graphics, audio files and web pages) known as […]
A storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed computer network that connects storage devices with servers. SANs can deliver shared pools of storage to multiple servers, on or off […]
Storage solutions are ways to save or archive computer data in electromagnetic, optical, digital or other formats. Data may be stored on premises, on external drives, on remote devices, on […]
Cloud storage is a storage-as-a-service model that remotely stores, manages, backs up and shares data over the Internet. Digital data is stored in logical pools, while the physical storage may […]
Network-attached storage (NAS) is a type of dedicated file storage device that provides local area network (LAN) nodes with file-based shared storage through a standard Ethernet connection. NAS devices, which […]
A storage hypervisor is a supervisory program that manages multiple pools of consolidated storage as virtual resources. It treats all the storage hardware it manages as generic, even dissimilar and […]
Ceph storage is a software-defined storage solution that distributes data across clusters of storage resources. It is a fault-tolerant and scale-out storage system, where multiple Ceph storage nodes (servers) cooperate […]
Ceph is a software defined storage (SDS) platform that unifies the storage of block, object and file data into a distributed computer cluster. It is a component of the OpenStack […]
Disk-to-disk (or D2D) refers to the disk-to-disk method of backup storage. With D2D, a computer hard disk is backed up to another hard disk rather than to a tape. Disk-to-disk systems […]
Storage resource management (SRM) is the software used to manage storage networks and devices in order to optimize the efficiency and capacity of storage hardware. SRM usually allocates storage capacity […]
Storage management refers to the software and processes that improve the performance of data storage resources. It may include network virtualization, replication, mirroring, security, compression, deduplication, traffic analysis, process automation, […]
Backup storage keeps copies of data actively in use, providing redundancy in case of hardware failure or data loss. Unlike long-term, archive or cold storage, backup storage must enable the […]
Enterprise storage is a centralized repository for business-critical information that provides data sharing, data management and data protection across multiple (and often dissimilar) computer systems. Whether cloud-based, on premises, or as […]
Software-defined storage (SDS) is a computer platform that creates a virtualized network of storage resources by separating the management software from its underlying storage hardware. SDS resources may be spread […]