Paging is a process of storing and retrieving data from secondary storage devices, such as hard disks and flash drives. Paging is commonly used to store data that is not actively being used by the system, but may be needed in the future. This allows the system to free up memory for other purposes. Paging … Read more
Dark storage is data that is stored on a medium that is not readily accessible or usable. Dark storage is usually used for data that is not needed immediately but may be needed at some point in the future. This type of storage is often used for data that is infrequently accessed or for long-term … Read more
K. Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998). The U.K. Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) is a U.K. law that governs the handling of personal data by organizations. The Act sets out strict rules about the collection, storage, and use of personal data, and gives individuals the right to access their personal data and to … Read more
An object storage device (OSD) is a type of computer data storage device that stores data as objects, as opposed to other storage devices that store data as files in a hierarchical structure. OSDs typically have a flat address space, meaning that each object can be addressed without reference to any other object. This makes … Read more
Zadara Storage is a storage administration company that provides software-defined storage solutions. Their flagship product is the Zadara Storage Array, a high-performance storage system that can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. Zadara Storage also offers a variety of other storage solutions, including backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and file sharing. What is zCompute? … Read more
A streaming data architecture is a system designed to handle data in a streaming fashion. This type of system is often used to process data in real-time, as it is being generated. A streaming data architecture typically consists of three main components: 1. A data source: This is the component that generates the data stream. … Read more
DWPD stands for “device/drive writes per day”. This is a measure of the number of times a storage device or drive is written to over the course of a day. This metric is important for assessing the reliability of a storage device or drive, as well as its performance in terms of write speed and … Read more
