I'm planning on building a file server for personal use, and the only thing I'm not really decided on is how I'm going to implement RAID. I really want to use RAID 5 to maximize the amount of usable ...

Apple offers a couple of software RAID solutions for people interested in either creating a larger disk out of two, or mirroring two disks together for data redundancy in the event of a drive failure.

Boyfriend and I run a variety of things in-house - a web server, a file server, and several online multiplayer games that he's designed. We're building a new server (right now the non-game stuff runs ...

RAID storage has been the enterprise champion for nearly 30 years, but it's finally running out of steam. What's the future of storage? Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of technology and ...

* Selecting the best RAID system for a small office By Steve Blass Q: We would like a RAID system to provide data protection in a small office. Can you say whether a hardware or a software RAID system ...

The home lab ecosystem has a bunch of fascinating utilities that, if properly configured, can take your setup to the next level. That said, many of these can be double-edged swords, and if you’re not ...

Redundant disk systems reach small businesses. You can’t prevent hard disk drives from failing, but you can protect your data by using redundant disks. Often used in servers but rarely desktops, ...

Squashed Software (formerly Maza Digital) has released RAID Monitor 3, a new version of its tool for automatically checking the status of RAID storage system. The completely rewritten software ...