In a world when more and more companies are relying on magnetic data storage solutions rather than paper copies there is an ongoing drive not only to produce more robust and reliable data storage systems, but also to develop the expertise to recover data when the storage systems fail. RAID data storage systems are a fairly robust data storage technology, but even they are susceptible to critical failures that can lead to the possibility that all of the data on the drives involved is lost. This is something that should be considered as part of the business risk management, but … Read More

An external hard drive is incredibly useful for many people because this particular type of hard drive provides portability and a high amount of storage space for everything from pictures to documents and business information. An external hard drive is typically classified as an IDE or SATA hard drive that is stored within a type of case. The hard drive is connected to a computer through the use of a USB or Firewall adapter. Despite the usefulness of external hard drives, just like standard hard drives, they are subject to failure for any number of reasons. An external hard drive … Read More

Iomega produce a range of high volume storage devices that can be used by the individual who wants to store large quantities of information at home or by the business looking to keep a tight control on their information across a networked office environment. With this in mind they produce Networked Attached Storage devices (NAS) that allow those in either situation to control the flow to and from their systems using a simple external hard drive setup or a more advanced RAID array. With either setup however problems can arise and it is not unheard of for such problems to … Read More