Dealing with UNC Errors and RAID in Degraded Mode

Jul 23, 2024 | RAID

The primary purpose of implementing RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is to ensure data availability even in case of drive failure. In a redundant RAID setup, replacing a faulty drive with a new one allows the RAID array to be rebuilt. However, if an...

How Can You Increase the Reliability of Your Drive?

Feb 13, 2024 | Drive Reliability

As the demand for data storage keeps increasing, the importance of ensuring the reliability of disk drives becomes crucial. There are several risks to the reliability of a drive. Over time, data stored on disks can silently get corrupted, causing undetected errors....

How Reliable are SMART Trips?

Sep 19, 2023 | SMART

Imagine that you check SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) on your drive and you receive a SMART trip. Should you be replacing your drive immediately? Conversely, if it declares your drive does not have a SMART trip, does it mean that your drive...

Challenges in Data Storage: Drive Reliability

Aug 1, 2023 | Drive Reliability

As we have seen in the earlier post in the series, disk storage plays a vital role in preserving our data, whether it’s personal files, critical business data, or large-scale databases. With this ever-increasing demand for data storage, ensuring drive...