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Enterprise  ◇  Power Management

Renewing Eaton BladeUPS with New Battery Trays

The Eaton BladeUPS plays a vital role in keeping our StorageReview lab operational, as it is specifically designed to meet the high power requirements of servers, storage, and other lab gear. Not only do these units ensure uninterrupted operations during unforeseen power outages, both minor and serious, but they also allow us to safely shut

EnGenius ECS5512F Front
Enterprise  ◇  Networking

EnGenius ECS5512F 12-Port 10 Gigabit SFP+ Half-Rack Aggregate Fiber Switch

In today’s fast-paced, high-speed digital world, businesses need effective networking solutions to handle increasing data and bandwidth demands. The ECS5512F 12-port 10 Gigabit SFP+ half-rack aggregate fiber switch by EnGenius is a game-changer for large enterprises and various environments. This switch enhances network performance and easily scales to accommodate growth.

Accessories  ◇  Enterprise

Kodiak PCIe Gen5 Analysis System Review

The Kodiak PCIe Gen5 Analysis System is an advanced protocol analyzer designed to address the challenges posed by the complex and rapidly advancing storage and data center I/O technologies. This Kodiak system is highlighted by its highly responsive embedded data processing architecture, which allows for enhanced interface responsiveness, fast searching capabilities that involve large data

dell powerprotect data manager appliance
Data Protection  ◇  Enterprise

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance Redefines Simple For Data Protection

In November of last year, the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance was launched with the mission of helping organizations simplify data protection, improve cybersecurity and enhance IT self-service capabilities. The appliance, with built-in PowerProtect Data Manager software, helps streamline backup and recovery operational management. Moreover, it provides an automated way to protect and secure traditional

Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

Seagate Exos CORVAULT Enables Resilient, Affordable Capacity

Many organizations are looking for low-cost, high-density, “enterprise-ready” storage options that offer additional data services, operational benefits, and advanced features over and above typical JBOD systems. Seagate Exos CORVAULT delivers all that and more with an easy-to-consume, high-capacity solution that bridges the gap between storage arrays and JBODs, providing a powerful combination of availability, efficiency,

Solidigm P5430 SSD
Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Solidigm P5430 SSD Review

Solidigm has launched the next evolution of its popular enterprise QLC SSD family, the D5-P5430.  The Solidigm P5430 is optimized for mainstream and read-intensive applications, targeting the bulk of enterprise work like the P5316 before it. The P5430 will be available in several form factors and capacities. A U.2 15mm will ship in 3.84TB-30.72 capacities,

Micron 6500 ION SSD family
Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Micron 6500 ION SSD Review

The Micron 6500 ION NVMe SSD is the first 200+ layer data center SSD that aims to offer affordable and scalable storage. Available in a single 30.72TB capacity, the 6500 ION comes in a 15mm U.3 and E1.L form factor. The drive explicitly aims to disrupt the Solidigm P5316 in the enterprise, which has been

AWS Snowball Edge
Cloud  ◇  Enterprise

Getting Data to the Cloud Faster with AWS Snowball Edge Devices

We recently completed a data analytics-style project that left us with a 100TB output file. While we do have ample storage throughout our lab, hanging onto a 100TB file in perpetuity has a unique set of challenges. Further, we don’t really “need” the file, but we’d prefer to preserve it, if possible. The cloud is

Enterprise  ◇  Power Management

NUT Software – Not That Hard to Crack

Eaton Power recently approached us to demonstrate how their uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units work with home lab enthusiasts in mind. We opted to show how a simple Raspberry Pi can be used as a dedicated management card for an Eaton TrippLite Smart 1500RM2U UPS, paired with the work from the Network UPS Tools project.

Broadcom MegaRAID 9670W-16i on top of server
Enterprise  ◇  Storage Adapters

Broadcom MegaRAID 9670W-16i RAID Card Review

The MegaRAID 9600 series is a third-generation storage adapter that supports SATA, SAS, and NVMe drives, designed to deliver the best possible performance and data availability for storage servers. Compared to the previous generation, the 9600 series offers a 2x increase in bandwidth, over 4x increase in IOPs, 25x reduction in write latency, and 60x