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Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

NVIDIA Drives NVMe-oF Performance for vSphere 7 Environments

VMware recently added NVMe over Fabric (NVMe-oF) as a storage network protocol option in vSphere 7.0. The fact that the fastest shared-storage solution is now able to be used by the world’s most popular virtualization software is a game changer, opening a whole new set of use cases for a virtualized data center. This also

Enterprise  ◇  Power Management

Eaton 5SC500 UPS Review

The Eaton 5SC500 UPS is part of the company’s 5SC line of smaller tower form factor UPS. While small is relative with tech gear, the 5SC500 can fit on a desk or under it making a good backup for smaller gear such as notebook/PCs and NAS, or a specific use case pointed out by Eaton

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Silicon Power US70 PCIe 4.0 SSD Review

With NVMe SSDs taking a firm hold on the market as the drive of choice among consumers and professionals alike, the newest iteration of the speedy interface, PCIe 4.0, is now here. This is a pretty big leap over the previous generation, offering a potentially huge increase in both random and sequential performance, though it’s

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 SSD Review

With the introduction of PCIe 4.0 and several new devices that support it (for AMD processors anyway, Intel will jump in soon), we are about to see storage speed take another massive jump. While we’ve seen some examples on the enterprise side, now to look at client SSDs with the Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 SSD.

Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

VAVA 12-in-1 Dual 4K Docking Station Review

As the market has started shifted with more people working from home, the demands for docking stations have been skyrocketing.  With that demand, there are several emerging companies looking to fill this growing market segment. VAVA has released a few new docking stations, with today’s focus being the 12-in-1 Dual 4K Docking Station. This dock

Client SSD  ◇  Consumer

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 4TB SSD Review

Last month, OWC released a new 2.5” consumer SATA SSD with the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G 4TB SSD. Made to work with either Macs or PCs, the new drive is aimed at creative professionals and aims to deliver good performance for those using high definition video, digital cinema, professional audio, and graphic production workflows.

NVMeoF
Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

What is NVMe-oF?

In recent years, we continue to experience how storage performance is getting faster, which has been challenging the old storage protocols that have become a bottleneck for data centers. Despite using the latest fabric speed of 100GbE and new networking standards, such as InfiniBand, those slow network protocol technologies restrain flash device’s performance, keep it

Enterprise  ◇  Server Rack

StarTech 12U Quiet Office Server Cabinet Review

StarTech has been known to produce and release unconventional products for some time. Nothing out of left field, they take something, see a slight need, and do a little twist to make it fill a niche. When one thinks of server racks or cabinets, silence typically doesn’t go hand in hand. With the StarTech 12U

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Client HDD  ◇  Consumer

How To: Recycle Hard Drives for Free

Storage devices are more abundant than ever, a number that will continue to increase as new technology hits the market; and at a seriously rapid pace. Coupled with their limited lifespan, this means consumers and businesses constantly replace their old hard drives and SSDs for new ones, which leaves the old drives just sitting around

Samsung SSD T7
Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

Samsung SSD T7 Review

The Samsung SSD T7 is the latest model of the company’s flagship portable SSD line. Sporting a sleek and slim design, the T7 leverages the USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface and offers a speedy physical alternative to store digital projects and redundancy for backups coupled with the Cloud. It also offers another option for supplemental