Latest articles by Karl Paulsen
Putting Some Fibre in Your Storage Diet
Two decades after its beginning in 1988, the ubiquitous Fibre Channel technology has become engrained in most of the advanced storage and transport applications.
Unrecognized Trends in Video Server Implementation
The trend to an all server-based playback continues as more and more program content is being delivered as a file-based medium.
Seeking Hard Disk Drive Latency
Spindle speed statistics seem only to take modest jumps and are far less dramatic than the increasing number of gigabytes of storage.
Predicting Disk Drive Failures
Hard drives are mechanical devices and as such will eventually fail. But what constitutes the "failure" of a hard disk drive? When should you replace a drive?
Content Life Cycle III: The Hidden Agenda
Video servers steadily add feature sets that help improve the workflow of a broadcast facility.
The Solid State Disk Revival
The evolution of flash-based memory for consumer and professional applications is helping to drive a renewal in solid state, scalable enterprise storage.
Home Media Server Concepts Evolve
Digital media servers are heading straight into the living room, thanks in part to the DVD evolution.
The Impact of Advanced Video Coding
Video compression technologies will change the models we've grown to embrace since the introduction of 500-channel cable and direct-to-home satellite broadcast.
Ethernet Networking in the 10 GB Domain
Today, Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3z) has become a mainstay standard for networking, yet the expected demand for systems with data rates in excess of 1 Gbps is no longer just a dream.
Serial ATA Technology
IT professionals are beginning to turn to an old, reliable and proven drive technology that is being packaged into new products aimed at addressing the cost/performance equation.
Backing Up Media Content
It goes without saying that data is one of the enterprise's most valuable assets - so protecting it is of paramount importance; yet for many, it's also one of the biggest headaches.
Deduplication: Managing Disk Storage
The processes and practices for managing disk storage, including backup and protection, are continuing to evolve as the dependency upon sophisticated online and offline storage technologies expands.
Understanding IP Storage
An evolving technology with a growing set of flavors from which to choose from
