Latest articles by Karl Paulsen
Inside the File System
Storage structures are becoming the “need-to-know” terminologies of the media server world.
Looking Toward Green Blades of Servers
Server- and workstation-based subsystems are a natural course of evolution for what is extensively a software-based system architecture.
Network Storage Management
Managing storage in a network environment is an ongoing requirement whether for broadcast facilities, data centers or even the home PC.
Tools and Practices for Managing Media Storage
The reliability of media server systems and their storage networks continues to be a growing factor in determining which systems are employed and how.
Storage: Sending Out an SAS
High speed, high bandwidth and high availability--all are on the "must-have" list for advanced media storage technologies.
Anticipating Storage Management Needs
Storage is now the name of the game and the wake-up call to address it has already happened. Postponing decisions related to long-term digital media storage is just not an option.
How Networking Changes Storage Structures
The end of the analog broadcast era signals opportunities for broadcasters to add services that will force infrastructure changes beyond those just recently made to support digital television.
Video Servers Go Above and Beyond
Users of video server products are continuing their dependence upon them beyond just spot or interstitial playback of media.
Meeting the Demands of Networking Infrastructures
The business of managing information technology continues to spawn a number of tactical debates on all fronts.
File Interchange, Part I
Video server users have long sought a means to exchange files between differing video and media server platforms.
Metadata for File-Based Workflows Becomes Core Component
Media management, storage systems and video servers all employ varying degrees of metadata to keep track of the assets stored on their systems.
A File System for Linear Digital Tape
LTFS offers shared access, flexible backup and archiving
Exploring Solid-State Drives
Solid - state drives, known as SSDs, can be found in today’s ultra-thin computers and in other devices such as tablets where memory requirements above 64 GB or so are necessary.
Achieving the New Technology Of Shingled Magnetic Recording
The quest to achieve more magnetic storage in the same or smaller footprint continues as scientists and manufacturers strive to reach maximum technology potentials.
Increasing Storage Capacities With Nanotechnologies
Despite the lack of enormous technological changes in the storage and server technology space in 2012, big changes are still expected for the remainder of this decade.
