Latest articles by Karl Paulsen
Prospective for Global Storage Networks
Just how long will it be before the methods for moving media storage become synonymous with those of computer data storage in today’s global enterprises?
Connecting It All
When building any form of network, elements for consideration include manageability, versatility, compatibility and cost effectiveness.
MRAM: The Future of RAM?
Relatively new memory technology could sidestep all current RAM technologies. The low-power, nonvolatile micromemory-cell technology is called magnetoresistive random access memory or MRAM.
Designing the IP-Based Media Network
Part 1: What broadcast and IT professionals need to know
Data-Defined Storage
One of the hotter topics in the professional broadcast world is the generational transition to IP technologies for video.
Designing a Workflow Specification
Most standards are developed and ratified by standards development organizations.
Use the Cloud or Build a Datacenter?
Cloudspotters Journal What is realistic to take to the cloud and what isn't?
Designing the IP-Based Media Network Part 2
How do changing technologies impact next-gen facility designs and implementations?
Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery
Cloud service-provider offerings continue to grow rapidly, among which are those for disaster recovery (DR) services.
Making Use of Useless Data
The Internet of Things has propelled storage demands and solutions (including the object store) into the next universe
Workflow in a Hybrid SD/HD News Production Environment
One of the approaches that broadcasters and news organizations are considering is a hybrid mix of widescreen standard-definition field material coupled with live studio high-definition production.
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?
