• Upgrading Lenovo X1 Windows 7 with a Samsung 840 SSD

    Updated: 2013-06-25 05:47:14
    StorageIOblog Home StorageIO.com site StorageIO.TV Audio Video About This Greg others books Upgrading Lenovo X1 Windows 7 with a Samsung 840 SSD June 24, 2013 10:47 pm Print PDF I recently upgraded my Lenovo X1 laptop from a Samsung 830 256GB Solid State Device SSD drive to a new Samsung 840 512GB SSD The following are some perspectives , comments on my experience in using the Samsung SSD over the past year , along with what was involved in the . upgrade Background A little over a year ago I upgraded my then new Lenovo X1 replacing upon its arrival the factory supplied Hard Disk Drive HDD with a Solid State Device SSD drive . After setup and data migration the 2.5 7,200 RPM 320GB Toshiba HDD was cloned to a SATA 256GB Samsung model 830 SSD . By first setting up and configuring , copying

  • June 2013 Server and StorageIO Update Newsletter

    Updated: 2013-06-24 21:37:41
    StorageIOblog Home StorageIO.com site StorageIO.TV Audio Video About This Greg others books June 2013 Server and StorageIO Update Newsletter June 24, 2013 2:37 pm Print PDF June 2013 News letter Welcome to the June 2013 edition of the StorageIO Update . In this edition coverage includes data center infrastructure management DCIM metrics that matter , industry trends IBM buying Softlayer for Cloud , IaaS and managed services . Other items include backup and data protection topics for SMBs , as well as big data storage topics . Also the EPA has announced a review session for Energy Star for Data Center storage that you can give your comments . Enjoy this edition of the StorageIO Update . newsletter Click on the following links to view the June 2013 edition as HTML sent via Email version , or

  • EPA Energy Star Data Center Storage Draft Specification review

    Updated: 2013-06-20 21:43:27
    StorageIOblog Home StorageIO.com site StorageIO.TV Audio Video About This Greg others books EPA Energy Star Data Center Storage Draft Specification review June 20, 2013 2:43 pm Print PDF For those of you interested in EPA Energy Star for Data Center Storage , here is an announcement for an upcoming conference call and review of the version 1.0 final draft . specification There are a few attachments referenced in the following note from EPA that can be accessed : here EPA_Version 1.0 Storage Final Draft Specification Cover Letter EPA_Version 1.0 Storage Draft 4 Specification Comment Response Document EPA_Version 1.0 Storage Final Draft Test Method EPA_Version 1.0 Storage Final Draft Specification Dear ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Partner or Other Interested : Party Please see the

  • Peak server, the cloud & NetApp storage for AWS

    Updated: 2013-06-14 02:20:04
    I was at a conference a month or so ago and one speaker mentioned that the number of x86 servers being sold has peaked and is dropping. I can imagine a number of reasons for this and the main one … Continue reading →

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 storage changes announced at TechEd

    Updated: 2013-06-07 00:04:02
    Microsoft TechEd USA is this week and they announced a number of changes to the storage services that come with Windows Server 2012 R2 Azure DRaaS - Microsoft is attempting to democratize DR by supporting a new DR-as-a-Service (DRaaS).  They now … Continue reading →

  • 3 in 1 USB Fan, light and Mirror – Nice USB gadget

    Updated: 2013-06-05 08:29:33
    3 in 1 USB Fan, light and Mirror, Nice USB gadget There are nicer usb gadgets nowadays. The 3 in 1 USB Fan, light and Mirror looks very easy to use. Let me introduce the new model product for you. This is a blue 3 in 1 Happy Face USB Fan, Desk LED Lamp & Make [...]

  • Racetrack memory gets rolling

    Updated: 2013-06-04 18:32:55
    A recent MIT study showed how new technology can be used to control and write magnetized bits in nano-structures, using voltage alone. This new technique also consumes much less power than using magnets or magnetism as well. They envision a sort of … Continue reading →

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