* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass offers advice on selecting the best RAID system for a small office * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter offers advice on using VLANs on a small network * Selecting the ...

RAID is one of the most common terms thrown around in the home lab ecosystem, though there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Despite offering some protection ...

We always need more storage. Regardless of your device, you’ll likely need a bank of secondary storage to backup content or store primary copies. Considering these expanded storage needs are usually ...

RAID, or “redundant array of independent disks,” uses redundancy to provide a more robust disk-drive array capable of operation even with the loss of a drive (Fig. 1). RAID 1 replicates data with a 50 ...

We would like a RAID system to provide data protection in a small office. Can you say whether a hardware or a software RAID system is a better option? Also, is RAID 1 or RAID 5 the more reliable ...