Storage Stories

IN THESE DAYS OF PHYSICAL BIT DIMENSIONS measured in nanometers, ferrous oxide isn’t much use as a magnetic coating for hard drive platters. But the storage industry still affectionately thinks of hard drives as “spinning rust”.

Here are some logs of Tested Technology’s voyages in that domain:

• • A Simple NAS
  • Corvault Press Workshop and my Dive into Drives
  • Project: Build Your Own NAS
    • Project: Build Your Own NAS (Part 1)
    • Project: Build Your Own NAS (Part 2)
    • Project: Build Your Own NAS (Part 3)
    • Project: Build Your Own NAS (Part 4)
  • The UnRAID Story
    • The UnRAID Story (Chapter 0): Prelude
    • The UnRAID Story (Chapter 1): Plan B
    • The UnRAID Story (Chapter 2): Getting Even
    • The UnRAID Story (Chapter 3): More Room for Data
    • The UnRAID Story (Chapter 4): Time to Cache In
    • The UnRAID Story: The Prasanna Addendum