Ed Hannan

Oct 25, 2024 | techtarget.com | James Miller |Ed Hannan

By James Alan Miller, Senior Executive Editor Ed Hannan What is a disaster recovery (DR) test? A disaster recovery test is the examination of each step in a disaster recovery plan to ensure that an organization can recover data, restore business critical applications and continue operations after an interruption of services.

Oct 24, 2024 | techtarget.com | Ed Hannan

What is synchronous replication? Synchronous replication is the process of copying data over a network to create multiple current copies of the data. Synchronous replication is mainly used for high-end transactional applications that need instant failover if the primary node fails. It is not used as frequently in network-attached storage unless the NAS device can also function as block-based storage for those high-end transactional applications.

Aug 16, 2024 | lowellsun.com | Ed Hannan

You can’t turn on the TV or visit your favorite social media site without being bombarded with back-to-school advertising, but for those outdoor concertgoers not ready to let go of summer, we have good news!There are still some awesome shows in the Lowell Summer Music Series lineup worth checking out, including a pair this weekend.

Jul 25, 2024 | techtarget.com | Rahul Awati |Ed Hannan

In computers, parity (from the Latin paritas, meaning "equal or equivalent") is a technique that checks whether data has been lost or written over when it is moved from one place in storage to another or when it is transmitted between computers. Parity generally refers to the state of equality or equivalence between two or more things: people, prices, purchasing power and mathematical functions.

May 29, 2024 | techtarget.com | Stephen J. Bigelow |Paul Crocetti |Ed Hannan

ByStephen J. Bigelow,Senior Technology EditorPaul Crocetti,Executive EditorEd Hannan What is LTO-8 (Linear Tape-Open 8)? LTO-8, or Linear Tape-Open 8, is a tape format from the Linear Tape-Open Consortium released in late 2017. It succeeded the LTO-7 version, which launched in 2015. An LTO-8 cartridge offers 30 terabytes of compressed storage capacity and 12 TB of uncompressed capacity. Sustained data transfer rates are 750 megabytes per second for compressed data and 360 MBps for uncompressed data.