Have you ever worried about Silent Errors?

Do you every worry that data you just saved to disk might be corrupt? No? You’re not alone. Still, this is a risk that is always there, even in the most advanced storage system. Your hard drive won’t always tell you if it’s unable to write data, and by the time you’re reading it back you’re too late. And what about the cache memory in your operating system, and possibly your RAID controller(s)? Ever thought about what happens to that if you have a power failure, or some of the memory fails? Continue reading Have you ever worried about Silent Errors?

Cleversafe gets cloudy

I’d like to congratulate Cleversafe for being the first vendor in months not to mention the word “cloud” in a press release, even though their products are becoming more-and-more cloud-ready. Today’s press release announced that their storage systems can now be accessed through an HTTP/REST API and a Java SDK. Continue reading Cleversafe gets cloudy