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At 24 Hour Data, we work with all kinds of clients, from individuals to small business owners, IT professionals and corporations large and small. We love the thrill that comes from saving the data of a Fortune 500 company like Metro PCS Corporate headquarters. (And we thank them for letting us publish their name, since we always keep our client’s identities as confidential as their data.)  But we also like knowing we’ve made a difference in people’s (and animal’s!) lives. That’s exactly what happened when we were able to successfully recover all the data from the Raid 5 server at Kindness Animal Hospital.  We Keep Your Information Confidential  An animal hospital is an important place that stores important, confidential data:…

Apple recently announced the release of the new iPhone 4G for customers on the Verizon network. This was big news for Verizon customers who wanted blazing fast speeds to surf the Internet from anywhere, the intuitive, user-friendly touch screen of the iPod Touch, and the reliability and name brand reputation of Apple.  But let’s face it; stuff happens to iPhones. (And Android-based phones, and nearly any other device you carry around with you day after day.)  What could possibly happen to an iPhone? You name it… iPhones can be: – Dropped in the toilet – Crushed (Don’t keep your phone in your back pocket!) – Water damaged – A victim of system failure  A protective outer case will save your…

RAID server technology has changed dramatically since its inception in the 1980s. At the time, RAID was introduced as a solution to dropping input/output speeds as CPU speeds and memory performance advanced but storage media just couldn’t keep up. RAID became a less expensive, multi-drive alternative to “single, large, expensive disks” (SLEDs) of the time. Today, RAID plays an important role not just in system performance speeds but in the protection of your data. Back-ups are inherent in many RAID configurations due to the way data is “striped” onto multiple drives. Today’s RAID drives barely resemble those we saw last century. (Yes, it was the previous century when RAID was first introduced). Wide striping, storage virtualization and erasure coding are…

The guys over at StorageReview.com revealed that Toshiba is currently working on its 2.5-inch 1 TB hybrid hard drive. The drive is expected to have 4 GB cache and on-board NAND to cache repetitive file requests. The drive will be an answer to the Seagate Momentus IV. Benefits of a Hybrid Drive A hybrid hard drive or HHD boasts quicker data access speeds for information stored within the cache, as well as faster boot-up times, decreased power consumption and heat generation, and enhanced reliability.  HHDs also offer quieter operation, since the motor isn’t constantly running. Hybrid Hard Disk Drives Require Special Data Recovery Services Today’s hybrid hard drives may have two drawbacks, however. They may have a shorter lifetime due…

In the market to upgrade your RAID array? Or simply upgrade to a RAID array to enjoy all the performance and storage benefits available today? You can learn more about the different types of RAID arrays (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, etc.) on our RAID data recovery pages. But let’s explore how to measure the performance of your RAID array, specifically when it uses wide striping, an advancement in RAID servers designed to increase I/O speeds. Wide striping changes the way data is stored on your RAID array, but it makes it more challenging to compare the performance of RAID arrays from different manufacturers. Measuring I/O in RAID Arrays Many IT professionals and manufacturers use the metric IOPS (Input/Outputs…

The Consumer Electronics Show held this January in Las Vegas revealed many exciting new products in the data storage industry. One of our favorites is the prototype Seagate RAID hard drive nicknamed the “Data Lunchbox.” To call it a RAID array isn’t entirely accurate. This portable storage solution includes two 7mm Seagate Momentus hard drives with 320 or 500 GB capacity in a single external USB 3.0 drive chassis and a RAID controller chip. Set up in a RAID 0 configuration, the folks in the Seagate media center say the system hits 235 MB/s read and 228 MB/s write speeds. You can also use a RAID 1 configuration, sacrificing a bit of speed for data redundancy. In essence, you can…

We’ve all heard about the importance of data back-up to avoid losing mission critical data. Here at 24 Hour Data, we hear horror stories every day from people who didn’t back up their data and now face an emergency situation. Family photos lost, college thesis papers… or even companies who lost all their files. Facing lost data can cripple a business. What’s the right way to perform data back up for your most important files? Double Your Backups One back-up is better than nothing, certainly. But two is better than one. Always store duplicate back-ups, preferably with one in the same location as your server and another somewhere else. Back up Data Daily, Weekly, Monthly Files should be backed up…

RAID servers have advanced over the past several decades, and, with these advancements come a new language for users and IT professionals to understand. Here are some common RAID server terms and their definitions. Understanding these words will help you select the best RAID drive for your application, and help 24 Hour Data to help you in the event of RAID system failure. Wide striping – Wide striping refers to the act of spreading smaller bits of data over a large number of disk drives in a RAID array. In older arrays, Input/Output speeds would suffer because of something called the long-tail effect, where 80 percent of the disks do about 50 percent of the work. Even worse, 20 %…

DisplayLink recently introduced its SuperSpeed USB 3.0 chip, operating at speeds 10 times faster than USB 2.0. It transfers data at a rate of 4.8 gigabits per second, meaning you can stream 1080p HD video feeds to big screen HDTVs from your iPod, iPad or iPhone with super-smooth results. You can even stream to multiple displays at the same time; the chips adjust compression settings dynamically to manage the load.  Apple Devices More Important Than Ever  As technology advances, people are using their Apple devices like iPods, iPads and iPhones for more and more. With the ability to download movies to iTunes and watch them on your big screen TV in even higher quality, the data you store on your…

Your internal hard drive is, in essence, the brains of your computer. But if you store important data on an external hard drive, this component could be equally important. If you don’t have the right backups in place, an external hard drive failure could be catastrophic, meaning the loss of important data, family photos, your email list and more. What can cause external hard drive failure, requiring external hard drive repair? There are a number of factors. 1. Overheating – Your computer gets hots — and so does your external hard drive. External hard drives may be even more susceptible to overheating because they may be stored near heating vents or in direct sunlight when they’re not being used. Store…