03 February 2017 00:00:00 EST
How do you check the health of a hard drive?
Whether you are a private user or work within an IT department, you can sometimes be presented with a stark reality; hard drives are no longer working as they should and/or data suddenly disappears....
31 January 2017 00:00:00 EST
Did you know loud noises could cause data loss?
Almost everybody has heard about the noises that hard disks make when they are about to fail or when they’re broken already. This indicates that time’s up for the drive and you either will experience...
24 January 2017 00:00:00 EST
How to crack encrypted files
Encrypting your files is very important to ensure you keep your data safe, especially since the recent rise in ransomware attacks becoming more of an issue globally. Even today, not only...
20 January 2017 00:00:00 EST
Why you should erase virtual data
Traditionally, getting rid of data from storage media has often been limited to hard drives from old PCs and laptops once they reach the end of their useable lifespan. However, with today’s...
29 December 2016 00:00:00 EST
5 songs for working in IT
With 2016 almost over and the festive food coma in full swing, now is the time for reflection on the past year and try your best to accept that no matter how many times you ask users to submit a...
13 December 2016 00:00:00 EST
Protect your data in a RAID environment in 6 easy steps
Since the introduction of the concept of Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks was introduced, it has redefined how storage systems manage and store data. The way this technology...
11 October 2016 00:00:00 EDT
What's the next step in HDD technology?
A new PMR technology for HDDs A new PMR method of storing data on a hard disk drive (HDD) is the Two Dimensional Magnetic Recording (TDMR) technology. This method is currently being researched by...