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Affordable arrays: a new disk storage technology promises "good enough" performance at half the cost of conventional systems.(Storage in the Studio--Part 2)

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Digital content professionals have unique requirements for data storage. They need extremely high capacity and as much speed as they can afford. Unfortunately, most studios operate under tight budgets when it comes to capital expenditures for computing equipment. So to get the most bang for their buck--at least in terms of storage capacity--they often turn to disk arrays based on Fibre Channel or SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) connections for use in stand-alone or networked storage systems.

Now there's a new breed of disk storage based on the Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) interface that is expected to provide a lower-cost storage alternative ...

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