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BSIT375-T302 Administration of Data Storage (2183-1)

Week One Blog Entry "The Author" Hello All, My name is Troy and I am writing my third blog for a Bellevue University Class. I am a senior in the BSIT Program and hope that you enjoy my blogging. I have a decent understanding of what different types of data storage that is available: Tape, Flash, Platter and Disc. However, I know that the foundation for being a system administrator requires much more than that knowledge. I hope to learn more throughout this course and plan to have fun posting for anyone that stumbles upon this blog! Thank you  Week Two Blog Entry "Is PCIe SSD Storage the way to go for DAS? Hello all, Welcome to the second week of blogging with me. This week I will talk about using PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD) for local storage versus traditional DAS style platter solutions of SCSI or SATA.  The biggest pro to this type of solution is that the microprocessor on the server has direct access with the storage. There is no RAID controlle...