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Choosing the Right Hardware > Storage
Storage
Storage is one of the easier items to discuss. But one of the harder items to plan for capacity on, due to the rapid explosion of file sizes and of disk sizes for that matter, is disk utilization. The best way to do this is again with monitoring. By looking at the average increase in storage consumption, you can get a good projection on how much data you will need over time.
One thing everyone with the option should look at is leveraging a RAID to keep data protected. RAIDs are not for backup, but more to keep from having to restore a backup. There are a few different types of RAIDs, which are referred to as RAID levels. These include:
- RAID 0
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No redundancy, the total capacity is the added storage of all drives that are members of the RAID set. Only use this when you don’t mind losing a disk. The tradeoff is usually faster media.