In the IT field, although companies and individuals have servers to store information, there is often a need to use hard drives.
SIDATA constantly monitors what new products appear in the field of information storage, informs its customers and plans equipment upgrades in advance. This is where the vast majority of the budget is invested, because you need to constantly keep your finger on the pulse and be ahead of your competitors.
Today, all information storage equipment can be divided into several types, but we will look at the most important ones, namely hard drives, which are used to save data such as:
- photos;
- audio and video recordings;
- music tracks;
- documentation;
- applications.
- Database
The disks also store codes for the computer's operating system., software platforms and drivers, etc.
Types of hard drives
There are three types of hard drives: HDD, SDD, NVME. Each of these types is characterized by two main indicators. We are talking about speed properties, in particular the average data read speed and average write speed. For HDD these figures are 150 and 100 Mb/s, for SDD – 550 and 550 Mb/s, and for NVME – 3000 and 2500 Mb/s, respectively.
But please note that these are averages and may vary slightly. depending on the gadget manufacturer. But they are quite important, especially for entrepreneurs and company owners who, when signing an agreement with a server rental provider, immediately understand whether the proposed option is suitable for them.
HDD is a slow old generation drive, which is practically not used today. The exception is dedicated servers, which store large amounts of data at a low cost. SSD is a modern solid-state drive used primarily for hosting websites and applications. The main advantage of these disks is the absence of moving and mechanical parts, so they are not susceptible to damage, and therefore allow you to store data reliably and safely. NVMe drives have non-volatile memory that can store user data even when the power is turned off. They work quickly, enabling efficient data exchange between storage systems and servers.
SIDATA staff can always provide professional advice on the best storage option and offer the most powerful solution.
