Monthly Archives: June 2011
Tiering Up Without Tearing Up
-written by Pat Kelsey, Dataram Storage Blog Team Member For about as long as there has been storage, there have been different storage technologies on the scene at any given time, distinguished from one another primarily by price, performance, and … Continue reading
What Are Memory Ranks, Why Do We Have Them and Why Are They Important?
-written by Jeff Goldenbaum, Dataram Memory Blog Team Member Comparing Quad-Rank and Dual-Rank Memory Modules The term “rank” simply refers to a 64-bit chunk of data. In its simplest form, a DIMM with DRAM chips on just one side would … Continue reading
ESD: Urban Myth – or Shocking Reality?
-written by Paul Henke, Dataram Memory Blog Team Member CPUs and memory modules are expensive key components of today’s powerful computers. These components can sustain damage, degradation or destruction due to ESD – electrostatic discharge. To improve product reliability, prudent … Continue reading
The “Three-Legged Stool” Now Has a Fourth Leg
-written by Tom Mayberry, Dataram Storage Blog Team Member If you talk long enough to any development or project manager, they will eventually tell you about the “three-legged stool” or some other similar metaphor. The three legs of the stool … Continue reading
