Silent data corruption hoses files and directories. They copy from the empty disk to the data disk. Otherwise perfectly competent sysadmins and techs pull the wrong drive. RAID doesn't solve that problem: it is easy to lose data on a RAID array. Well, RAID meets one consumer requirement: it has a catchy name.Ĭonsumers don't want to lose their data. RAID isn't the right tool for consumers because it doesn't meet consumer needs. Sometimes it is the right tool, sometimes it isn't. Consumers don't want RAID, they want to protect their data. The vendors who are backing off from selling or promoting RAID in the home are doing the right thing. RAID doesn't solve the home storage problem and its usability stinks. With all due respect, George couldn't be more wrong. Fellow ZDnet blogger George Ou posted this morning on Why dumb-downed no-RAID storage is bad for consumers.
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