Slanted exterior edges on tiny magnetic disks could lead to a breakthrough in data processing. Materials researchers were able to create magnetic vortices with a diameter of only one third of a ...

This release is available in German. Tiny magnets organize themselves in vortices in the researchers' mini disks. The individual magnets can twist either in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction ...

A disk's surface is divided into concentric tracks (circles within circles), and the thinner the tracks, the more storage. The data bits are recorded as magnetic spots on the tracks in one orientation ...

When it comes to data storage, the less IT organizations have to think about it, the happier they are. That’s the guiding principle behind a hybrid approach to data storage that spans magnetic disks ...

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We will be doing a series of three-part blogs looking at developments in digital storage and non-volatile memory in 2017 and projecting trends into 2018. This first piece will look at the state of ...

Even though the storage industry has so far always found ways of increasing the density of data stored on magnetic disks and tapes, it will eventually hit a wall. "One of these days we're going to ...

Storing computer data began with magnetic tape and then magnetic disk and eventually solid state drives. However, tape is likely to thrive well into the future, primarily using Linear Tape Open ...

Hard drives have breather holes for a reason that goes far deeper than simple ventilation. Covering them up could destroy the drive entirely.