More speed at a lower cost. That’s what Serial Advanced Technology Attachment or SATA is all about. This week’s Technology Update author ([email protected]) takes a look at the science behind SATA.

Modern hard disk drives use a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment or SATA interface to attach to a computer motherboard. SATA drives come in speeds of 1.5 gigabits per second, 3.0 Gbps and 6.0 Gbps.

SATA-IO, the industry consortium that develops the SATA specifications, have just ratified the next version, SATA 3.2, with support for higher transfer speeds and new form factors Since SATA (Serial ...

It wasn’t long ago that the notion of using Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) disk drives found in PCs for enterprise storage needs was scoffed at by enterprise storage engineers. Simply ...

It's a well-known fact that solid-state drives (SSDs) are faster and superior to old mechanical hard drive disks, which are more commonly called HDDs (via Enterprise Storage Platform). An archaic ...

Silicon Graphics Inc. on Tuesday unveiled data storage systems using Serial Advanced Technology Attachment disk drives, which offer lower performance than high-end drives--but also a lower cost. The ...

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. today announced the industry’s first signal-conditioning repeater to pass all tests required for full compliance with the Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA ...

The computer hardware industry is capitalizing on new bus and drive technologies aimed at faster data transfer, improved storage, and increased reliability and efficiency. These advances drive system ...

High-performance disk drives-such as Fibre Channel (FC) or SCSI -- which are used in the storage array systems of video media servers -- are generally chosen for their high-reliability, ...