Five things you need to know before choosing any Raid System

Raid is used every day by businesses who want better data storage solutions, faster read and write options and better options to protect a company’s sensitive data. However, what should any company consider before buying a Raid system or calling a professional for Raid 5 recovery? Raid stands for a redundant array of disk drives used to store data, but it also means data can be replicated over multiple data drives.

Aside from the fact that support for Raid 5 systems is ending, Raid 10 may be a better option than Raid 5 because it offers faster read and write options. It doesn’t need to manage parity. What other things should you consider about Raid systems?

Is Raid 5/6 dead because of the need to store more and more Data?

Here are four more reasons businesses may want to rethink using Raid 5 and should switch to Raid 10 before they need Raid 5 recovery or hard drive recovery of any type.

• Raid 5 may not have the same tolerance compared to Raid systems of similar sizes. This may mean that data recovery cannot be done on a Raid 5 system if it has faults and a business owner is trying to rebuild a Raid 5 system with faults and all. It may be better to have a hard disk drive that can serve as a secure backup if a Raid system does fail. It may be easier to seek hard drive recovery than try to rebuild a failed Raid driver.
• What is the cost if business is lost due to a data malfunction and data loss of any Raid 5 system? Data can easily be stored on a Raid 10 system and read and written almost 10 times faster. It may help drives that provide space, enough if it is need more space to store sensitive data and small businesses cannot afford the downtime that a data loss ( without data recovery) may provide. Did you know that one out of every five businesses will suffer a data loss in 2015?
• Is Raid 5 really a great deal when it cannot compete performance-wise with Raid 10? Raid 10 has faster read and write capability, allowing it to write and protect new data faster than a previous Raid system. While this does not mean a business won’t ever need hard drive recovery or need a Raid 5 recovery, it may mean a business may have to choose between a cheaper “now” option or paying more than £3,000 for a Raid system that has a higher fault tolerance.
• Raid 5 may not be able to handle the data capacity needs of a larger company as easily as a Raid 10 system will. There is more room for a company to store redundant files and larger data files. It also may lessen the chances of Raid 10 not being as flexible when it comes to data recovery options.

Aside from price, have you ever had to do a cost analysis on which Raid systems was the best for your company’s data needs? While there is no Raid system that is not perfect, (even Raid 5 recovery may be needed at times), there are better Raid options to choose.