| RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent or Inexpensive Drives. The original specification for RAID was developed by engineers at the University of California at Berkeley in the late 1980s. The specification was built on the premise that the cost of mass storage could be reduced by combining large numbers of small, inexpensive disks into a single volume to take the place of larger, expensive disks.
This guide presents an introduction to RAID technology and the particular benefits of utilizing RAID in an imaging environment. The guide describes the concepts and issues behind the technology, provides insight into its deployment in document imaging environments, and defines the common terminology associated with the technology. |
