RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)

RAID, or Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a technology that combines multiple hard drives to improve data storage performance and reliability. By spreading data across several disks, it can enhance speed and create backups, ensuring that if one drive fails, the data remains safe. Different RAID configurations offer various balances of performance, capacity, and redundancy. For example, RAID 1 mirrors data on two drives for safety, while RAID 0 splits data for speed. Overall, RAID helps safeguard information and can improve the efficiency of data access and storage.