Microsoft’s mobile Vista will encourage notebook users to change to hybrid hard drives, which combine spinning disk and flash memory, according to a Microsoft requirements’ document.“Hybrid disk drives or systems that implement a hybrid disk drive must meet the requirements outlined here. This requirement will go into effect for premium mobile systems in June 1 2007,” says the document. The requirement is: “A minimum of 50-MB NV Cache must be implemented in the H-HDD and exposed to Windows.”Both Samsung and Seagate are developing such hybrid drives. The idea behind them is that the notebook’s battery life can be extended as the disk is spun up only when data in the cache needs refreshing or writing to the hard drive.Another benefit is that system boot time can be significantly speeded up. The Microsoft document, available by zip archive download, states that: “Specific information is available in the white paper titled “Hybrid Hard Disk Support in Windows Vista.” The white paper can be obtained by sending e-mail to mshybrid@microsoft.com.”The document also notes changes to parallel SCSI support for a Windows Server failover cluster: “The way in which storage is managed on a Windows Server failover cluster is radically evolving. Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SAS storage must support the new SCSI-3 persistent reservation commands to work correctly with failover clustering because the legacy reserve/release/reset mechanism is no longer used. Parallel-SCSI is no longer a supported storage type for shared failover cluster storage. This section outlines the set of requirements for using storage for failover clustering.” -Chris Mellor, Techworld.com (London)Related Links: Q&A: Microsoft Security Chief Sees New Vistas Computex: Vista Could Bring Secondary Laptop DisplaysCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks Operational technology systems require a robust Zero Trust strategy in 2024 Zero Trust provides a foundation for creating a stronger security posture in 2024. By Navneet Singh, vice president of marketing, network security, Palo Alto Networks Dec 05, 2023 6 mins Security brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM How digital twin technology is changing complex industrial processes forever As the use cases for digital twins proliferate, it is becoming clear that data-driven enterprises with a track record of innovation stand the best chance of success. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by AWS in collaboration with IBM Why modernising applications needs to be a ‘must’ for businesses seeking growth Around one-third of enterprises are spending heavily on application modernisation and aiming for cloud native status. The implications for corporate culture, structure and priorities will be profound. By Laura McEwan Dec 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation opinion 11 ways to reduce your IT costs now Reorienting IT’s budget toward future opportunities is a big reason why CIOs should review their IT portfolios with an eye toward curbing unnecessary spending and realizing maximum value from every IT investment. By Stephanie Overby Dec 05, 2023 11 mins Budget Cloud Management IT Governance Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe