RAID5 slowness (how to fix?)

Hello,

I have recently setup a RAID-5 (software) for some data that my company
frequently uses.

Unfortunately, it is extremely slow! Backups of the data are taking
roughly 11 hours. Is there any way for me to speed this up? What should I
be looking into?

Thanks in advance,
David
.

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