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| From | Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage |
| Date | 2014-05-05 11:44 +0000 |
| Organization | Piglet's Pickles & Preserves |
| Message-ID | <bspbs5F9vmlU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <lk6c07$as2$1@solani.org> <bsp5dqF7vqcU2@mid.individual.net> <lk7t1h$dt1$2@solani.org> |
On 2014-05-05, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> On 2014-05-05, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2014-05-04, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
>>
>>> that kind of density, one small data cartridge can hold a monumental 185TB of
>>> data,
>>
>> Kewl. Just think how much data you can lose at one go.
>>
>
> Isn't that the case for any storage technology though? Burn to CDs -
> disks degrade; you lose data. Offload to a NAS - even with a fancy RAID
> system, what if the device catches fire? Lose a terabyte. Etc.
Tapes are much less reliable than any other storage medium I've ever come
across. They're also slow. Their one advantage is cheapness. I'd certainly
never rely on a single tape to back anything up.
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Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-04 21:38 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-05-05 09:54 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-05 11:35 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-05-05 11:44 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage despen@verizon.net (Dan.Espen) - 2014-05-05 09:14 -0400
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-05 21:20 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-05-07 07:09 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-10 16:28 +0200
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-10 16:22 +0200
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-10 16:00 +0200
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-11 16:12 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-10 15:52 +0200
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-11 16:14 +0000
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-05-11 18:29 +0100
Re: Sony's massive engineering improvement in tape storage Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-05-05 15:22 +0100
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