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2024-06-13 Science & Technology

'Insane' amounts of data spurs new storage tech

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [114 views ] Top

#1 To anyone who ever had a VHS player, tape storage is a non-starter.

Posted by Mercutio 2024-06-13 08:57|| 2024-06-13 08:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Archiving WWII typewriters sounds so much better than storing everyone's phone data.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-06-13 10:23|| 2024-06-13 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 I can assure you that LTO tapes will deteriorate over time. After about 6 years we were seeing 5% loss--only partial read. Possibly we could have recovered more with a more sophisticated tape reader with the capability of skipping bad spots and re-orienting itself, but the drives' controllers didn't allow that.

Posted by James 2024-06-13 12:55|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2024-06-13 12:55|| Front Page Top

#4 The chance much of that data ever needs to be looked at again is small. As the volume of historical data climbs with the passage of time it's a damn good thing AI agents can be thrown at the job of recovering any potential needles from those haystacks.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-13 13:10|| 2024-06-13 13:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Tape also needs replacing after around 15 years, whereas the polymer is good for at least 50 years.

Posted by Bobby 2024-06-13 16:38|| 2024-06-13 16:38|| Front Page Top

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