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We don't actually know how glacier data is stored (though there are several theories from regular s3 to tape robots to experimental optical media).

• ufmace 11y ago
  I suppose part of the neat trick of it is that because we don't have to know, Amazon can switch it out for something else anytime it's convenient for them, or some new tech comes up. Or split thing up among several methods and compare costs. As long as they structure their operations such that nothing is ever lost and everything can be retrieved with a few hours notice at any time, they can try anything they want.
  • latch 11y ago
    How would us knowing prevent them from doing this?
    • lmm 11y ago
      Whatever information became public, people would write scripts and the like with those assumptions baked in. Even if it wasn't officially documented, it'd be bad PR for Amazon to break things people were relying on.