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It's obviously not the volume of data that is surprising. It's that they retained system message logs from a random laptop for years. They must regard this as p
by robotresearcher 10y ago
It's obviously not the volume of data that is surprising. It's that they retained system message logs from a random laptop for years. They must regard this as potentially important business information. Does your company do this? Mine sure doesn't.
- acchow 10y agoData is useful for large companies - especially when you want to make data-driven decisions. - Can we stop dispensing USB cables in the vending machines? - Should we deploy the new Macbook Pro without classic USB ports as the new standard? - Do our conference rooms really still need USB presentation remotes? Does anyone actually use them?
- ghughes 10y agoTurns out it was important business information after all.
- x0x0 10y agoFor a company at Google's scale, figuring out how to cull even a couple TB a year may cost much more in salary than the money saved. Also, it's occasionally really really useful.
- syntheticnature 10y agoWhat's interesting is that I can see these logs as being a liability as well as an asset; there's a reason most business records retention policies are about getting rid of records, not keeping them. From that perspective it's surprisingly they'd reveal the level of logging in play.
- Spooky23 10y agoIt depends. If you have the ability to use the data, it's a real advantage. It's a flood of data that most folks can't handle.