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I thought the consensus on glacier was that it was optical backed storage? Has that changed?
by Phlarp 8y ago
I thought the consensus on glacier was that it was optical backed storage? Has that changed?
- wmf 8y agoI would say there has never been a consensus. The Glacier API is defined such that it could be backed by any technology. It's possible that early "MVP" versions of Glacier were just S3 with lower pricing and artificial delays. Once demand was established, they could have swapped out the backend with MAID, tape, optical, or some combination. There are a lot of comments out there saying "everyone knows Glacier is X" but nobody says "I know Glacier is X".