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According to the table in the article, improvement from 2010 to 2020 was 7.5×, from 1.6TB to 12TB. The projected improvements by 2030 are 32×, so I'm a bit ske
by jewel 6y ago
According to the table in the article, improvement from 2010 to 2020 was 7.5×, from 1.6TB to 12TB. The projected improvements by 2030 are 32×, so I'm a bit skeptical.
It's too bad that cheaper drives can't be made with old technology. Perhaps by making much larger cassettes? Everywhere I've worked the total cost of a backup system built on tape was higher than buying HDDs due to the drive itself.
- timerol 6y agoThis doesn't seem like a fair comparison. Based on the table provided, 2010 retail is 1.6 TB, 2020 retail is 24 TB, and 2030 retail is 384 TB. That's a 15x improvement last decade, and a projected 16x improvement next decade. Whether they're fudging the numbers for the current year to make that math work is up for debate, as it's 2020 and they aren't yet on LTO-9, with 24 TB drives
- bufferoverflow 6y ago7.5× in 10 years, 7.5× in another 10 years. That's 56× overall. If anything, it's a conservative estimate.