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> How long does an average hard drive last? You'd have to spend that 700k every that many years (plus the extra bits you mentioned). Quite an operation actually
by tivert 2y ago
> How long does an average hard drive last? You'd have to spend that 700k every that many years (plus the extra bits you mentioned). Quite an operation actually
You'd have to spend a lot more, because with that many drives, you need redundancy now.
- Aachen 2y agoTrue, that would be an up front cost. At the same time, the IA is still live. This initial expense can be softened by building up redundancy over some years rather than trying to do everything at once
- tivert 2y ago> True, that would be an up front cost. At the same time, the IA is still live. This initial expense can be softened by building up redundancy over some years rather than trying to do everything at once I think with that many drives, you'd be losing them constantly, and I suppose you wouldn't know which ones until later (assuming you're doing an offline backup, if you aren't you have to factor in power costs).