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Sneakernets are still the fastest way to transfer data. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet
by t0 13y ago
Sneakernets are still the fastest way to transfer data. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet
- Piskvorrr 13y agoNot necessarily the cheapest, though - express shipping a bunch of disks is an uncertain venture ("oops, we accidentally dropped it a few times, is that bad?") and "I need a return cross-Atlantic flight ticket NOW" is sort of expensive. That said, I have heard of companies actually couriering semi-large volumes of sensitive data this way.
- Zenst 13y agoAlso in some area's there is a legal aspect due to law of some contract that makes sending somebody with a briefcase with data an easier way to move forward without triggering some technicality in contract or law. Indeed some countries and there data protection laws make things most interesting in legal ways to transfer data, even today. No standard on data protection World Wide and in itself a minefield, let alone other industries like medical research companies or those dealing with country wide firewalls.