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It's probably there for DO's sake. SSDs have limited rewrite cycles, and each secure wipe will definitely shorten the lifespan of the drive much more than a sim
by jd007 13y ago
It's probably there for DO's sake. SSDs have limited rewrite cycles, and each secure wipe will definitely shorten the lifespan of the drive much more than a simple quick wipe. This translates into cost savings.
- thirsteh 13y agoWorst cost-saving measure ever.
- switch007 13y agoYes. This is a shitty default peddled as a benefit for the customer, when in fact it benefits DO.
- sneak 13y agoNo other provider charges you extra to erase your data when tearing down an instance. It's called a dark pattern.
- dmxt 13y agoMost other provider use hard drives and they're different from SSD.
- bluefinity 13y agoOkay, the misinformation is getting a little out of hand here. DigitalOcean certainly aren't charging you to erase your data, all you have to do is check the "Scrub Data" checkbox. Yes, you have to pay for the time your VPS is on while erasing, but that's perfectly reasonable.
- revelation 13y agoWhy would that be perfectly reasonable? They have an obligation to not make my data available to other people, I don't give a rats ass about the technical details of doing that.
- larrys 13y ago"when in fact it benefits DO" I could argue that it benefits the customer as well. If it costs DO more (because of disk wearout) then in theory they would have to raise prices in order pay for their higher costs. And those higher costs could then disrupt the balance in pricing that makes them attractive. My point is that forgetting the numbers you can't say it only benefits them. Being able to offer lower prices (because your expenses are lower) also benefits the customer as well.
- jonknee 13y agoIf they can't afford to use SSDs properly they should not use SSDs.