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From elsewhere on HN: All of Netflix, in HD, on 24TB. Netflix could solve the bandwidth problem by just mailing the whole library to customers. "Never underes
by ctdonath 12y ago
From elsewhere on HN:
All of Netflix, in HD, on 24TB.
Netflix could solve the bandwidth problem by just mailing the whole library to customers. "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of magnetic tapes."
- grecy 12y agoNetflix offer this as an option to any ISP that wants it, free. They will put a server in a data center anywhere an ISP wants, and they'll manage the whole syncing thing so the ISP doesn't even know it's there. After that, all content comes from that cache.
- mb0 12y agoTo clarify Grecy's statement, netflix offers openconnect[1] for to ISPs as a caching mechanism, and the box contains about 108TB of disk capacity[2]. The boxes are sent to ISPs instead of customers though. [1] https://www.netflix.com/openconnect https://www.netflix.com/openconnect [2] https://www.netflix.com/openconnect/hardware https://www.netflix.com/openconnect/hardware
- gnarbarian 12y agoWhile the "oil tanker full of hard drives" approach has incredible bandwidth the latency is a bit of a problem. Especially when the Netflix library is updated constantly. My personal opinion is that you should cache/co-locate your data close the the edge of the edge of your network whenever it presents a benefit for congestion and price.
- opendais 12y agoYep. Of course when Verizon blocks you from doing that...