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A few months ago, Frank Frankovsky left Facebook to start a startup based on this tech! He was previously "VP of Hardware Design & Supply Chain Optimization" an

by grinich 11y ago

A few months ago, Frank Frankovsky left Facebook to start a startup based on this tech! He was previously "VP of Hardware Design & Supply Chain Optimization" and has also been super involved in the Open Compute Project. I'm pretty excited to see what they produce, and hope they can ship before someone like Amazon tries to acquire them. This level of cold storage is going to be critical as the world generates exponentially more data every year. He also mentioned this is an open source venture, which is doubly awesome. :) https://www.facebook.com/frankovsky/posts/10203257723264639?stream_ref=10 https://www.facebook.com/frankovsky/posts/10203257723264639?...

x5n1 11y ago
There is a reason that deletion was invented. Everything is not meant to be stored. This is a stupid idea whose time I guess has come.
- grhmc 11y ago
  Go delete all your photos then.
  - x5n1 11y ago
    too late fb has already permanently stored it somewhere my delete button can't reach.
lucd 11y ago
FTA: Last month that startup, Optical Archive, was acquired by Sony. http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/05/27/sony-acquires-facebook-born-startup-repurposes-blu-rays-cold-storage/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/05/27/sony-...
- grinich 11y ago
  ...sigh :(