Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's almost for sure tape storage... or they can laser etch them on a stone cave somewhere :-) On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > You shouldn't really be surprised, Spencer. If data redundancy is built > into the storage - lots of extra bits to allow for recoverable data - then > you'd get the durability that Amazon quotes. > > You're guessing that they store on tape. That might be true but for > long-term storage tape isn't an ideal candidate. However it's stored, > Amazon says they have a technology, or a growth path for technology, that > will keep your data alive and available for the indefinite future. > > Looks pretty attractive to me. > > Adam > > On Aug 21, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Spencer Cheng <spencer at aotera.org> wrote: > > > Sounds nice. Sounds a bit too good to be true. I would guess Amazon > stores the data on tape on multiple sites. > > > > "Amazon Glacier is designed to provide average annual durability of > 99.999999999% for an archive" > > > > I am surprised that that level of durability is possible on perishable > media (and I don't really believe it :). > > > > One aspect of archival storage of digital data which is often overlooked > is that digital data has to be regularly transcribed/converted to a current > format for the archive to be useful. > > > > Regards, > > Spencer > > > > On Aug 21, 2012, at 18:28, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > > > >> Amazon has announced "Glacier" as a long-term storage / infrequent > retrieval service. It would seem perfect for those who wish to have a > completely separate backup for their important image libraries. > >> > >> You can read about it here: > >> > >> <http://aws.amazon.com/glacier/> > >> > >> This is NOT for ready on-line storage. You might have to wait 5 hours > to get your data. But it looks reasonably affordable. > >> > >> Adam Bridge > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>