• AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    I’ve watched a company load up 2PB of data into a tape library, have them stack it full of bubblewrap, then roll it onto the back of a truck with the tires deflated for a softer ride, then driven across town to a new datacentre at 3am on a Sunday.

    Effective data rate: 1PB per hour.