[dba-Tech] Local storage, backups, SSD questions

[Stuart McLachlan]

SSD is not suitable for long term archival purposes.

"spinning rust" may be slower, but it is more reliable for long term storage.

On 23 Aug 2020 at 19:38, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> Not that I'm expert in hardware, but it seems to me that hard disks
> are a thing of the past; given the size and price and speed of SSDs,
> the hard disk seems doomed. Add to that cloud technology. Factor in
> the plummeting cost/storage ratio of hard disks (3TB seems to becoming
> the standard). Let us suppose that, like my friend Douglas, you like
> to store movies on your hard drives. He has at least 1000 movies
> stored on a few drives. How is it possible to back all that up. It
> would cost you lots to use the cloud. As the numbers go up, my
> comprehension seems to go down. My friend is just a consumer, not a
> professional. Let's assume that he has 3TB of data he wants to back
> up. He looks to me for advice and I have no idea what to suggest. Any
> advice would be most gratefully received.
> 
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> Arthur
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