On-line storage backup options

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Sun Nov 16 13:36:41 2003

> > >winter... I'm waiting to hear in the next year or two about persons
>> >talking about having an EMC 1TB storage array in their homes.... I mean
>>
>> Have you ever looked at an EMC Storage Array? Not something I'd want to
>>have at home. It's not so much an issue of size or weight, as keeping them
> >running.

>Come on, a couple of 30a circuits and a dedicated Leibert cooling system for
>the 4000btu's of heat they put out, not a problem ;-)

Actually I was talking about what it would take to get repair parts, I wouldn't want to be running one that wasn't on a maintenance contract (and those cost a fortune). I wasn't even taking into consideration the power and cooling requirements, OR the cost of software licensing.

                        Zane

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