1+ PB in a single rack?
If you look at some of the Large Capacity SATA players today, you can likely plan for a deployment of almost 500TB in a single frame or rack....WOW ~ 1/2 a PB in a single rack!
This is in part thanks to Hitachi bringing the king to the ring, with its monster 500GB SATA disk. Now without getting into disk vendor roadmaps and walking around with our jaws hanging open, we must also consider the validity of the "perpendicular capacity promise". IF this comes to fruition with 10x the existing capacity...I will be able to throw together a 4.5PB solution in one rack right of the top off my head...WOW, say that again~ 4.5 PB in a single rack!
No wonder VTL is resurfacing as a buzz topic...with this much capacity, all we have to do is ensure it can meet compliance and has the intelligence to replicate to remote facilities and we are well on our way to dropping tape medium for good.
All I can say is..."Keep it coming"
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