[NTLUG:Discuss] Using SATA Drives to Replace Tape

[Richard Geoffrion]

Robert Pearson wrote:

>FYI...
>
>Futures market bets big on start-up, 01/09/06
><http://www.networkworld.com/nlstoragealert16140>
>Chicago Mercantile Exchange IT leader finds futures market banks
>on storage start-up Copan.
>
>Anybody, or know anybody, doing this is the local world?
>
>  
>

Replacing tape backup with SATA drives.. Sure.. I do it and it works 
DIRVISHLY.   I don't know about MAID though.  I don't personally know 
any organization that needs that much backup storage.

I like the spin-down technology though.  I can see how it can save 
money.  Spinning = electricity + heat.  Heat = Electricity to cool.   I 
am curious as to how they do spin up.  They HAVE to stagger the spin 
ups... Can you imagine the power supply that would be needed to prevent 
brownouts if all the drives came on at once!!!

-- 
Richard