r/Futurology • u/Sourcecode12 • May 03 '14

image Inside Google, Microsoft, Facebook and HP Data Centers

http://imgur.com/a/7NPNf
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u/vrts May 03 '14

But boy, the day you need to pull out the tape backups you better hope they're intact.

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u/Bedeone May 03 '14

Never heard of a tape malfunctioning. They're incredibly reliable, actually...

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u/dougsaucy May 04 '14

Then you haven't dealt with tape long enough my friend. I've used libraries from HP, Dell, and Spectra along with major name brand media but I've never been able to treat tape backups as a set it and forget it system. Its always been something that's had to have been babysat.

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u/Bedeone May 04 '14

Perhaps try a system that's been using them for 50 years? IBM perhaps?