David,
<<So, according to your comment "Nobody should be doing configuration management during a normal operating environment", then you will potentially prevent any 24x7 environment such as visa, brokerage houses, the air traffic system, from operating. In the next 3-4 years, business will have 10X more data then they have today. You don't allow people to add any.>>
I have what is probably a naive question, but in these 24 x 7 environments, how do people do archival backups? Most companies--many companies,anyway, banks, insurance companies, anyone doing on-line transactions, anyone needing to keep records for more than 6 months--still require them.
Yeah, I have a vested interest in this, since I both maintain LT positions in and trade stock in tape and library companies.
Thanks for your posts. The one on how many exabytes will be generated over the next years is incredible. And with all that storage, it is amazing to me we still have to wonder if the disk drive companies will make any money, or if they will just provide some nice salaries and options for a few of their employees.
Sam |
