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To: Eric L who wrote (93660)6/20/2016 10:48:01 AM
From: Eric L  Respond to of 110631
 
'Farming' hard drives: Backblaze and the Thailand 2011 HDD crisis ...

"The rain started in August and by mid-October 2011, violent floods in Thailand had crippled the factories that helped produce nearly half of the world’s hard drives. ... Drive farming continued throughout January and into mid-February of 2012."



Complete text of the article here: backblaze.com



Western Digital underwater in Thailand (early November 2011) ...



- Eric L. -