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alayne
on Nov 26, 2013
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Farming hard drives: 2 years and $1M later
This seems like something that should be part of their business instead of waiting for catastrophes.
dublinben
on Nov 26, 2013
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Since the price of storage is consistently declining, buying any more than necessary is wasteful over the long term.
clarky07
on Nov 27, 2013
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yeah, but it seems like you'd give yourself more than a few weeks of runway. Don't have to buy 5 years worth, but perhaps 3-6 months would be reasonable. The peace of mind has got to be worth the ever so slight cost increase.
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