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IBM Introduces Petabyte-Capacity 'Storage Tank'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-squash-it-in-there dept.

statikuz writes "Wired is reporting that IBM's new data storage system, codenamed "Storage Tank", uses software to link servers in multiple locations over an IP network, creating a sort of mega-server capable of connecting thousands of computers and processing multiple petabytes of data. 'Storage Tank has the potential to become to an organization's data what the Dewey Decimal system is to a library,' said Dan Colby, general manager of storage systems at IBM. 'It reinvents the way information is filed, managed, shared and accessed within an organization.' CERN is currently using a beta version of the system to store data from the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator, which is being used to recreate the first moments of the Big Bang. IBM expects Storage Tank eventually will be able to handle 10 to 20 terabytes of CERN data. Get your own 'starter configuration' for only $90,000!"

3 of 208 comments (clear)

  1. MOD PARENT DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    bossesjoe is a known troll who's been plaguing /. for months with useless gibberish. Let's get rid of him once and for all.

  2. What the fuck is going on with moderation? by Mr.+Ophidian+Jones · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Look at the score breakdowns on some of these stories. There are almost no Score:3 posts -- meaning that no moderation is occuring. Did CmdrTaco break something?

  3. Again ... by petabyte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... I have nothing profound to say but hey, as my nick is a petabyte I figured I should chime in.

    Then again, I'm only a petabyte here, usually I'm in a larger configuration.

    Ah, good times good times ..