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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!"

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  1. Dewey decimal? by chennes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Quote:
    "Storage Tank has the potential to become to an organization's data what the Dewey Decimal system is to a library"

    Strange that he compares it to a system that few libraries use anymore. Yes, it revolutionized cataloguing. Right before it became obsolete (because it cost too much).

    Not too long ago Slashdot reported on the owners of the Dewey Decimal system suing a hotel in New York for using it as the theme for their room numbering. How long until IBM starts suing everyone with a storage tank?

  2. Imagine... by billbaggins · · Score: 4, Funny
    Man, imagine a Beo...

    <thud>

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    "The best argument against democracy is a five minute chat with the average voter."
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  3. Think of the children! by Saeger · · Score: 4, Funny
    Dear Manufacturer,
    Only petafiles have need for petabytes! Consider yourself boycotted!

    Sincerely,
    Mentally Challenged Parents Association

    (What's a Petafile, Walter?)

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    Power to the Peaceful
  4. If you do the math... by Apuleius · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...you will discover that 1 petabyte is enough
    room for more Divx encoded porn than a man could
    watch in a lifetime with no sleep or bathroom
    breaks. Think about that for a second.

  5. If I defrag by superpulpsicle · · Score: 5, Funny

    startime - 10-01-03
    endtime - 10-01-13