Bulk Data Storage For The Common Man?

Vigyaan writes "Lately, I have been looking into different bulk data storage options available to a common man. My work depends on generating, storing and analyzing a large amount of data -- averaging about 1 TB per month. I would like to have a storage system which is automated, fast, reliable and most importantly does not cost the price of an eye. Right now, I have a 4 node Linux cluster with 10 large hard disks (total capacity 1.6 TB); data storage roughly costs about $0.60/GB (excluding the cost of PC hardware). But long term storage is painful -- DVDs cost about $0.10-$0.15/GB but takes too much human time and leaving data on hard disks makes me nervous because of possible failures. RAID is a possibility, but it increases the cost significantly. I was wondering, if Slashdot readers have any recommendations for a cheap automated way to store and retrieve data."

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Re:400GB SATA drives? Where?

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"Can you please point a link to where I can buy a 400GB SATA drive?"

Here ? ... well, this one is the closer to my home... about 10 minutes on foot, in Paris (France)

I know the description is in french, but "HITACHI DESKTAR 7K400 400 Go Serial ATA 7200t 8Mo" is quite understandable, I hope...

"I know they've "announced" them, but they aren't for sale yet."

It seems that chrish (the one that answered your post) have the same delusion :

" IIRC Seagate's 400GB disks aren't scheduled for availability until the fall.

Paper launches suck."

Well, the world is not all Seagate centric, it seems...

"Why are you recommending a solution that you cannot have possibly implemented yourself?"

Well, Joseph, any other witty/uninformed comment on 400Go Sata availability and me implementing (or not, btw) them ???

I mean, this is /., and taking my post at face value would be a leap of faith for someone that has been on slashdot for soooooo long (number 514...nice...).

Maybe you just need to relax. Or read something else than slashdot, and keep informed on what's hot, or, more to the point, on what's out in the market...

I mean, before posting, that is.

Any other flame/comment ?

Yours Faithfully,

da5id