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Data Storage Predictions for 2008

Posted by Zonk on from the we-all-like-storing-data dept.

Lucas123 writes "IDC just released its predictions for 2008 with regards to data storage trends. Its research shows, among other things, a greater adoption of online backup and archiving services, the 'prevalent' use of full-disk encryption in the data center, and mainstream adoption of solid-state disk drives due to falling prices. From the story: 'There are very simple situations and application scenarios where solid-state disks will be worth the risk. It does promise some great potential benefit in terms of I/O ... [and] solid state will make a significant impact on reducing heat from spindle usage in server blade deployments and to boost functionality in mobile devices.' According to IDC, storage capacity is exploding at a rate of almost 60% per year."

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  1. Datacenters by fishybell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I imagine that full-disk encryption for datacenters is a while off as any drop in I/O and throughput will be a non-starter for the already tasked drives. IMHO full-disk encryption isn't necessary as long as the datacenter is physically secured, just that all off site backups be encrypted. Anytime data leaves the datacenter it should be encrypted, but encrypting local storage only matters if you fear someone breaking in physically (encrypted disks won't help when broken in through a network as the computer will decrypt the data for the intruder) or you are selling the disks on eBay afterwards.

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    1. Re:Datacenters by DaveWick79 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      While datacenters may be physically secured, they are also sometimes broken into. The last thing a company wants is to have personal information lost because a server was stolen. It may depend on what law or regulations are put in place to provide for data security compliance, and it may depend on what type of data the datacenter holds. I can sure see banks, insurance companies, or any company with a large amount of employee data, wanted to have that data encrypted at all times.

  2. Forecase: Overcast with clouds increasing by pheared · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I already know some people using the Amazon data cloud technology and I suspect that will increase. I'm a bit leery of putting my data in the hands of Amazon, who have essentially stated before that they will never delete anything they know about you. Probably doesn't exactly apply to this service, or does it?

  3. Predictions, my arse... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 5, Insightful

    IDC just released its predictions for 2008 with regards to data storage trends. Its research shows...


    If you've ever been involved in an IDC, Gartner or whatever marketing discussion, you know that the "research" mainly consists of going from vendor to vendor (data storage vendors in this case) and asking what, in their wildest dreams, would the ideal demand curve look like. Then they charge for actually coming up with some supporting information to meet the vendors' preferred conclusion, and release the whole thing to consumers in the hopes of stimulating some demand for the paying vendors. Very scientific.

  4. Re:wish list by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 4, Informative

    at that size usb 2.0 is out firewire is faster and has less cpu load.

  5. Re:Bigger tubes... by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny
    No, we'll need smaller tubes.
    FTS:

    According to IDC, storage capacity is exploding at a rate of almost 60% per year."
    No, you've got it backwards -- since only 40% of our storage capacity will be unexploded at the end of next year, we'll need tubes only 0.4 of the size of the current tubes. In 2010, we'll only need tubes 0.064 the size of the current tubes. See where this is headed?

    In some 15 years and change, we'll only need microtubes.

    In just 23 years, we'll need nanotubes. Let's just hope no one tries to send anything bigger than a picotruck down them.
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  6. My prediction; high profile data loss by Kris_J · · Score: 4, Funny

    In 2008 some twit with a soapbox (magazine column, TV show, whatever) will lose 3TB or more in a single failure and rant about how digital is so much worse than analogue. I bet he'll mention Laserdiscs in there somewhere and possibly The Domesday Book if he's from the UK.