Mega-Uploads: The Cloud's Unspoken Hurdle

First time accepted submitter n7ytd writes "The Register has a piece today about overcoming one of the biggest challenges to migrating to cloud-based storage: how to get all that data onto the service provider's disks. With all of the enterprisey interweb solutions available, the oldest answer is still the right one: ship them your disks. Remember: 'Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.'"

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Station Wagon Full of Tapes

[viking099]

Remember: 'Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.'"

Yeah, the bandwidth is great, but the latency SUCKS.

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Bandwidth of a Station Wagon

[Surazal]

Yes, never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of disks hurtling down the highway. The latency, on the other hand, leaves much to be desired, and I've heard the packet loss can be downright fatal.

Re:Just Torrent

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

> You might get one hell of a download rate from
> torrents, but you don't get a better upload rate.

You, sir, are unfamiliar with how things work here, in Soviet Russia!

Re:The bandwidth of a fully laden alimentary canal

[FunkSoulBrother]

African or European?