Not so silly idea actually, WUALA is doing exactly that except your data is scattered across multiple nodes (fully encrypted, multiple copies etc. etc.). The more storage you donate the more storage you can use.
It differs in the fact that NTC and PTC resistance value depends on a current condition as where memristors resistance depends on a past event.
In this example's case once the vanadium oxide becomes an conductor due to trigger voltage and current that trigger can be removed and it will remain a conductor for several hours. So you can see this is vastly different from NTC / PTC devices.
It is true that a single 1TB ide desktop drive can be bought for around hundred bucks but in the enterprise world most companies use scsi drives. The largest capacity SAS drive you can buy now is 146GB so adding in raid etc. it will be $8000 later before you walk out the store with 1TB usable storage.
From TFA ediscovery on 1TB of data cost around $1 to $3 million so suddenly that 1TB ide drive "cost" to the company is way more than just $100.
So simply buying another $100 1TB drive before considering other options is not very wise.
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Not so silly idea actually, WUALA is doing exactly that except your data is scattered across multiple nodes (fully encrypted, multiple copies etc. etc.). The more storage you donate the more storage you can use.
It differs in the fact that NTC and PTC resistance value depends on a current condition as where memristors resistance depends on a past event. In this example's case once the vanadium oxide becomes an conductor due to trigger voltage and current that trigger can be removed and it will remain a conductor for several hours. So you can see this is vastly different from NTC / PTC devices.
The media itself is a small cost, the major cost is in the sending, storing and retrieving the media from off site vendors like Iron Mountain.
With the amount of data growth it's no wonder Warren Buffett has a position in Iron Mountain.
It is true that a single 1TB ide desktop drive can be bought for around hundred bucks but in the enterprise world most companies use scsi drives. The largest capacity SAS drive you can buy now is 146GB so adding in raid etc. it will be $8000 later before you walk out the store with 1TB usable storage.
From TFA ediscovery on 1TB of data cost around $1 to $3 million so suddenly that 1TB ide drive "cost" to the company is way more than just $100.
So simply buying another $100 1TB drive before considering other options is not very wise.