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But what about when you actually want to retrieve large amounts of data?
Retrieval of data is not free, it can cost a decent amount.
and believe me you will be very easily bored after few weeks of the gigabit connection.
There is a limit of how much content (movies, games etc.) you can physically consume and storage costs really start adding up.
But if you want to use it for a server then that's a whole different story
Retrieval of data is not free, it can cost a decent amount.
and believe me you will be very easily bored after few weeks of the gigabit connection.
There is a limit of how much content (movies, games etc.) you can physically consume and storage costs really start adding up.
But if you want to use it for a server then that's a whole different story
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And you can't compare a local HDD to drive storage etc. due to very low IOPS offered by Google drive and similar services, Google drive for example has a limit of 10 API calls per second
Other options are services like blackblaze, Google cloud storage etc. which don't have such strict limitations but are too expensive for normal people to replace their physical drive.
Or you can also try the gsuite unlimited drive storage
Again, it depends what size of data you are talking about, i am talking about at least 10+ TB of data
Other options are services like blackblaze, Google cloud storage etc. which don't have such strict limitations but are too expensive for normal people to replace their physical drive.
Or you can also try the gsuite unlimited drive storage
Again, it depends what size of data you are talking about, i am talking about at least 10+ TB of data
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Let's face it, most of the data on our local disks, we almost never access it frequently, so it makes sense to me to lock it away for good. It's occupying my SSD unnecessarily. It hardly costs a dollar for 1 TB in glacier storage. I have had data like photographs in locked away in glacier for over a year now and never really retrieved it.
The main idea is to not lose the data in case of local drive crash in the long term.
The often used data can always remain local.
I have been using backblaze for a while now and it's decently priced. Regarding commercial solutions like gsuite and google drive, without API access and pricing catered towards commercial consumers, it does not make sense to use those.
Regarding getting bored, lol, well everyone gets bored of everything after a while. That's why the urge to get the new phones every year : )
You do understand that data retrieval and data transfer costs are separate?
Data transfer from aws to internet (you) costs $90/TB, even more depending upon the region
So retrieval of 10 TB of data from glacier to you through the internet will set you back at least 70k inr
Plus additional cost for no of requests etc.
Aws glacier/deep archive is also a commercial product
and drive for gsuite does have API access available
Data transfer from aws to internet (you) costs $90/TB, even more depending upon the region
So retrieval of 10 TB of data from glacier to you through the internet will set you back at least 70k inr
Plus additional cost for no of requests etc.
Aws glacier/deep archive is also a commercial product
and drive for gsuite does have API access available
Yes Rehan, I have worked with Amazon services for over a decade and I know what I am talking about. As I mentioned above, Retrieval almost never happens in real life, this is more of an insurance policy for data to be around for years beyond what a physical drive can promise.
I am talking about still being able to see my pictures and videos decades from now, not in 1/2/5 years that a physical disk lasts for. 70k is a small price to pay for that, decades from now.
I am talking about still being able to see my pictures and videos decades from now, not in 1/2/5 years that a physical disk lasts for. 70k is a small price to pay for that, decades from now.
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Adding to Rehan,
Also I think in S3 glacier, it can cost more depending on the speed you want the retrieval to be prepared and how fast you want to download your retrieval. That adds up pretty fast too.
I think what buggy means, is that he just wants most important data like photos or documents etc in (very)cold storage, for the worst case scenario, like an insurance. I am sure he has local backups for that too.
Also I think in S3 glacier, it can cost more depending on the speed you want the retrieval to be prepared and how fast you want to download your retrieval. That adds up pretty fast too.
I think what buggy means, is that he just wants most important data like photos or documents etc in (very)cold storage, for the worst case scenario, like an insurance. I am sure he has local backups for that too.
Sorry maybe I misunderstood this part
Yeah, I do agree it's pretty useful for some people but I believe normal Google/one drive is better for majority of the people mainly because the most important data is usually not so large in actual size.
@deezcnuts Yeah there are different levels, the coldest level is super cheap, If one was concerned about retrieval then one would not use glacial storage in the first place anyway.
The way I think of it, the cloud etc has been around just for 5-10 years now, and everyone is thinking of it in terms of immediate access, but there is a use case for longer life term data backup. All the western digital drives sitting on our desks have been bought pretty recently and will last through their life times for the next few years. What about 20-30-40 years from now?
I just feel Gigabit internet is a great tool now for being able to think on those timelines now.
The way I think of it, the cloud etc has been around just for 5-10 years now, and everyone is thinking of it in terms of immediate access, but there is a use case for longer life term data backup. All the western digital drives sitting on our desks have been bought pretty recently and will last through their life times for the next few years. What about 20-30-40 years from now?
I just feel Gigabit internet is a great tool now for being able to think on those timelines now.
Don't know about you Rehan, I would count photos/videos as important data and the size adds up. Would't you want to be able to access them when you are 80? I know I would. Up until now all I could do was buy TB drives and back them up.
I feel in the longer run, the personal disk drives will becomes irrelevant. Might even go extinct once the disk access speeds can't keep up with the network speeds. It's already heading there.
This speed will be useful for next gen consoles (ps5, xbox series x). The game sizes are already like 60-90 gb so with this speed the downloads will only take few minutes to complete.
Definitely makes sense if you are going for storage for decades, guess not old enough and too depressed to think so far ahead nor i have any pictures/videos I think as important
But personal disk will still be pretty relevant in future for decent amount of tasks where latency is important.
No matter how advanced the technology is, speed of light will be a limiting factor
But personal disk will still be pretty relevant in future for decent amount of tasks where latency is important.
No matter how advanced the technology is, speed of light will be a limiting factor
Yeah, I remember downloading RDR 2 on PC, it took around 15 minutes
