Not too long ago there was a thread on this list about RAID where some argued that the MTBF was so high on drives that RAID was obsolete. Now this article says basically RAID is obsolete because of such high MTBF. Neither camps who seem to not like RAID much offer anything whatsoever to replace it. I'm not sure why in the case of RAID, the idea is that if it fails at all, the entire idea of RAID is a failure. If this logic were extended, none of us would be driving cars. While this article might be interesting in some shallow way, in the end the real point is not even really stated, just alluded. RAID was never meant as a complete backup solution. Those who backup will be rewarded, those who don't..enjoy your suffering.
Mike On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Snyder, Mark (IT CIV) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > From Zdnet storage blogs - titled "Why RAID 5 stops working in 2009" > Robin Harris discusses why RAID risks are starting to overwhelm its > protections. A must read for anyone serious about storage (and > especially retrieval) - not a be-all, but these risks are real and not > considering them invites disastrous data loss. > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=162 > > Thank you, > > Mark Snyder > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
