Correction, the article argued that the MTBF was so low... On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:31 AM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 article says basically RAID is obsolete because of such high MTBF.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! > -- 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/ ** *************************************************************************
