-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 <snip> I've seen enough RAID controllers take a crap all over all the disks far too many times in my career. </snip>
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/03/23/carbonite_sues_promise/ Sound familiar?.... On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:52:16 -0400 [email protected] wrote: >On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:41:02 BST, mrx said: > >> ii) Backed up and mirrored the content so that they could be >back up in >> 24 hours. > >Strictly speaking, any site that gives a flying f**k in a rolling >donut >about their availability should be doing this *anyhow*, even if >they aren't >worried about getting hacked. > >Statistically, you're more likely to hear the sound of a disk >drive head going >into oxide-plow mode or the click-click-click of a dead servo >platter than you >are being hacked. And you're gonna want backups then. > >And no, doing RAID isn't a cure-all. If there's a fire, all the >disks burn. If >there's a plumbing leak upstairs that spills zillions of gallons >of water >through your hardware, all the disks spark and short out. Plus, >I've seen >enough RAID controllers take a crap all over all the disks far too >many times >in my career. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Charset: UTF8 Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify Version: Hush 3.0 wpwEAQECAAYFAkpfexMACgkQi04xwClgpZhBpwP7BvfRf0k+OLUo2CHc5XNXWIijTrt0 9Xrt8XOQe4RaaFSkp6QpAuHKoboklRAi8pe7bxPJWMiFxi+WSxFQaU0apnHElRn3DaRt 0RpKdPzh+LOAz5nozGYInH5SisHdQXvGpGVIHnjMUhTdA+u3wVMNlW7ledYeFHJR5Dm7 oteYBis= =gGMH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
