And the first hit Google reports back is:
http://www.sharp-ideas.net/pod_slurping.php
Makes for interesting reading, Jon.
But, back on topic, I think it is only a matter of time before mainframe
systems are able to take advantage of these new, small but very high
capacity storage devices. IBM ships an iPod with ever z9 for sites to
use if they ever need to send back a stand alone dump, say. Another
example is the very high capacity LTO type tape drives.
DJ
Jon Brock wrote:
It isn't just thumb drives. Google for "pod-slurping."
Jon
<snip>
Just a short note to let folks on this list that a lot of I.T. security
guys are beginning to view USB thumb drives as a security exposure. Many
desktop PCs now have USB port located on the front of their cases,
making it fairly unobtrusive to plug a thumb drive in, and walk out with
a hard disk's worth of information.
</snip>
