Re: Inexpensive archiving for tapeless media

My local vendor is pushing hard for Storage DNA, possibly because they have skin in the game with this company. Storage DNA set out more on a mission of collaboration or file sharing across the web and archiving is a critical part of that solution. Of course they too are pricey.

I've spent more man hours on the archival conundrum than I care to count. It's become ridiculous. Meanwhile, this past year, I lost two on-line projects to a Sonnet failure. When that happened, my disgust at paying in the neighborhood of $8,000 melted away as I kicked myself for not spending money before the crash. My losses in time alone were greater than the cost for an archival solution.

From where I sit now, it looks like Cache-A, Bru from Tolis Group or Storage DNA. I like the 4T near-line of Cache-A. I also think it likely that additional cash will be thrown down for robotics in order to make my (one-man) daily archival routine a bit simpler and easier to manage.

It disgusts me that the archival process is cumbersome, mechanical and eats into my family time labor-wise. I'll embrace LTO but not because I want to. At this time, it is the only viable option left for a small shop and the only hope I have for a good night's rest because with drive archiving, rust never sleeps.