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they 100% dumped the cold backups into an s3 bucket to save $1m a year because they can't understand the value of tape storage
tweet from @DOGE The @USGSA IT team just saved $1M per year by converting 14,000 magnetic tapes (70 yr old technology for information storage) to permanent modern digital records. there is a community note: Despite its age, magnetic tape is still highly favorable for long-term, static data archives. It offers cost-effectiveness (cheaper than disk/cloud), longevity (outlasts disk drives), offline security (resists cyber threats), and high capacity (up to 50TB per tape). research.ibm.com/blog/tape-dens… corodata.com/tape-backups-s… date: 4:52 PM · Apr 4, 2025 · 4.1M Views
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM