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Video of ceramic storage system prototype surfaces online — 10,000TB cartridges bombarded with laser rays could become mainstream by 2030, making slow hard drives and tapes obsolete (www.techradar.com)
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Video of ceramic storage system prototype surfaces online — 10,000TB cartridges bombarded with laser rays could become mainstream by 2030, making slow hard drives and tapes obsolete::Ceramics-based storage medium consumes very little energy and lasts more than 5,000 years, creators say

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Isn't that a concern with other tech too? If storage is cheaper, it would enable for more redundant copies

A lot of places just don't have backups. I'm thinking of hospitals getting hit with ransomware attacks, some are fine and just pull from backups and others shell out lots of money.

I'd love to see cheaper enterprise storage since it'll be easier to justify more backups. That single IT guy managing a hospital network could use a break...