Microsoft Repositions 7TB 'Project Silica' Glass Media as a Cloud Storage Solution
Microsoft Repositions 7TB 'Project Silica' Glass Media as a Cloud Storage Solution
7 TB glass storage media is now faster to write and "could last 10,000 years."
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Microsoft asserts that the 7 TB storage per glass sheet maintains data integrity for 10,000 years.
Imagine people 10,000 years from now finding a 7tb homework folder of high resolution ponies.
55 0 ReplyImagine dropping said sheet of glass and losing 7tb of your data
22 0 ReplyPresumably you can store the glass in a metal case with some padding? It's not gonna be much more fragile than a hard drive.
7 0 ReplySome current HDD platters are already made of glass or ceramic.
6 0 ReplyI would think it's just not made for portable use but for storing data at a data center
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Oopsie doopsie.
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