What would be the best way to handle a tape drive like this?
Imagine investing in a 1PB tape, and then accidentally dropping it on the floor. Even just setting it down on a table too hard might brick it, or mean it needs to go back to the manufacturer for a expen$$$$$ive repair.
Gravity seems like an unreasonably large risk for such a valuable object. Maybe the ideal environment for these is a zero-gravity one? Perhaps the future of "big data" is somewhere out in space?
Imagine investing in a 1PB tape, and then accidentally dropping it on the floor. Even just setting it down on a table too hard might brick it, or mean it needs to go back to the manufacturer for a expen$$$$$ive repair.
Gravity seems like an unreasonably large risk for such a valuable object. Maybe the ideal environment for these is a zero-gravity one? Perhaps the future of "big data" is somewhere out in space?