Friday, November 13, 2009

Thinking Outside The Web

I found this story enlightening. Here's the question it raises: What's the fatest way to move 120 Terabytes of data from Point A to Point B?

FTP? BitTorrent?

The answer: Fedex it.

GO that route, and all that data would be moved in 24 hours, rather than the 2,664 (4 months) it would take over a (relatively fast) web connection.

What an excellent reminder that innovation and problem solving doesn't always mean using the most technically advanced solution.

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2 comments:

  1. Oddity4:03 PM

    This will certainly date me but I used to hear the expression: "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of magtape driving down the interstate". :-)

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  2. Ben Simon6:29 AM

    Luther -

    I've recall hearing that quote in the context of NetFlix.

    Thanks for reminding me ;-)

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