Storage Management White Papers
Tape and Disk Costs - What It Really Costs to Power the Devices
Overview The introduction of lower cost drives, such as Serial ATA (SATA) drives, has many people convinced that disk is now as inexpensive as tape. Disk prices are dropping every year, as drives get larger in capacity, but tape vendors continue to increase the capacity of tape cartridges, allowing tape to maintain its lower cost. Acquisition costs are only part of the cost of owning storage. Other costs include the cost of floor space, software, maintenance, management, and electricity. Tape systems will always require less electricity than disk systems similar in capacity. Electrical costs have been rising yearly and energy consultants do not predicate any changes in this trend.
| Publisher | Clipper Group | File Format | |
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| Date Published | February 2007 | ||
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