On 12/10/19 3:01 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
“How Backblaze Buys Hard Drives”
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-backblaze-buys-hard-drives/
“As the person on staff ultimately responsible for sourcing the drives
our data centers need to run—some 117,658 by his last count—Ariel knows
a thing or two about purchasing petabytes-worth of storage. So we asked
him to share his insights on the evaluation and purchasing process here
at Backblaze. While we’re buying at a slightly larger volume than some
of you might be, we hope you find Ariel’s approach useful and that
you’ll share your own drive purchasing philosophies in the comments below.”
That is a lot of hard drives.
Ariel: "Due to the quantities we need and the visibility of the posts,
drive manufacturers are motivated to give us their best possible
product. We have a great purchasing relationship with all three
companies and they update us on their plans and new drive models coming
down the road."
Does that mean that Joe Enduser or Fred Smallbusinessman who needs just
one or two drives might not get as good a drive as backblaze gets?
Perce
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