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How big is S3?

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:21:16 -0700

tl;dr: somewhere between 12-40 exabytes.

Shuffle sharding in Dropbox's storage infrastructure

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:00:20 -0800

First, some terms and context: [We aggregate blocks] into 1GB logical storage containers called buckets. [Buckets] are aggregated together and erasure coded for storage efficiency.

Object storage prior art and lit review

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:35:33 -0700

This list is not exhaustive. Instead, it is a selection of object storage implementations and details that appear interesting.

Claim chowder: cloud storage

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 13:38:27 -0700

Ten years ago Apple was still doing MacWorld Expo keynotes, and that year they introduced Time Capsule.

Saving Backup Space With Time Machine and iPhoto

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:00:41 +0000

Three things that, when mixed, can consume a surprising amount of disk space: Backup automatically with Time Machine Use iPhoto and take a lot of photos Sync photos to one or more iOS devices like iPhones and iPads I do all three, and on top of that I have three current computers backing up to a 1GB Time Capsule.

SSD MySQL Performance

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:03:38 +0000

The above graph and this MySQL performance blog story are from last year, but I believe are still relevant and instructive now.

Put An SSD In Your ExpressCard Slot?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:50:07 +0000

I spied the Wintec FileMate 48GB Ultra ExpressCard and began to wonder how it works as a boot drive for Mac OS X in a late 2008 MacBook Pro (the model just before Apple replaced the ExpressCard slot with an SD slot).

Backblaze Storage Pod

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:53:17 +0000

Backblaze is a cloud backup service that needs cheap storage. Lots of it. They say a petabyte worth of raw drives runs under $100,000, but buying that much storage in products from major vendors easily costs over $1,000,000.

Drobo: Sweet Storage, One Big Flaw

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:25:13 +0000

I’ve been a fan of Drobo since I got mine over a year ago. The little(-ish, and sweet looking, for stack of disks) device packs as many as four drives and automatically manages them to ensure the reliability of your data and easy expandability of the storage.

ExpanDrive FTP/SFTP/Amazon S3 Client

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:21:27 +0000

ExpanDrive makes FTP, SFTP, and Amazon S3 connectivity dead easy. ExpanDrive acts just like a USB drive plugged into your Mac.

Solaris’ CacheFS Could Be The Space Ship I’ve Been Looking For

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:31:53 +0000

Joerg Moellenkamp‘s post explaining CacheFS has me excited: Long ago, admins didn’t want to manage dozens of operating system installations.

Sweet Drobo Home RAID

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:08:39 +0000

I’m not sure who Robin Harris is, but he’s mighty sure home RAID won’t fly.

SSD For My BacBook Pro?

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:41:53 +0000

Sure, we can get a MacBook Air with 64GB solid state disk (SSD), but what about upgrading a MacBook Pro?

Forget Time Capsule, I want a Space Ship

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:30:02 +0000

Apple’s Time Capsule is great. Seriously. When has backup been easier? But I need more.

Amazon’s Simple Storage Service

Tue, 09 May 2006 16:08:14 +0000

Ryan Eby got me excited about S3 a while ago when he pointed out this post on the Amazon web services blog and started talking up the notion of building library-style digital repositories.