You don't have a teacher's stamina of how to deal with kids like I do.
Anyway, everything needed to be said has been said. Bottom line is Sony in 0% danger of not having servers available. Those contracts are done and protected by years and penalties of breaking such deals can dismantle the other company. While you have that deal secured you've already have all your data secured in your archival storage that can work and operate using fiber connection with up to 375MB/s (3Gbps) of streaming speed per cartridge that holds 5.5TB, with a total of 40Gbps speed per box. You definitely didn't even open the videos. Just one of those archives are capable of 4.7PB (4,700TB) of data, you can easily save all games since PS1 with all user data with probably less than 2 of these, meaning a tiny space in PlayStation HQ.
Also Sony's new discs are outrageously large, so next-next-next gen discs are secured.
Sony is currently developing an enterprise class library solution with Qualstar Corporation utilising Gen3 technology. The high capacity solution will scale from 4.7PB up to 50PB* 3 per single library and can scale-out to multi-library cluster configurations capable of managing hundreds of petabytes of archive data. |
New Archive Media Supports 5.5TB per Cartridge and 375MB/sec Transfer Speed per Drive Enterprise Library Solution Using Optical Disc Archive Gen3 Under Development
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Can be used on those "expensive servers" as well. Here's a Windows version:
System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 10 (USB Drive only)
- Microsoft Windows server 2012 / 2012 R2
- Microsoft Windows server 2016
- Microsoft Windows server 2019
Features
- Simple graphical user interface (GUI) to manage files easily
- Automated failover of library control path
- Co-existence of automated library operation and offline shelf management
- High performance of end-to-end operation
- Interoperability between library and standalone drive
- Supports a variety of formats for creating metadata
- MD5 checksum for archive data
- Import/export of metadata created in the cartridges unit
- Partial retrieve
- Modes for user application:
- Web Service API mode (RESTful API)
- File Server mode I/F (SMB)
Sony Optical Disc Archive (ODA) backup systems are the best defence against ransomware for many reasons:
- Once the data is written on Sony ODA media it cannot be changed making it safe from ransomware attack
- Sony ODA error rate is the lowest in the industry, so you can be sure you can recover your data virtually error-free from a backup
- You can access your data in any random order like a hard disk giving you the freedom to recover as much information as you need after a ransomware attack
- It has fast transfer rates too, making it quicker than downloading data from the cloud on slow internet connections
- Unlike LTO tape media it does not need expensive, controlled environmental conditions, making it eco-friendly
- It’s simple to use, making it ideal for any size of business
- It can handle small, medium and enterprise data volumes from 3.3TB to 1.7PB storage capacity range systems of a USB drive or PetaSite rack system. More data storage capacity can be added if needed.
- Sony ODA media are certified for industry leading backup solutions including Veritas NetBackup, ArcServer, NetApp Storage Grid and many others.
Ransomware attacks are rising in 2019 and your best defence is to use Sony ODA storage media in your backup solutions. Eurofins,...
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And yes, used on Azure and AWS:
Delivering the ability to safely and affordably store, secure, protect and recover your data for 100+ years, NETArchive provides a modular architecture consisting of high performance disk, cloud and Sony ODA optical tiers. With support for on-premises installations and cloud-based deployments in the Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, NETArchive delivers elastic scalability with simplified, cross-platform management and unrivaled control. It delivers a flexible, robust and secure solution that can be tailored to meet the data management, business continuity and long-term retention requirements in today’s complex business and IT environments. |
Sony ODA Solutions Partner
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So it's not a bad idea if you buy grocery from me then I pay you to eat at your restaurant.