Re: terabytes of storage

From: Paul <paul_at_not.a.chance.ie>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:05:29 -0000
Message-ID: <MPG.1a486ab02fea1f43989842@news1.eircom.net>

joel-garry_at_home.com says...

> > I dunno, just a little bit confused on how companies are collecting so
> > much data in there databases/storage disks. Or just from those
> > companies alone it creates ample demand for seeing the Terabyte mark
> > frequently on the internet ?

> UPS has a database that is quoted variously as 25, 75 or 183
> terrabytes. Amazon is huge. Airplane manufacturers have lots of
> parts. http://www.google.com/press/overview_tech.html

http://www.wintercorp.com/vldb/2003_TopTen_Survey/TopTenWinners.asp

shows that France Télécom have one of the largest DB's on the planet - that they're owning up to anyway. 29 TB.

And, even better, it's on-topic because it's Oracle!

Paul...

> jg

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