2.5 Admins 31: HD bit flips

How we’ll get to 100TB hard disks by the end of the decade, the potential dangers of flipped bits in network traffic, how to organize multiple copies of your backups, and managing dynamic DNS.

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Understanding Network Performance

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Seagate: 100TB HDDs Due in 2030, Multi-Actuator Drives to Become Common

Toshiba’s disk drive: WTF is the flux control effect?

Bitflips when PCs try to reach windows.com: What could possibly go wrong?

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