Hello, On 12/07/2023 13:48, lina wrote:
Currently I do not have a plan to keep the data, once the data finished analyzing, I can just remove it.
Do you want a `scratch space` [1] ? What can be also interesting to know is whether you can compress your data. Best wishes, Jerome [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_space
On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 12:26 PM Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org <mailto:d...@randomstring.org>> wrote: lina wrote: > Dear all, > > My computer only has 2 TB data storage capacity, > > I want to have 100 TB capacity to store/analyze data. > > I am thinking of adding 5 hard drives, each is 18TB, and then merge them > into one volume? > or get a file server? > What is the best option for me, and what is the budget? Two questions: - do you have a backup plan in mind, or will you accept the loss of all data? - how fast does new data come in, and how long do you need to keep it around? -dsr-