Re: network storage server and backup

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Hi,


Has anyone tried to use Amazon Glacier (http://aws.amazon.com/glacier/) for storage?


Sincerely


Cédric Espenel , Associate Research Scientist, Ph.D.


Manager of the Confocal and Specialized Microscopy Facility



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Subject: Re: network storage server and backup

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Hello list,

please advise/share the latest options to store and backup
microscopy images. In our recently expanded core we
have 7 confocal/2p systems, and 3 more associated
systems producing time series imaging (all Windows based).
10-20 TB of images (including second copy for analysis) are expected
to be generated per year.

What would be the next level instead of buying a lot
of cheap network storage devices (10TB , <$1k).
The most important considerations would be reliability,
ease of use, data transfer speed, tape backup option and price.
(e.g. <$120k for 350TB storage).

We will be using local 1Gbit/s and 100Mbit/s networks but
prefer manage the storage/backup ourselves (do not involve
IMT).
Thanks,
Arvydas




Arvydas Matiukas, Ph.D.
Director of Advanced Fluorescence Imaging Core
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Neuroscience & Physiology Dept