Sample System for Storage
and Delivery of Digital Audio/Images
(all prices are in US dollars)
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2007): $28,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $22,050
- HP Ultrium 920 8-slots 400/800GB
80MB/s 288GB/hr (native) $4760
- 30 Ultrium/LTO 3 tapes x $47: $1410 (5-6 copies)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $1556
Change in strategy: No more DVD backups. Two mirrored servers.
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2005): $40,000
- Web server with 3TB: $14600
- Autoloader
4TB Dell PowerVault 122T LTO tape backup (200GB Ultrium): $6500
- 60 Ultrium tapes x $40: $2400
- Pioneer
DRM3000 DVD-burner: $14000 (w/ DVD-R7322)
- 2000 DVD-R x $0.40: $800 (three copies of 3TB backup)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $1400
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2003): $47,000
- Web server with 3TB: $16300
- Autoloader
4TB Dell PowerVault 122T LTO tape backup (200GB Ultrium): $8000
- 60 Ultrium tapes x $55: $3300
- Pioneer
DRM3000 DVD-burner: $15000 (w/ DVD-R7322)
- 2000 DVD-R x $0.80: $1600 (three copies of 3TB backup)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $2100
The basic premise of this configuration is the assumption that most of
the data on this server will not change much once the digitization process
is complete, thus the use of DVDs for long-term storage and relatively
small number of tapes for backup. These specifications, however, will
constantly change, for example, 400GB Ultrium/LTO tapes are already available.
Basic cost of storage media:
- $0.28/GB (hard disk) $0.11/GB(LTO-3 tape) $0.05/GB (DVD) 2007/04
- $0.54/GB (hard disk) $0.18/GB(LTO-3 tape) $0.06/GB (DVD) 2006/04
- $0.71/GB (hard disk) $0.23/GB(Ultrium tape) $0.09/GB (DVD) 2005/04
- $1.50/GB (hard disk) $0.25/GB(Ultrium tape)
$0.15/GB (DVD) 2003/04
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