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Amazon leverages low-tech FedEx to fix the high-tech problem of data transfer across the Internet

About 10 years ago I remember reading a section in my Computer Science textbook about data transfers across large distances. This was back when regular users had dial-up modem connections and rich companies had dual-bonded ISDN links. Those were the days! Anyway, there was one paragraph which stuck in my mind: if you want to send a lot of data somewhere and you don't care about the latency, the ...

Data impermanence - how much old data are you carrying around, and why?

At some time or another, we all upgrade our computers. And when the time comes, most people meticulously back up every bit of data they possibly can - often to load directly onto the new computer. But in many cases, for whatever reason it just doesn't get there. This is the situation I found myself in about 9 months ago when I moved onto the current laptop I use. I have a ton of data that just ...