I need to extract the data for downstream analysis. after that, these data can be removed.
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 <dsr@randomstring.org <mailto:dsr@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-
>