04-02-2015 19:39 via

Backblaze Releases Raw Data on All 41,000 HDDs in its Data Center

Cloud data backup provider Backblaze has popped the cork on files containing raw data collected over three years on the reliability of more than 41,000 hard disk drives (HDDs) in its data center.
Over the past 16 months, Backblaze has offered up studies and observations on the  drives. The studies include information such as failure rates and the effect of temperature on drive performance.
Today, the company offered links to downloads of the raw data files, allowing anyone to pore over the
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