And off Quote by George Arthur Crump
“... All the drivers that started the replace-tape-with-disk movement in the first place - reliability, performance, portability and off-site data movement - are now liabilities in a disk only strategy.”
About This Quote
Source Article: Disk Storage Trends, 1998
Early advantages of disk storage—reliability, performance, portability, remote movement—have become drawbacks when a system relies solely on disks.
In simple terms: What once helped become a hindrance now
Key Takeaway
Plan for hybrid storage to balance strengths and weaknesses.
Themes
storage evolution
technology trade‑offs
risk management
Mood
cautious
analytical
Type
technical
advisory
When to use this quote
- enterprise IT
- cloud migration
- backup strategies
- legacy system upgrades
Key Concepts
capacity planning
data redundancy
performance tuning
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you integrate SSDs or cloud storage to mitigate these liabilities?
- What backup policies offset single‑media dependence?
A Different Perspective
Disk‑only approaches can increase failure risk and limit flexibility.
