Re:DNA: SSDs of the future will be radically different
by dekhn on Friday April 14, 2023 @07:04PM
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Well, I have a phd in biophysics and have worked with DNA across my 30 year career- as well as with massive storage systems. I'm quite familiar with the technology. Offline HDDs last a lot longer than 10 years.
A single data center can't be stored in 5 grams of DNA- or even if it could, it would be far slower to access, and would require significant infrastructure to maintain.
And please, what are your sources regarding "more expensive and less reliable than existing tech for decades". While our current ssd and hdd can last 5-10 years, dna could potentially store them for thousands of years.