Studies: Disk Failure Rates More Myth Than Metric->
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Lucas123 writes "Using mean time between failure rates suggest that disks can last from 1 million to 1.5 million hours, or 114 to 170 years, but study after study shows that those metrics are inaccurate for determining hard drive life. One study found that some disk drive replacement rates were greater than one in 10 — 15 times what vendors claim — and all show failure rates grow steadily with the age of the hardware, according to Computerworld. One former EMC employee turned consultant said, "I don't think [disk array manufacturers are] going to be forthright with giving people that data because it would reduce the opportunity for them to add value by 'interpreting' the numbers.""
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