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Evolution of Storage for E&P Computing: Keeping up with Changing Workflows, Data Volumes and Business Requirements.
- Source: First Break, Volume 21, Issue 1, Jan 2003,
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- 01 Jan 2003
Abstract
As E&P business activities focus more on integrated data analysis at the workstation, so storage has evolved to meet the increasingly demanding needs of E&P geoscientists. Data volumes and types have grown quickly, the breadth of users requiring access to the data continues to expand, computing platforms continue to grow, and tolerance for downtime and data loss moves toward zero. All of these factors have brought about a large change in the way data are stored and shared in the E&P environment. This article looks at the evolution of storage and the value an optimized storage infrastructure can bring to an E&P business unit. The storage requirement for E&P computing continues to change rapidly. New data additions are increasing at faster and faster rates. The result is a new crisis in which businesses may lack the ability to manage both the storage and the data because it is not economically feasible to increase administrative staff to keep pace. Companies are therefore always looking for more efficient and cost-effective data storage which can be managed effectively. Many have purchased a combination of storage technologies over the years, but recent technology innovations now provide the opportunity to consolidate and continue to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO).