This type of activity never happens inside of our research computing shop! This video is purely hypothetical, no faculty or research computing associates were harmed in the making of this movie.
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Brilliant :)
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Seppo
I should have listened to my postdoc, he can build cheaper storage than you can... priceless.
ReplyDeleteI should have listened to my postdoc, he can build cheaper storage than you can... priceless.
ReplyDeleteSmarter folks than me are chatting more about this over at Joe's blog. The comments are awesome! http://scalability.org/?p=3569
ReplyDeleteClassic. Sharing this at http://reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport
ReplyDeleteNever give clients or users more data than can ever be backed up. If management refuse to pay for more backup storage, then you don't give it to them or you'll end up with this situation.
ReplyDeletehttp://highscalability.com/blog/2011/12/23/funny-a-cautionary-tale-about-storage-and-backup.html
ReplyDeletehttp://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/nof0u/sooner_or_later_we_all_deal_with_this_guy/
ReplyDeleteVery totally and completely realistic except for the line " . . . I am kind of a big deal." More like "I am such a big deal that I'm surprised you can still exist and be able to talk while standing so close to me."
ReplyDelete"There is a hint in the name of the directory." Love it.
I almost spit my drink out at the "It was in the 'No underscore backup' directory". Ha!
ReplyDeleteGet some drives from NewEgg! Classic.
Can I just say that I love the fact that the research computing staff actually has a halo and wings?
ReplyDeleteI was offline around the holidays so I just got to this - fantastic! 15Mill grant, 5k on storage, huh? Next time his postdoc should look at those Drobos, maybe Newegg would have a special on them, ahahahaha.
ReplyDeleteJust forwarded to me by someone in our Research Computing division, love it.
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