The Backup Wrap-Up

DOGE and GSA Claim $1M Savings by Ditching Old Tape Tech


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DOGE and GSA recently made headlines with a tweet claiming $1 million annual savings by converting 14,000 magnetic tapes to "permanent modern digital records." In this episode, W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi analyze whether this claim is possible – although they cannot actually validate it due to lack of information. They discuss that DOGE and GSA's claim is possible given the significant costs of maintaining legacy systems, the migration process would also likely take months and involve substantial upfront expenses. Curtis also shares a humorous story about accidentally pressing an emergency power button during a critical mainframe recovery.

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