NCAR Mass Storage System passes 1 petabyte of stored data

NCAR Mass Storage System silos

The NCAR Mass Storage System (MSS) has exceeded 1 petanyte (10**15) of stored data, including duplicate copies. The total number of unique bytes is 589 terabytes (10**12) in 15.4 million files. The current average net growth rate of unique bytes is 15 terabytes per month.

For more information on the MSS, see http://www.scd.ucar.edu/main/mss.html.