Police National Computer

[jamesbrown]

I had to get up every morning at 10:30 at night half an hour before I went to bed...

[vetran]

A few TB EMC san was <£40k 10 years ago £10 million for 100TB seems a bit pricey.

[AtW]

A few TB EMC san was <£40k 10 years ago £10 million for 100TB seems a bit pricey.

100 TB all flash can be had for 50 grand, includes server

[BR14]

and a bow-legged cat?

[vetran]

100 TB all flash can be had for 50 grand, includes server

Thought so. But is it made by Fujitsu and sold to the Government?

[vetran]

and a bow-legged cat?

Don't talk about Barmie's perversions!

[BR14]

Don't talk about Barmie's perversions!

it was more about AtWat's cat having bigger bolloks than everyone else's*

*other pissing contest phrases are available

[malvolio]

To be fair, I didn't say I was doing this last week - more like 15 years ago. Moore's Law applies...

And the PND (not the PNC, that's gone) is a modern system of federated databases. Not sure who built it or who's running it these days.

[AtW]

Thought so. But is it made by Fujitsu and sold to the Government?

Obviously not (flash is the most expensive part tho made by very few firms now), and obviously Fujitsu with their prices should have been told to fook right off.

No wonder people flock to AWS

[malvolio]

Obviously not (flash is the most expensive part tho made by very few firms now), and obviously Fujitsu with their prices should have been told to fook right off.

No wonder people flock to AWS

Well yes, very true. That would work really well with a national police database covering everything from ANPR records to anti-terrorism intelligence.