Chris's Wiki :: blog/sysadmin/StorageGrowthPolitics Commentshttps://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/StorageGrowthPolitics?atomcommentsDWiki2014-08-28T08:46:26ZRecent comments in Chris's Wiki :: blog/sysadmin/StorageGrowthPolitics.By Ewen McNeill on /blog/sysadmin/StorageGrowthPoliticstag:CSpace:blog/sysadmin/StorageGrowthPolitics:e9b9ae6156e036f53258a6e55839efea0d234676Ewen McNeill<div class="wikitext"><p>Another possible work around for this problem is to simultaneously announce that you have doubled the storage quotas and halved the price per unit. ("Same cost, now with twice the value!") But that may only work if you have, eg, a ratchet clause that allows for growth in quotas but not reduction, along with some compelling reason why this is a one-off event ("you too benefit from our new technology improvements").</p>
<p>I've seen it used a few times over the years with, eg, Internet bandwidth around here. When technology moves on enough that the competition can offer the same for much less, you, eg, double the bandwidth per user and have marketing send them something saying "because we love you so much we're giving you twice as much at no extra cost". And hope that persuades them not to consider the competition.</p>
<p>But that may be politically infeasible to your organisation too. And have potentially undesirable side effects. (See also "data expands to fill the storage available", which might have flow on impacts on, eg, backups.)</p>
<p>Ewen</p>
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