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Metadata scanning solved Manchester's 3.5B file crisis

See how Manchester scanned 3.5 billion files to find cold data, avoiding a costly hardware refresh by moving archives to tape.

May 7, 2026 Marcus Chen 12 min read

Sovereign tape archives beat hyperscaler egress fees

Pink Elephant's three data centers deliver 15 nines of durability while slashing power costs for EU compliance without vendor lock-in.

Mar 31, 2026 Alex Kumar 10 min read

Flash Stretch analysis: Stop buying new arrays

NAND prices jumped 234% in 2026. I show how Flash Stretch finds the 70% of cold data clogging your expensive primary arrays.

Mar 26, 2026 Marcus Chen 12 min read