I understand that the supported version of Infobright is priced by the terabyte of data loaded into it, but is the definition of terabyte specific down to the number of bytes?  By which standard is it measured?

There are two accepted definitions of the term terabyte:

Using the International System of Units definition: “1 terabyte equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes = 1000^4 or 10^12 bytes.”

Using the traditional binary definition: “1 terabyte equals 1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 1024^4 = 2^40 bytes.”

Which definition does Infobright use?  There is a difference of 99,511,627,776 bytes (approx 99 GB) between the two.  Is it specified in the Support contract?

Thanks.

dysfunction - 29 July 2010 08:55 AM

Using the International System of Units definition: “1 terabyte equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes = 1000^4 or 10^12 bytes.”

Using the traditional binary definition: “1 terabyte equals 1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 1024^4 = 2^40 bytes.”

Which definition does Infobright use?

Hello dysfunction,

We use the International System of Units definition, with the agreements stating “Terabyte or TB means a terabyte of computer storage space equal to one trillion bytes.”

Cheers,
Andrew