Storj Network Growth Plan

[Alexey]

Updates on Test Data

The data we are currently uploading has a TTL. So in a couple of weeks it will expire and we just continue uploading. I can only repeat it over and over again. We don’t run this test for fun. There is an actual usecase behind it that we are trying to simulate. So the moment the deals are getting signed we will stop our uploads and allow the customers to utilize the network. Ideally our test run is so precise that you will not notice any change except that it will be coming from a different sate…

Updates on Test Data

I just checked a node where I deleted databases 4 days ago. Almost all TTL data is 30 days.

Updates on Test Data

Yes that observation is correct. No deals are signed yet but we have some possible start dates. The challenge is to get enough throughput on day 1. Adding surge nodes takes a bit of time. Reducing the amount of testdata we are allocating will buy us time. It is not a solution. The customers are going to catch up and we end up in the same situation as we are now. But we can use that extra time to order more surge nodes. There was also a debate internally why we don’t stop uploading. That would …