Jeff Inman

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Jeff Inman’s research lies at the intersection of high-performance computing and archival storage systems, with a focus on cost-efficient data management for exascale environments. His most cited work, “Cost of Tape versus Disk for Archival Storage” (2014), provides a rigorous analysis of the shifting economics between tape and disk technologies as supercomputer memory scales geometrically. Inman’s key contribution is demonstrating that while tape remains cheaper per terabyte, its bandwidth costs become increasingly prohibitive for large-scale archives—a finding that has influenced storage architecture decisions in major computing facilities. With 5 citations, this paper serves as a foundational reference for researchers balancing capacity, performance, and budget in data-intensive science. Inman’s work is notable for its practical impact on how institutions plan long-term data retention, particularly as datasets grow beyond petabyte scales. His analysis continues to inform debates on sustainable storage strategies, making him a valuable voice in the ongoing evolution of archival infrastructure for scientific computing.