What if we were really superior beings?

From the Sci Fi corner:  We've learned a great deal (or so we tell ourselves) over the years.  Sometimes I find myself thinking about how technology would be developed if today if we were starting with a clean plate. 

So what about data storage?  What would we do differently today if we didn't have to deal with all the relics and assumptions we've been dragging around for years?  How different would things be if we didn't have to bow to the gods of history and compatibility?  

Comments

[Chris Fricke]

For one, if I had my way, we wouldn't have set volume sizes. It would just be a connection of some sort from app to storage that simply grows as stuff gets added to it (like a document) so - thin provisioned or not - I'd never have to worry about volumes getting full.