Cloudian's '26 Nines' Durability Claim: When Marketing Exceeds the Age of the Universe

Cloudian HyperStore markets data durability ranging from &ldquo;14 nines to 18 nines, or even 26 nines or higher&rdquo; [1]. This appears in whitepapers, datasheets, and partner materials as a key competitive differentiator. The lower end of this range - 14 nines - represents legitimate engineering with standard erasure coding. The upper end - 26 nines - represents something else entirely: a…