The 45 GB Difference between Air Force Generals and Mere Mortals
By
Bob Brewin
The Air Force is eyeing a shift to thin client computing on both its classified and unclassified networks for 1.2 million end users, which means that all data storage will be in the cloud. Apparently the amount of storage a user gets will be determined by their rank.
In a response to questions from potential vendors, the service said an ordinary user would be provided with 5 gigabytes of storage, whereas a general officer would get a whopping 50 gigabytes.
I guess the extra 45 GB for generals is to store the all the PowerPoint slides they need to do their jobs.