I think this is the way the world is headed. Disk are getting close (or sometimes even lower) to tape in cost per GB.
http://www.alacritus.com/products/wp.html Brian Narkinsky -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 1:18 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Backup hardware I'm thinking of going to the USB2 external drive system for offsite storage, I can put together an 80mb system for under $200, and have 5 rotatable drives for about a grand. Except that the drives are a bit more heavy and sensitive to being thrown off a train, I don't see much downside, and I don't have to buy at least two tape drives plus media. -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:19 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Backup hardware We've been using the VXA-1 drives for about 2 years now. Never had a problem. Been thinking about upgrading to the VXA-2 drive but I have too much money invested in the version 1 tapes. But once the version 1 drives are no longer viable for us I plan on moving to VXA's next product. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bubba G Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:12 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Backup hardware I saw the Exabyte VXA-2 drives and they appear to be quick (8MPS), large (80/160), decent media price ($80-$85) and a good price point ($925-$1250). Anyone know of their reliability? -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Hummert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:19 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Backup hardware I use a VXA tape drive and backup exec. Find them at vxa.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Bubba G Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 7:45 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Backup hardware For those on the Yahoogroups list, my apologies for the duplicate... For those that are running E2K (or SPS or SQL2K or W2K, etc...) on your home or small business network... What are you using for hardware? I have 2 dedicated servers running W2K, E2K, SQL2K, ISA, SPS among other things as well as 8 workstation/servers that dual-boot. I have an OnStream ADR 15/30 drive but the drive is too small now and I am finding I am not backing up rather than fool with it. I have set my Exchange logs to circular and have realized I need to find a new tape drive for backup. I presently backup both local and across the wire for all 10 computers to one computer with the ADR 15/30 tape drive. What is the best/most reliable 60/120 hardware (and software you are using for it if it is not NTBackup) for those on a budget out there now? _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
