On Mon, March 6, 2006 10:58 am, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: >> Yep! And part of that is, what is the best backup (sub)system? CDs? >> DVDs? >> Tape? > > Answer yourself these questions: > * How much data volume to back up? > * How often? > * What's your budget? > * What's your loss if you lose the data, expressed in dollars? > > This gives you most of your own answer. > >> Perhaps that should be a talk subject, done by someone wiser and more >> experienced than myself? Show of hands? > > I could prepare a talk about that. > > Volker > > -- > Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in > header > http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me. > ...and, of course, the most important question: what are you trying to protect against?
Most backup systems are used to recover files accidentally deleted by the user. Their secondary purpose is to guard against catastrophic failure, where things like off site storage take precedence over availability. Steve ( who used to have 3 servers, 12 dlts, and a 500 tape silo in one implementation for an ISP, but would now replace the lot with removeable SATA disks for massively improved performance and a huge cost saving ). -- Let us have a moment of silence for all Americans who are now stuck in traffic on their way to a health club to ride a stationary bicycle. - Congressman Earl Blumenauer (Oregon)
