In a message dated: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 19:25:24 EST
Benjamin Scott said:
> The VXAs look very nice, although I haven't tried them myself. My only
>worry with them is the single-source, semi-proprietary nature of the
>technology. If Ecrix is the only one with the keys to VXA, and they go away
>(o
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Matthew J. Brodeur wrote:
> I'm new to this list (about two hours), but I feel the need to start a bit
> of a holy war.
Go right ahead. It has been a long time since we have had one, and my
attempt at a Linux-distro flamewar a couple weeks ago fizzled. :-)
> What would p
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
> I've priced this config out for:
>
> Arkeia $5,000
> QuickRestore $11,000
>
> Though hardware costs a lot, so does quality software!
Has anyone else here tried NovaNET, from NovaStor? http://www.novastor.com
Their pr
In a message dated: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 18:35:32 EST
Tom Rauschenbach said:
>This post raises a significant issue that needs to be mentioned
>explicitly. Some things cannot be backed up without special tools.
As I mentioned before, anyone who needs to perform complicated backups in a
complicated
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
>>> ... doesn't entail a capital cost of thousands like DLT or AIT would.
>>
>> DLT and AIT drives are rather overpriced, unfortunately. :-(
>
> For large environments where you have a limited window for backups and a
> significant amount of data to bac
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
> In a message dated: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:55:05 EST
> Benjamin Scott said:
>
> >> ... doesn't entail a capital cost of thousands like DLT or AIT would.
> >
> > DLT and AIT drives are rather overpriced, unfortunately. :-(
>
> For large environments where
In a message dated: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:55:05 EST
Benjamin Scott said:
>> ... doesn't entail a capital cost of thousands like DLT or AIT would.
>
> DLT and AIT drives are rather overpriced, unfortunately. :-(
For large environments where you have a limited window for backups and a
significant
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, John Abreau wrote:
> I believe you can the 100-disk spindles of CDR for under $40 now, which
> brings the cost down to about 65 cents per gigabyte.
And I can get DLT-IV tapes for $40, too. As long as I order from Joe's
House of Media ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and buy Yoyodyne br
In a message dated: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 13:05:11 EST
"Matthew J. Brodeur" said:
> What would people suggest for a reasonable cost backup solution on a
>small network with a total of around 50GB of data? Most of the data is
>static, so incremental backups would be small. I'm more concerned with
>d
In a message dated: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 12:25:46 EST
Benjamin Scott said:
> U... I can't find the numbers I thought I found before, so I likely
>either (1) misread PC Conn's listing or (2) miskeyed some numbers. The
>cheapest I see right now on PC Conn is $60 per 40 GB tape, or $1.50 per GB.
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> Here is a quick chart, based on five minutes of research at PC Connection's
> website, of media cost, in dollars per gigabyte:
>
> Media GB $/GB
> -- - --
>
> CR-R 0.651.41
>
I believe you can the 100-disk spindles
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> However, for even the smallest of business networks, the media size is far
> too small to be considered for serious use. You need sixteen (!) CDs to
> match even one 10 GB Travan-5 tape, and those are some of the smallest tapes
> around. (Unless yo
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Tilly, Lawrence wrote:
> But look at it from the perspective of a private, or even SOHO user.
For strict home/personal use, doing manual backups of selected data files, I
will agree with that statement.
However, for even the smallest of business networks, the media size
On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
> Where are you getting DLT IV tapes for $35 a piece?
I'm not getting them at all. :-) Some of our customers are, but through
our regular suppliers, which do not include PC Connection. Call our sales
department for our pricing. (Toll free, limited ti
But look at it from the perspective of a private, or even SOHO user. There
is a good chance that they already have a CD-R or CD-RW in their box if it's
a recent purchase. Not having to buy & install a new piece of (often)
expensive equipment such as a high end tape drive goes a long way to justi
In a message dated: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:31:41 EST
Benjamin Scott said:
> Here is a quick chart, based on five minutes of research at PC Connection's
>website, of media cost, in dollars per gigabyte:
>
>Media GB $/GB
>-- - --
>DLT IV 35 1.03
Where are you getting DLT IV
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