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Re: Recommended tape backup software - tape vs disk



On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 05:24:55PM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote:
> 160GB ide disks is $150-$200 range... cheap...
> 	- 1Terabyte of backup in one 1u chassis.. no problem...
> 	and i do compressed backups of up to 3 or 6 months... dpeending
> 	on diskspace they willing ot buy and user data

    Pull 10 160GB disks out of your array to swap them for another set
    (offline DR archive). 
    
    Drop one disk on a concrete floor.

    Pull 20 tapes out of the drive. 

    Drop one tape on the floor. 

    Which has a better chance of surviving? 

    This list has gone round and round on this at least twice in the
    last 4 months. 

    When you're backing up terabytes, archiving for legal reasons, etc.
    modern tapes are more than adequite, and less expensive (in real
    terms) than drives. 

    

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YHBW


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