Re: Back up routines
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
> On 2009-07-28 09:18, Eric Gerlach wrote:
> [snip]
>> Sure. Let's go with 1TB for $90. Now I have to make sure the
>> client brings
>> the drive in, backs up, and takes it home every day. Try explaining to them
>> why that isn't worth the $3/mo that that Amazon charges them. You won't be
>> getting paid for that consulting advice, that's for sure.
>>
> [snip]
>> JungleDisk isn't about HD failure backup. It's about off-site
>> backup, while
>> being painless for the person using it.
>
> Woe is fricking me!
>
> My granfather and his accountant were alternately bringing home 13"
> disk packs 30 years ago. They've obviously got newer hardware now
> (tape drives), and he's passed on, but the blazingly simple task is
> still the same: bring your important data off-site every night.
>
> It's just Something You Do.
Perfectly true in theory, but in practice very few small businesses
and nonprofits I'm worked with do this. If an organization is large
enough that there is an IT person to assign this responsibility to,
it's workable, but in a small organization where IT is done by
contractors, random staffers, or the owner/executive director, nobody
really thinks much about the computers as long as they work, and
routine maintenance like this falls through the cracks.
Anything that can do secure backups automatically is a good idea IMO.
----Scott.
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