Re: Back up routines
I haven't had a chance to try it out but http://www.boxbackup.org/
looks like a pretty cool solution.
--Ben
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Stefan Monnier<monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>> I trust Amazon more than a HD. You're free not to, but I've seen more
>> HDs fail than I have Amazons.
>
> I'm not sure the HD's reliability is much of an issue: you wouldn't want
> to backup to a single drive which you bring back home at night,
> otherwise, during the day you're at the mercy of a big accident.
> So instead you want to have 2 drives (e.g. one at home and one at the
> office) which you swap every once in a while (e.g. daily). You'll also
> want to replace those drives every once in a while (e.g. every 3 years,
> or whenever the backup size grows past the capacity of the drive).
>
>> Uploading to a remote server is more automated (client doesn't even
>> have to *think* about it), and for low amounts of data, is cheaper.
>
> Agreed. Luckily I have a machine of mine off-site, so I still don't
> have to rely on Amazon. Actually, most people have a machine off-site:
> one at home and one at the office, so they're both mutually off-site.
>
>
> Stefan
>
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