Re: [OT] Backups

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have to agree with you Phil. Even in a corporate environment disk
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being used quite often instead of tape. The last time I looked at an=20
Ultrium 2 tape unit it was around =A31,500 to =A32,500 and a tape which=20
could backup around 300GB was =A370.

For important stuff at home cut to DVD.=20

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@...> wrote:
>
> The thing is, the days of "big tape drives" are over IMO ...
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> ... a "big" tape drive is hugely expensive (as are the
tapes=20
themselves) and
> they also need regular maintenance (cleaning etc.) - I'd be the=20
first to say
> that I love seeing a tape drive churning away but the reality=20
nowadays is
> that for most small businesses they're just completely uneconomical!
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> 1Tb hard discs are listing at about =A3230 (500Gb hard discs seemed=20
to have
> touched down at about =A370) so I honestly think that the way to go=20
is backing
> up to hard disc and then simply remove them from site regularly.
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> I guess how the strategy is implemented would have to depend on=20
just how
> much work the guy can afford to lose in one hit ... i.e. how much=20
of a
> fallback position does he need. If he reckons he can afford to lose=20
a weeks
> worth then he could just keep a few rotating full backups that are=20
done
> every weekend (say) or maybe a full backup every weekend and a=20
nightly
> incremental?
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> Phil