Re: [OT] Backups

["liakakos" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've gone down the NAS route too for my backups, but I also backup the
NAS to USB disk once in a while (not often enough), just in case.
Although all my computer gear is on UPSes or surge protectors, I'm a
bit paranoid. I've even contemplated a solar powered wireless NAS box
in the shed for 'offsite' backups!

For a company, I would definitely recommend that in addition to
backing  up to NAS, they should have some offsite ability too. You
could either pay for a proper backup solution, backup to the MD's
house over a VPN, or maybe cheap webspace could be used.

I also wouldn't necessarily bother with RAID 1 or 5 for a backup
device, unless you restore quite a bit as it's only there for
emergencies, so you shouldn't need the extra data redundancy. If
you're using it as an archive device, that's a different matter, but
then I'd consider DVD (multiple copies, media from different
manufacturers, ideally different drives, and at the slowest speed the
drive copes with). If you've got offsite backup too, RAID 1 or 5 is a
total waste IMHO.