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Re: Re: [OT] Backups
I've always seen RAID 1 or 5 as being for resilience so in theory they
allow
you to reduce downtime when there's a failure, I see them as being
complimentary to rather than as a replacement for backup.
I tend to backup the stuff that changes frequently onto DVD, and larger
files that change less frequently e.g. music etc., onto USB drives. Having
read this article: http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/007624.html
I'm
contemplating doing some of the frequent backups onto Amazon S3 instead.
Andy
On 03/06/07, liakakos <ukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If you've got offsite backup too, RAID 1 or 5 is a
> total waste IMHO.
>
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