Re: Backups to disk (experience ?)

From: Chris Cox (notccox_at_notairmail.net)
Date: 08/26/03

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    Len Philpot wrote:
    > I'm looking for opinions, experience, etc., on the relative merits of
    > tape vs. disk backups in an enterprise environment.
    >

    Disk caching of backups is good (quick local restores).

    Tape backup is good for offsite storage (reliability).

    Cost of disk has become cheap enough to consider offsite
    archival of disks... but I've always been concerned about
    the shelf life and durability of doing that.

    So, today, I still prefer local disk caching to tape to
    offsite archival.

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