[buug] Backups [Was: Trapped in Upgrade Hell]

[Ian Zimmerman]

johan> my rant:

johan> backups are expensive. not difficult, not all that hard to do at
johan> all, once you have an idea of what's going on. the hard part,
johan> really, is finding the funding for doing the backup.

johan> most corparations that have valuable data do backups. they spend
johan> many tens of thousands of dollars on hardware, tapes, and related
johan> equipment.

johan> the price for this gear hasn't changed much in years. capasity
johan> has gone up, and with it the price. a DLT tape 10 years ago cost
johan> $100. just one tape.. a DLT tape is now about $60. the drive,
johan> though, will push around $3000. more than the computer, monitor,
johan> hard drive, and most associated periferals together. in fact,
johan> probably more than 3 times as much...

I agree, especially as I am trying to find a way to back up my new machine.
I had a 4G DAT2 drive in the old one, it worked perfectly and saved my a**e
many times.  But the new disc drive is 60G ...

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