Looking for backup software of complete system

Graham Leggett minfrin at sharp.fm
Tue Oct 12 20:39:50 UTC 2004


John Thompson wrote:

> A good tape system is quite reliable; that's why tape backup is still 
> the gold standard in enterprise class installations.  The initial outlay 
> for such a system can be higher than CD-RW, but the incremental cost of 
> adding media is lower and the media itself has a more proven track 
> record than CD-RW.

The biggest drawback of a tape system is time taken to restore a file. 
When disaster strikes, the last thing you have is leisure time to find 
your data. Having the most critical stuff backed up to (multiple copies 
of) CDRWs is a definite win.

Regards,
Graham
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