OT: Tape less Backup System

[Bill Vermillion]

On Fri, Jan 21 10:43 , while impersonating an expert on the internet, 
Doug Luurs sent this to stdout: 

> We current do all our backups to tape, and it seems to be
> getting more and more Costly every time I need more tape space.
> (And tapes being prone to failure more Often then not)

If you have business interuption insurance be sure to check your
policies on data backup.  I had one client who would never make
tapes for off-site storage until he read his policy and found 
that losses that were because of lost data were NOT covered unless
the data was stored off-site too.

If you have a policy like that even using the hard disk data
storage devices means they should be off-site.

What tape systems are you using that fail so often? I only
ask because I was practically raised on tape in broadcasting,
recording, and computers, and good systems seem to run until you
do run out of space.

Bill
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