RE: [ActiveDir] Backup Strategy

[Salandra, Justin A.]

We are currently pursuing a company called AmeriVault to store our data in their eVault.  They have a wonderful product that will enable 9 different organizations to operate in a centralized manner and enable us to develop the required specifications for HIPAA Compliance.  Their product ends up costing less then a internal solution.  Take a look at them.   Justin A. Salandra, MCSE Senior Network Engineer Catholic Healthcare System 212.752.7300 - office 917.455.0110 - cell [EMAIL PROTECTED]     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan DeStefano Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Backup Strategy   I am sorry if this is off-topic, but I greatly respect the opinions/suggestions that come from this list. I am working on a backup strategy for my company. We have just over 300GB of data to back up. I have been asked to estimate storage capacity/cost required to keep data for 1 month and 3 months, so this means that we will need between 1 and 3 TB of storage. The current backups are stored on a SCSI array and the plan is to use USB drives for offsiting our data. This means that we will need 4-12 300GB USB drives to store our offsite data.   I personally do not like this solution and am in favor of a disk/tape solution; using a disk array for onsite backups and using tape for offsite backups. The company prefers disk-based backup because of its speed. However, I think that disks are less reliable than tape and that using USB drives is not an enterprise-class solution (I have also heard that those 300GB USB drives are not too reliable). Not to mention the fact that these drives are bulky and our server room is already pretty cramped.   Does anyone have any suggestions? Are my concerns valid? Is my suggestion of disk/tape the best solution? _________________________   Daniel DeStefano PC Support Specialist   IAG Research 345 Park Avenue South, 12th Floor New York, NY 10010 T. 212.871.5262 F. 212.871.5300   www.iagr.net Measuring Ad Effectiveness on Television   The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be privileged and is intended for the exclusive use of the above named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are expressly prohibited from copying, distributing, disseminating, or in any other way using any of the information contained within this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender by telephone 212.871.5262 or by response via e-mail.