The problem of tape degradation can be avoided somewhat by keepning a copy on disks as well as tape, and possibly a DVD or similar. Also, you can write the data to multiple tapes. Storing the tapes in optimal conditions would also extend their lifetime.
____________________________________ Robert S. Slifkin Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 203.962.3878 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Keeping Logs files for how long? Some considerations in log storage. Are you going to encrypt the data? Logs have sensitive information. If you encrypt the data - are you going to store this on tapes? This is an important point as tapes degrade and encryption is not forgiving to errors. Regards, Dr Craig Wright (GSE-Compliance)
