I have a client who picked up 5 of the 400G External HDD boxes and rotates them.
It's a cheaper solution, but it works. In regards to a previous post RE: Raid-5, while that solution is effective against drive failure (an important issue) it doesn't help you if you need to "roll back" or recover data that has been over-written or revised incorrectly, etc. I've run into numerous instances where a client will open an excel sheet or an autocad, save it back and end up saving over a file they needed to keep.. that's when a real backup to any media (removable HDD, LTO/SDLT) comes in handy. -----Original message----- From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:06:42 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] Backing up 300GB of data > It would also be significantly less expensive. > > Bobby Heid wrote: > > I would think that tape would be the best. But having removable HDs might > > be an ok solution depending on how many backups you needed to keep. HDs > > would probably be faster also. > > > > Bobby > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington > > (S) > > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 12:38 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [H] Backing up 300GB of data > > > > > > Anyone have a recommendation for backing up 300GB of data on a regular > > basis (probably daily) for offsite storage? I assume tape is the easiest > > solution, but I don't have a lot of experience with backing up this much > > stuff. > > > > T > > > >
