"Why" is sometimes important. Helping someone do the wrong thing efficiently is not nearly as good as helping them do the right thing.
For off-site backups, I would settle for tape over disk, especially if I didn't want the recipient accessing it *too* easily. And since we know it should be encrypted, let's make sure that there is a provision for the encryption keys to be backed up and off-site as well. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > List pointers: Never say ‘why’ in a question, just ask ‘how’ ;) > > > > Ok, I think we’ve hammered the bringing data home part… > > > > The guy wants to know how to get of tapes and back up 2TBs of data > effectively… > > I suggest you get a rotation of External Hard Drives, or internal ones you > can put in a dock and a good case for transport. I can’t imagine how long > those tapes take, yet the failure rate associated with them. Encrypt them, > regardless of where they go. I’ve done trails on my restores and encryption > had no effect on restore speed. > > > > Or, if the data doesn’t change to much, you can backup to the cloud > somewhere. > > > > Sam > > > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:55 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: backing up too much data > > > > +1 > > > > Seems that a wise investment would be a quality fire-resistant safe big > enough to hold a fire resistant lock box > > > > *Erik Goldoff*** > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:29 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: backing up too much data > > > > Should he really be taking the data home? That might be opening up a > different can of worms (the likelihood of his copy of the data getting lost > is significantly greater than of all your machines blowing up) > > > > If he's so concerned, and you don't want to pay for services like Iron > Mountain (or their less expensive alternatives), then buy a tape drive for > him and make copies of the tapes -- encrypted copies. > > > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Holstrom, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been backing up all our data to tape drives. A vice president of the > Museum likes to take a copy home regularly in case our machines blow up... > > But now we have nearly two terabytes of data. Tape drives go up to 1.7 T's, > but I can only find libraries going higher. > > What other options do I have, so the VP can still take home a copy of the > data? > > Extra HDs take so much time. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
