Re: Thanks RE: Unattended backups

[Tony Zbaraschuk <tzbarasc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 10:46:02PM +0100, Mieko Yamaguchi wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Tony Zbaraschuk wrote:
> > You may also wish to arrange for off-site backup, in case something
> > catastrophic happens to your entire campus.
> 
> If both our computer building and the library (where backup tapes are
> stored) are destroyed most of us probably won't be around either to 
> care about the lost data. :-)  Fortunately we don't have tornados or
> earthquakes around here and the place is too wet for a big fire!

Don't be too sure where earthquakes, tidal waves, etc., can and
can't happen... in any case, even having a month-old off-site backup
tape is better than no off-site backup at all.


Tony Z

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