Subj : To RAID or not to RAID?
To   : Angus Mcleod
From : Belly
Date : Thu Aug 19 2004 03:19 pm

  Re: To RAID or not to RAID?
  By: Angus Mcleod to Sniper on Thu Aug 19 2004 09:53 am

 > clean backup method that will handle 50+ gig of disk.  And no, 'tape' isn't 
 > answer for me either, ever since I had *nine* backup tapes declared useless 
 > a data-recovery service.  Tape reliability is so low (IMHO) as to make the c
 > of the tapedrive a waste of money.  You'd be better off building a separate
 > machine to copy your data to.  (We actually did this in the office.)

Have you ever tried VXA tape? Ultra-reliable tape backup with rugged media.
It's the only tape backup I recommend to my customers.

Backup onto a VXA tape. Make a pot of coffee. Throw your backup tape into the
pot of coffee, let it soak overnight. Remove tape from coffee, rinse tape
thoroughly. Let dry overnight. Restore your data.

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