[geeks] Cheap/reliable backup?

[Phil Stracchino]

On 12/02/13 11:46, microcode at zoho.com wrote:
> Is there a cheap/reliable way to backup data from a disk? I don't usually
> hear about the latest tech stuff for a decade or so but it seems to me the
> only thing people are doing to backup their data is mirroring it (not
> exactly a backup but good if one disk suddenly fails) or copying to another
> drive. The disk is still the weakest link.
> 
> Is there a long term backup strategy given drives are so big now or is
> everybody just using RAID and never really backing anything up anymore?
> Blue Ray looked promising at the time but given it takes what, 10 of them to
> backup a now-measly 500G drive, it doesn't seem practical.
> 
> Thanks for your comments and ideas and especially any war stories about this
> or that method being better because...


Cheap, reliable, high capacity:  pick any two.

You might be surprised how much tape is still in use.  Consumer-grade
holographic optical storage is still five to ten years away, as it has
been since about 1990.  There is always new tech coming, but so far none
of it has been revolutionary.


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