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Backup Tapes: Alive And Kicking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the please-be-kind-and-rewind dept.

yootje writes "The Register runs an article about the future of backup tapes, which looks pretty good. Although some people say backup tapes are dead, tape systems continue to evolve. To prove that, The Register intoduces some new products that are about to come, like the SL8500."

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  1. Tapes are here to stay (for now) by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Until optical media surpasses them in storage capacity, ease of use, and reliability, I don't see tape technology going anywhere. They serve a specific purpose and serve it well.

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  2. Re:You're living in the past by DarthBart · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A RAID-5 array with hot spares or a remote backup site is much more reliable and cost-effective.

    BZZZZZT! I'm sorry, but thank you for playing.
    What happens when the CEO deletes his stack of porn off the file server? Your RAID-5 isn't going to help you one damn bit. And maybe your company doesn't have the bandwidth to move the 100+GB of data on the fileserver to an offsite backup.

    Backups don't just cover hardware failures. They cover people failures.