On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 15:10, Timothy Grahl wrote:
> Our tape drive that we used to backup up with got fried about a month
> ago, and I do not think I have been able to convince my boss how
> important and dire this is. Our company's entire foundation is built on
> our name and sales databases. Could I get some responses on why it is
> important to backup, and hear some horror stories of not backing up?
> Thanks!
Backup what? The name and sales databases? What if you didn't have
them, how much money would you lose?
It's like security. You have to determine the value of what you're
protecting, then spend less than that value to protect it.
If your sales database generates $100/year, it's not worth backing up.
If it's used to generate $50,000/year, you can spend $500 on Ebay to
pick up a used drive.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2755334968
$400 for a drive that's going for $700 at CDW, and the tapes are less
than $20 each brand-new. If you can't spend the money on ArcServe, at
least use whatever backup that came with your server os. It's better
than nothing. Or throw it on a CDR weekly if it's small enough..
You don't have to spend a butt-load of money, just enough to cover the
costs of replacing what you will lose.
Rick
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> Timothy Grahl
> Network and Database Administrator
> AACC
> (434) 525-9470 x248
> TimG at aacc DOT net
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