just move them from the current location and tell him they got corrupted
and you don't have any backup data to restore, of course you can do all
of this while holding a mirror in front of his face so he can see his
own reflection.
If he doesn't want to spend the $$ there isn't much you can do, but I
would get something in writing that you have recommended it and he has
made the decision not to.
back in 1999 we had a server HD crash, turns out the backup software
wasn't working properly and we couldn't read the tapes. It cost $4000.00
to get the data recovered from the HD via Ontrack Data Recovery.
I inherited the in-house built server when I got the position and the
boss wouldn't allow me to put in a real server with RAID etc.. "We never
had a problem before, why should we spend the money ?" is the story I got.
Anyway another $6000.00 for a new server setup with raid etc...and not
a bit of trouble since. And I make ALL the decisions about the network
now. :)
There are 2 kinds of people in this world,
people who have had HD crashes and lost data
and those who are going to.
-unknown.
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!
>
> Timothy Grahl
> Network and Database Administrator
> AACC
> (434) 525-9470 x248
> TimG At aacc .DO.T net
>
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