Re: Best backup practices are known standards

"Back up" or "archive?"

The problem with most such questions is the perceived need is confused with the necessary methodology. If you really need backup protection, you make a daily run that is transported and stored offsite and your backup routine rotates between three sets of media. A backup media set that is stored next to your computer is not a backup at all, it's just an expensive fetish. If your office is burgled or burned, your backup disappears with your computer.

Another thing: you must periodically test your backup sets in what's known as a Dark Start Test. You must be able to load your backup media onto a remote computer and get back to work in a reasonable amount of time or you're wasting your money.

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