Online Backup

"John S." wrote in message
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On Apr 8, 7:04 pm, "mj" wrote:
"John S." wrote in message

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On Apr 8, 2:42 pm, "mj" wrote:

"John S." wrote in message

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On Apr 6, 2:34 pm, Pat wrote:

On Apr 4, 9:50 pm, Jürgen Exner wrote:

Backup provider Carbonite loses data, sues vendor :

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...viewArticleBas...

Life is not without risk

True.... but if I am PAYING someone to backup up my files and their
business is data backup they better be darn sure my files are there
when i need them!

True, however the risk is not eliminated only diminished.
No matter how careful we are sh.t happens

But people were paying Carbonite to eliminate their risks and they
failed. Sounds like they bought less than enterprise class storage and/
or did not have sufficiently trained/experienced storage admins....
And while sh*t happens, you should always have Plan B for when it
does.... In todays storage world, if you are providing storage as a
service to paying customers than their really should be no excuse for
data loss... at least not to the extent that appears to have happened
at Carbonite... I have been managing storage for a long time... the
last 6 years on a number of high end storage arrays that guarantee no
time... in those 6 year I have had zero down time and have never lost
any data...

"And while sh*t happens, you should always have Plan B for when it
does"
True enough John. My only point is that no matter how careful we are there
is *always* a risk and all we can do is minimize as best possible that risk.