Phil Roussel

Speedy disk backups are gaining in popularity as networking demands increase, but the traditional tape data protection won't disappear overnight. Maybe it's time to think about the best of both worlds. With more and more pressure on Linux system administrators to protect data and make it readily accessible 24 hours a day, an increasing number of companies are looking for alternatives or supplemental solutions to traditional client-to-tape backup/restore. Faced with budget constraints and a steadily escalating need for quick if not instant data recovery, disk-to-disk backup is an option that some businesses have implemented. Both Linux-based hardware and software manufacturers are moving to meet the increased demand for methods that don't rely exclusively on tape backup. Comparing disk backup to tape backup isn't really an exercise in what is best. More realisticall... (more)