| A Bad Backup Strategy 2006-09-02 by: badanov <gweebz0r> i went to the gf's work last week, they had no antivirus <gweebz0r> 279 viruses <gweebz0r> the best part was <gweebz0r> they showed me their backup strategy <gweebz0r> they use custom software <gweebz0r> and the backed up the application by dragging the desktop icon ( a shortcut) to their cdrw <gweebz0r> they had 2 years worth of shortcuts This probably happens a lot to many folks. A backup strategy which is simple, easy to use, and wrong. The people mentioned likely never attempted to verify their backup system ,never did a restore or even an audit to ensure their scheme is doing what it should be doing. A $15,000.00 Network Attached Storage unit isn't worth $15.00 if you fail to verify your scheme works and continually check it. -----------------------------------------COMMENTS---------------------------------------- |