Comments on: Personal Data Backup Strategy http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/ Chance favours the prepared mind Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Chetan Shah http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-13 Chetan Shah Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:51:41 +0000 http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-13 <p><![CDATA[[...] make sure that you have a good backup strategy also, so that in the event of hard drive crash you will not lose all this vital information. You [...] ]]></p> <![CDATA[[…] make sure that you have a good backup strategy also, so that in the event of hard drive crash you will not lose all this vital information. You […] ]]>

]]> By: Chetan Shah http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-10 Chetan Shah Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:08:42 +0000 http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-10 <p><![CDATA[Satish Replied back with :<br /> I think off-site backup does not work as a global strategy because of bandwidth limitations in developing countries etc]]></p> <![CDATA[Satish Replied back with :
I think off-site backup does not work as a global strategy because of bandwidth limitations in developing countries etc]]>

]]> By: Chetan Shah http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-12 Chetan Shah Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:07:26 +0000 http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-12 <p><![CDATA[The reason I lean more towards offsite backup is to prevent data loss to<br /> due physical damage of a backup drive, cd etc. All those are good<br /> storage mediums. However,</p> <p>What happens if :</p> <p>1) Somebody steals your external drive?<br /> 2) In event of fire or any other damage to the place where backup drive,<br /> cd etc are kept?<br /> 3) The recommendation that you should store the media in lock box adds<br /> one more manual step which people can easily skip.</p> <p>All the above problems are alleviated if you we use offsite backup.]]></p> <![CDATA[The reason I lean more towards offsite backup is to prevent data loss to
due physical damage of a backup drive, cd etc. All those are good
storage mediums. However,

What happens if :

1) Somebody steals your external drive?
2) In event of fire or any other damage to the place where backup drive,
cd etc are kept?
3) The recommendation that you should store the media in lock box adds
one more manual step which people can easily skip.

All the above problems are alleviated if you we use offsite backup.]]>

]]> By: Satish Iyer http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-11 Satish Iyer Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:18:29 +0000 http://chetan.krshah.org/2008/02/19/personal-data-backup-strategy/#comment-11 <p><![CDATA[The use of an off-site storage solution assumes one of the following:<br /> a) An alternate machine functioning satisfactorily is available<br /> b) The sole machine has been recovered to a point where Internet connectivity is restored.<br /> Given the plummeting cost of on-site storage, what is your opinion of having a backup drive?]]></p> <![CDATA[The use of an off-site storage solution assumes one of the following:
a) An alternate machine functioning satisfactorily is available
b) The sole machine has been recovered to a point where Internet connectivity is restored.
Given the plummeting cost of on-site storage, what is your opinion of having a backup drive?]]>

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