More alternatives to tape
The Ur-Guru just sent me a link to an article by Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos in Tom's Hardware Guide called "Backups to Disk: Four Tape Alternatives Put to the Test." They're not kidding when they say "test," either: each one is dismantled and examined from all angles, with photos and screenshots.
The first page of the article points out that no single hard drive can be a truly secure backup medium for the same reason you have to have backups in the first place: the high rate of hard drive failure. The overall conclusion of the authors is that the products they review are viable short-to-medium-term solutions for small and medium businesses.
As for the products themselves, they range from the Accordance ARAID M100 (a mini-RAID system using two notebook drives) to the 7-bay High-Rely in its 19" rackmount (kids, don't try this at home), the Iomega REV external SCSI drive, and the StorCase Data Express (an internal USB 2 drive). Each product has its own strengths and weaknesses, of course. Read the article and decide for yourself whether one of these is for you.
The first page of the article points out that no single hard drive can be a truly secure backup medium for the same reason you have to have backups in the first place: the high rate of hard drive failure. The overall conclusion of the authors is that the products they review are viable short-to-medium-term solutions for small and medium businesses.
As for the products themselves, they range from the Accordance ARAID M100 (a mini-RAID system using two notebook drives) to the 7-bay High-Rely in its 19" rackmount (kids, don't try this at home), the Iomega REV external SCSI drive, and the StorCase Data Express (an internal USB 2 drive). Each product has its own strengths and weaknesses, of course. Read the article and decide for yourself whether one of these is for you.
posted by The FileSlinger at
2/24/2005 09:41:00 AM
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