Backing Up Data

[halfwaytree]

Help!

I have a problem at work. My boss wants me to back up all our old data to clear some space off the server. This data will still need to be accessed every now and again to pull up clients files etc... .

It is over a terabyte of data and the obvious choice of backing it up would be to catalog and burn it all onto DVDs which everyone in our department can access as all the computers are DVD compatible. However, burning over a terabyte of info onto DVDs that only hold 4GB each is going to take me the better part of a month or two and I just don't have that kind of time to spend on this chore. I thought of putting in a requisition for a single Blu-ray DVD writer in order to burn it onto Blu-ray DVDs but then it would not be accessible to anyone except from that one computer, which is a less than ideal solution when the whole idea is to keep this data available to as many people as possible. Finally, I have considered requesting a 1.5 TB external and just dumping all the data on there but I am afraid that if the external ever fails all will be lost.

What to do!!!

[j-kid]

Re: Backing Up Data

I would say, go with the last choice you mentioned.

You did say that you only need to access the info occasionally, which means to me that you don't need to have it powered up all the time? Ger a robust HD from an established brand name.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Backing Up Data

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Curmudgeon_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Help!

I have a problem at work. My boss wants me to back up all our old data to clear some space off the server. This data will still need to be accessed every now and again to pull up clients files etc... .

It is over a terabyte of data and the obvious choice of backing it up would be to catalog and burn it all onto DVDs which everyone in our department can access as all the computers are DVD compatible. However, burning over a terabyte of info onto DVDs that only hold 4GB each is going to take me the better part of a month or two and I just don't have that kind of time to spend on this chore. I thought of putting in a requisition for a single Blu-ray DVD writer in order to burn it onto Blu-ray DVDs but then it would not be accessible to anyone except from that one computer, which is a less than ideal solution when the whole idea is to keep this data available to as many people as possible. Finally, I have considered requesting a 1.5 TB external and just dumping all the data on there but I am afraid that if the external ever fails all will be lost.

What to do!!! </div></div> <span style="font-size: 11pt">If you use a stand alone DVD recorder, it can be connected to the network and be accessible by all other users.
It could also be attached to just one computer but made available on the network.
it only mean that that computer would have to be turned on when they want to access the data. </span>

[halfwaytree]

Re: Backing Up Data

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would say, go with the last choice you mentioned.

You did say that you only need to access the info occasionally, which means to me that you don't need to have it powered up all the time? Ger a robust HD from an established brand name. </div></div>

Thanks J-Kid!

[halfwaytree]

Re: Backing Up Data

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Curmudgeon_Milo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Help!

I have a problem at work. My boss wants me to back up all our old data to clear some space off the server. This data will still need to be accessed every now and again to pull up clients files etc... .

It is over a terabyte of data and the obvious choice of backing it up would be to catalog and burn it all onto DVDs which everyone in our department can access as all the computers are DVD compatible. However, burning over a terabyte of info onto DVDs that only hold 4GB each is going to take me the better part of a month or two and I just don't have that kind of time to spend on this chore. I thought of putting in a requisition for a single Blu-ray DVD writer in order to burn it onto Blu-ray DVDs but then it would not be accessible to anyone except from that one computer, which is a less than ideal solution when the whole idea is to keep this data available to as many people as possible. Finally, I have considered requesting a 1.5 TB external and just dumping all the data on there but I am afraid that if the external ever fails all will be lost.

What to do!!! </div></div> <span style="font-size: 11pt">If you use a stand alone DVD recorder, it can be connected to the network and be accessible by all other users.
It could also be attached to just one computer but made available on the network.
it only mean that that computer would have to be turned on when they want to access the data. </span> </div></div>

Thank you too Dr. Dudd!