[WinMac] Need advice on a backup solution

Aaron Ciesar(aciesar[at]stroke.upmc.edu)
Fri, 07 Jan 2000 11:05:31 -0500

I have recommended to my department director that we purchase an AIT2 tape
drive to back up our network. My network is a mix of 50/50 Macs and PCs
using Retrospect 4.2 as the backup software. My network server is ASIP 6.3
and I have a minimum of 15GB of data per full backup from 20 computers.

After presenting my director with my recommendation and the quoted price
from the vendor ($4000), he immediately began insisting that I use a 30GB
hard drive instead because "hard drives are cheaper".

After arguing with him for a half hour, I was unable to convince him that
using a hard drive is a really bad idea. None of the technical arguments
would convince him.

What I need is some additional ammo as to why a 30GB hard drive is a really
bad idea and an AIT2 tape drive is a good idea. Any technical, financial,
philosophical, and personal experiences would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance...

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Aaron B. Ciesar
Data Manager/Analyst
UPMC Stroke Institute






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