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Subject:	Re: 7 Reasons Why You Need To Move From Archival Tapes To Cloud Backup Solutions
From:	Frederic Grevin <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:59:01 -0400
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Julie Colgan said "Disk can offer the same security features of tape".

Not always. 

Remember the little incident last year when Google "lost" 30,000+ email accounts? It turned out there was buggy code in a software update which caused the loss. The disk-based backups had copied the buggy code, so they could not be used to restore the email accounts. Fortunately, Google had also maintained a tape backup system, which successfully restored the email accounts. See http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/03/01/tape-rescues-google-in-lost-email-scare/

I'd say the prudent solution is to use both disk backup and tape backup. It costs more, but what is your data worth if you lose it?

Fred 
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