> 
> Topic:   Backup data - stored offsite electronically 

> ... The vendor will
> take a snapshot of our entire system every two hours-at a minimum- store
> that information on a hard-drive that will reside at our location, as 
well
> as mirror that information on a hard-drive at a location somewhere out 
of
> state. 
<snip>
>... And finally, any suggestions as to what kinds of questions
> I need to pose to the vendor.
> 
I'm not sure you would call either hard drive a long term backup. They 
must be storing an incremental backup to keep the size manageable, and 
even then, how big a system do you have and how often is data updated? Do 
they back the data onto tape at some interval?
How long do they propose to store the data, and how much do they propose 
to charge you per GB? per TB? per year?
What if you need the data back- how long to get it, and what is the fee?

What about retention- doc/record types, retention periods, etc?

regards
Jay

Jay Maechtlen
Ameriquest Data Service



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