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<blockquote data-quote="Gargoyle" data-source="post: 15558" data-attributes="member: 529">Some backup ideas, most of which you've probably already thought of.&nbsp; (I'm not much of a systems person anymore, as network infrastructure is all I work on now):As much of your data is static (music and movies I'd bet), I'd consider archiving it on DVD's or CDs, rather than backing it up regularly.&nbsp; This has the added convenience of portability.&nbsp; You can then play the CDs in MP3 compatible CD players.&nbsp; (and probably DVD's as well, though I'm not sure)&nbsp; Takes a lot of time to do it though, so probably you'd want to only archive your best stuff.You probably don't have so much dynamic data (databases, documents, spreadsheets, etc) that needs to be backed up nightly so that you need a tape library system.&nbsp; You can probably deal with a couple of DAT tapes, or perhaps a large IDE hard drive installed in a removable tray. I would also consider Internet backup services, (though I couldn't recommend one, and haven't used one in a long time) for off-site archival and backup if you're paying a flat fee for your ISDN, and especially if you can get broadband.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is especially good for disaster recovery.Hope this helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gargoyle, post: 15558, member: 529"] Some backup ideas, most of which you've probably already thought of. (I'm not much of a systems person anymore, as network infrastructure is all I work on now): As much of your data is static (music and movies I'd bet), I'd consider archiving it on DVD's or CDs, rather than backing it up regularly. This has the added convenience of portability. You can then play the CDs in MP3 compatible CD players. (and probably DVD's as well, though I'm not sure) Takes a lot of time to do it though, so probably you'd want to only archive your best stuff. You probably don't have so much dynamic data (databases, documents, spreadsheets, etc) that needs to be backed up nightly so that you need a tape library system. You can probably deal with a couple of DAT tapes, or perhaps a large IDE hard drive installed in a removable tray. I would also consider Internet backup services, (though I couldn't recommend one, and haven't used one in a long time) for off-site archival and backup if you're paying a flat fee for your ISDN, and especially if you can get broadband. This is especially good for disaster recovery. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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