[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] RAID 1 suggestions - why backup email on DLT
Don Buchholz
buchholz at easystreet.com
Tue Nov 25 17:00:35 UTC 2003
Michael Rasmussen wrote:
>On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 11:08:11PM -0800, Chris Jantzen wrote:
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>>some cases, for certain kinds of storage scenarios, you're better off
>>just backing it all up to a spare hard drive and putting it into a safe.
>>What's the point of spending $10,000 on a SuperDLT and/or Ultrium
>>storage solution just to store a bunch of email?
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>If you happen to be any sort of entity that might be required to provide
>backups to the courts that's a big point. Current example would be
>the Mutual Funds and brokerage houses that were allowing after hours
>trading. The SEC is requesting several years of email archives. These
>businesses were also required to keep backups in the first place. For
>that matter there's a push for all IM traffic to be archvied.
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The government mandates to archive *everything* are getting ridiculous!
Next up ... record all phone calls! (VOIP only makes this easier ...)
:-p
- Don
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