[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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