I must admit it’s a regular source of surprise to me to discover how poorly set up some businesses are to cope with a potential loss of data, the blood and guts of their organization without which they would surely be left gasping for air. Ideally, management would invest time and effort into a backup system that offers reliable protection against data loss that may result from crises such as fire, flood or electronic malfunction.

But, like so many things during a time of transition, it’s a challenge to know which is the preferred route: new or old? Old-fashioned tape backup or online disaster recovery? (more…)