[geeks] Cheap/reliable backup?

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On Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 02:00:38PM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> If you want a 'put a backup on an off-line shelf' solution, I kinda like the
> idea of writing 20-25 Gig on a writeable Blu-Ray disc... (I have no idea how
> long such discs are readable/archive life).

If I could figure out a way to dump a disk onto Blue Rays I would consider
it. Making a bunch of right-sized tarballs to fit most media is too
problematic.

> At $work we back up to a large JBOD with quarterly tapes in a bank vault from
> a tape carousel. (Public K-12 school district)

Tape would be great, I just can't afford it. I don't know how long the shelf
life is for modern tape either. Thanks.

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