Remote backup: What are the alternatives to tape?
Archiving expert Bill Tolson offers advice to a reader looking for alternatives to shipping tape offsite, including a graphical representation of the remote replication backup process.
What are the best three alternatives to having tapes physically collected and stored offsite? I am not sure there are three best alternatives.
The best practice is to replicate backups to a remotely located backup device or service on a regular basis. This practice reduces the risk in catastrophic disasters where the entire building is lost.
Short of that, regularly collecting tapes and shipping them offsite to a fireproof -- temperature controlled location is also a best practice.
