Backup your computers—it's worth it

[walkerk]

Sorry to hear of your misadventures, Matt. Well, you're in school to learn. Here's some "extra credit" items to ponder. The solution is left to the student.

• What disaster recovery solutions are available to UM students? What are the costs of using these services? What are the costs of not using these services?
  
• What aspect of data backup is most often overlooked?
  
• What perils could befall colocated backup data?
  
• Analyze the costs associated with different backup methodologies (tape, CD, DVD, network, etc.) Include costs for hardware, media, and manpower over a finite system lifetime.

(Yes, I am the protector of "Your Permanent Record".)

[string]

Well, I know that all the information on my old laptop is intact and safe... now only if the bloody monitor worked. Need to call my favorite geek and borrow all his cables and such. It's nice to know people who will do such things if all I do is sew his buttons back on. It takes me 15 minutes and him 3 hours.