[dba-Tech] Local storage, backups, SSD questions

[Gary Kjos]

Buy a second 3TB drive and copy the entire contents of the one in use
to that.   Putting that new drive in a "Docking Station" will allow
for multiple backups. The docking stations can plug in via USB or
other connection methods depending on what the existing system can
use.  Spinning drives are very inexpensive now and are much more
trustworthy than SSD drives.  You don't need the highest performing
drive for backup purposes either.  Slower RPM and transfer rates would
work fine for a backup.  Nothing is completely without chance of
failure of course so having multiple generations of backup would be
desirable.

GK

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 6:39 PM Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Not that I'm expert in hardware, but it seems to me that hard disks are a
> thing of the past; given the size and price and speed of SSDs, the hard
> disk seems doomed. Add to that cloud technology. Factor in the plummeting
> cost/storage ratio of hard disks (3TB seems to becoming the standard). Let
> us suppose that, like my friend Douglas, you like to store movies on your
> hard drives. He has at least 1000 movies stored on a few drives. How is it
> possible to back all that up. It would cost you lots to use the cloud.
> As the numbers go up, my comprehension seems to go down. My friend is just
> a consumer, not a professional. Let's assume that he has 3TB of data he
> wants to back up. He looks to me for advice and I have no idea what to
> suggest.
> Any advice would be most gratefully received.
>
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> Arthur
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