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

[Arthur Fuller]

Thanks for the tips guys.


On Sun., Aug. 23, 2020, 9:14 p.m. Gary Kjos, <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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