Re: Real-world ink longevity test

NotMe wrote:
"Michael Johnson"

| I have our resident troll (and his alter egos) $hit canned in my kill
| file. What he doesn't know is that I continually backup data to the
| latest medium and continually keep backing it up to current technology.
| I have multiple backups on all kinds of media from tape to hard
| drives. I really don't care about what I have on tape now because
| EVERYTHING that I have on tape is now on CD, DVD and hard drive backups.
| EVERYTHING I currently have on hard drives will be transfered to the
| next great medium that comes along. If our resident troll doesn't
| transfer his data to newer media as it comes to market then it is he who
| is misinformed and doesn't really know the facts. But then he has shown
| this to be the case time and time again.

All the back ups in the world won't help in all cases (think Katrina). We have a policy of backing up each studio at all the other locations. Paid off as we have yet to find as much as the foundation of the studio outside of New Orleans.

When I had a consulting business up and running I kept backups off-site as well as on-site. It was easy to do with removable hard drives. There are solutions even to events like Katrina where all you need to do is have water tight containers. There are also fire resistant containers. Additionally, there are on-line storage solutions that are worth consideration. The key is to backup and do it regularly and store the data in a secure place. It is also wise to move your data to a medium that uses current technology and do this as required. The stuff I have on tape is really something I can throw away but the pack rat in me won't allow it.
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