Linux Server Backup Solutions

[Jason Tower]

> Even despite this caveat, I don't see why people put up with the
> hassle of maintaining tape drives, tapes, libraries, and the
> inconvenience of a character-device backup system.  Hard drives are
> SO MUCH EASIER on you, the sysadmin, the user when restores are
> needed, and the bottom line, in most cases.

because LOTS of sysadmins send backups offsite at least once in a while

jason