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Backup: why do it and how?

Backup: why do it and how?. Paulo Nuin, Dec 16th 2008 (Bio)Informatics Seminar Series. local/internal external on the “cloud”/third-party. costs money. saves money. internal/local an extra HDD tape drive CD-RW USB-key (larger size). an extra HDD “cheapest” solution, fast

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Backup: why do it and how?

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  1. Backup: why do it and how? • Paulo Nuin, Dec 16th 2008 • (Bio)Informatics Seminar Series

  2. local/internal • external • on the “cloud”/third-party

  3. costs money

  4. saves money

  5. internal/local • an extra HDD • tape drive • CD-RW • USB-key (larger size)

  6. an extra HDD • “cheapest” solution, fast • most computers are set • risk: moderate/high

  7. tape drive • inexpensive, slow • requires special drives • risk: moderate

  8. CD-RW • almost free, slow, laborious, inefficient, small • already installed in most systems • risk: high

  9. USB-key • expanding in size, but still small • portable • risk: low/moderate

  10. external • external HDD • external computer • fileserver

  11. external hard disk • relatively cheap, relatively fast • home made or factory ready • risk: moderate

  12. external computer • requires another system, fast (depends) • not exactly expensive or cheap • risk: moderate

  13. fileserver • expensive, fast, reliable • did I mention it’s expensive? • risk: low

  14. on the “cloud”/third-party • company provided • community provided • free solutions

  15. company provided • =paid • Amazon S3 (simple storage service) • charges storage, transfer, extremely reliable

  16. community provided • institution, department, etc • usually free • limited space?

  17. free solutions • limited space, usually slow • did I mention free? • can be upgraded or combined

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