RAID: why?

----- Original Message -----
From: Jason <jkenner@mindspring.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 11:16 PM
Subject: RAID: why?


>
> If we're talking about systems for home use, it seems sensible
enough
> to me to have two large storage devices in physically seperate, but
> networked machines, that can crossmount and back each other up.
>
> With the low cost of todays hard disk media, particularly in
> comparison to the cost of backup systems, this seems like it would
be
> cheaper more often than not, and only unfeasable for companies that
> process masses of data daily (e.g. a store's sales) .. for which
RAID
> isnt appropriate either, anyways (something more like tape backup
> instead..)
>
>

Would you not want to do both in this case?

Keith Smith


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