RE: Oracle backups so a bit OT

Dirk Moolman said: > > -----Original Message----- > On Behalf Of DA Morgan >> >>And more and more I am seeing large shops not using tape. >> >>The cost of tape vs inexpensive hard disks, if anything, favors the >>disks not to mention they are both faster and more secure. I see >>more and more people rotating hard disks rather than tapes. > > > But for Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery, you will have to take > your backups to tape somehow - unless you have hot stanbys / mirrors > located else where ..... Nah, Oracle doesn't need that. It's so reliable, it never crashes or loses data. :o) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get my head up my ass" - JCH "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo" - Marco You are better at sex than anyone. Now all you need is a partner. I went to the airport to check in and they asked what I did because I looked like a terrorist. I said I was a comedian. They said, "Say something funny then." I told them I had just graduated from flying school. -- Ahmed Ahmed http://members.rogers.com/2remedy/images/smilies/banners/RTFM.gif sending to informix-list