Mirrors and Raid Arrays are not backups.
One of the most common comments/questions i get when I'm speaking or meeting with people is "I have a Drobo / RAID / mirrored drive does this mean my data is backed up?" The answer to that question is usually no. A mirrored or RAID drive (a Drobo is a RAID drive) keeps your data safe from hardware failure but if that is the only location your data is stored on, then no it is…
World Backup Day
Today is World Backup Day, with the great tagline of “Don’t be an April Fool Tomorrow check your backups and restores today”. Backups and restores should be checked more then once per year but it’s a great reminder for people that they seriously need to consider having a backup system in place to avoid disasters to their data. Several cloud storage companies are offering deals in connection with World Backup Day so it’s a…
It’s Not Just Me Nagging you to backup
Read this excellent blog post that was tweeted by Kevin earlier today. The post has a good summary on how one photographer handles his workflow and a quick review on some of the equipment he uses to backup his images. The kicker is his last paragraph. No matter what system you use, if your images aren’t backed up in at least two locations, stop what you are doing and take care of that. A friend…