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Why isn't RAID/NAS a backup strategy
I read, here, that NAS isn't a backup strategy. Why not? That's what I'd want it for, so that my wife can't go nuts if we "lose" our photos of children...or forget to backup the "other" external...
Well I have 1Mbit upload (theoretically). Now that's say 100KB/s but more realistically I could probably get 60KB/s. Now assuming I maintained 60 KB/s constantly it'd take me over a few hundred days to backup 1TB of data. But I have several TBs of data so it'd take me years to backup my data over my internet connection. Simply not practical for me.
You'll have to decide what's a practical solution for you. I like having a combination of on-site and off-site backups.
NAS units are good as a place for shared storage so you can access the same collection of files on a range of devices on your network from a central location. The ReadyNAS units have a large range of features and can be used for a variety of purposes.
You'll have to decide what's a practical solution for you. I like having a combination of on-site and off-site backups.
NAS units are good as a place for shared storage so you can access the same collection of files on a range of devices on your network from a central location. The ReadyNAS units have a large range of features and can be used for a variety of purposes.
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