Re: Are Oracle DBAs trivialized?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:53:32 -0700
Message-ID: <1113853789.755051@yasure>

Koki Sarmiento wrote:

> DA Morgan wrote:
>

>>No. But then I don't see any value in backing up to tape and have
>>said so here many times. Compare the cost of disk storage to tape
>>storage and disk wins. Compare the time required to back up to tape
>>versus disk and disk wins. So I am a loss to see why anyone would
>>back up to tape by choice.

>
>
> Hi,
>
> How exactly is disk storage cheaper than tape storage? I don't think
> so. Could you explain why?
> Just asking.
>
> Regards
> Koki

Go to CDW and compare the cost per GB of tape versus IDE drives. One can rotate disks in and out just as easily as tape and the disks are both larger and faster.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Received on Mon Apr 18 2005 - 14:53:32 CDT