I present to you the canonical backup story, in my own words (except for the part about it being canonical.. Those are TJIC’s words).
I’ve always been shy about fully automated backup processes… At my last company, they spent 20 grand on a fancy-ass automated tape backup system. After it had been in operation for 6 months, which required a co-worker to stay late and swap tapes twice a week, I tested the system by asking for a file I had “accidentally” deleted. The response?
“Oop, the backup system doesn’t work after all. Our entire company and code-base is backup-free.”
