On 02/01/2017 03:55 PM, Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote:
On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 02:51:02PM -0200, Mauro Souza via talk wrote:
Good software is not the problem. Good procedures are the point. GitLab had 5 different backup procedures, and were offline this morning when they could not recover lost data... 5 different incorrectly configured and untested procedures.
That's pretty much the definition of how not to do backup.
Trying to explain to people why they need a whole bunch of spare computers and take days of solid work to test disaster recovery is always a hard sell. You usually get a look like "what are you incompetent? You should just do it right the first time and not need to test". SIGH. -- Alvin Starr || voice: (905)513-7688 Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133 alvin@netvel.net ||