Re: Real life implementation of 7 year data retention requirement

The point about compatibility and cost is very important. Isn't it necessary by law with so many businesses to retain 7 years of data? What do people do in this case? In many places that I know of (including fortune 100 organizations) there is a 7 year retention policy for backup in place but as I had mentioned God only knows what actually happens to those tapes. At times I have asked to test a restore from backup taken long time a go but no one wants to open that can of worms.

Thanks
Paresh
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Johnson, William L (TEIS) <WLJohnson_at_te.com
> wrote:

> I may be kicked off this list for making this comment...but I would look
> into a simple Hadoop cluster to store the data...I am not sure if your data
> is written once and done - or if you update it frequently, but there is a
> lot to be said for the cost/TB and the ability to store data long term in a
> Hadoop cluster.
> Bill
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> Paresh writes:
>
> > period (say 6 or 7 years from "now") (e.g. challenges in locating the
> > tapes (physical or virtual), rman catalog not having record of backup
> > pieces for the time period etc.). Does magnetic tape remain good for 7
> > years in a climate controlled environment or you do copy them after 3
> > years or so to a new tape? If yes, is this automated as manual process
> > will be too much cumbersome and prone to errors.
>
> And don't forget about compatibility. For example, an LTO-3 tape written
> 7 years ago won't be able to be read on an LTO-6 drive -- a very plausible
> timeline example.
>
> Rich
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