CirquedeSQLeil (12/20/2010)
We use a two-op approach but don't use tape backup anymore. We backup to disk and then those backups are retrieved into an appliance that is disk based. The backups once there are mirrored between sites for DR.
I've seen that as well, as disk costs have come down this has become more practical. Just like I don't use DVD's for personal backup anymore, I keep several copies of data on external hard drives, so just in case one gets destroyed I am not screwed. Or I use an online service like Norton Online Backup (NOBU). For the stuff I simply CANNOT lose I back it up to DVD's but that is rare.
I categorically don't like losing data I want to keep and will go to lengths to make sure it doesn't happen.
CEWII