Exactly - and an interesting thread to read.

I would actually be pleased if the snap/clone type technology could be made to work. I would not particularly miss worrying about backups.

Sadly, every demonstration I have ever been to has failed to work properly, or at least had at least one glaring flaw.

No doubt it can be made to work, to some extent, on certain systems if you have enough money to spend.

Maybe one day snap technology will make SQL Server backups a thing of the past - but that day is not today, for most people...