Heh... I actually won one.
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techrecoveryI live and work in... Florida... Southeast Florida to be exact, right about where Wilma is possibly going to exit. heh.
In August, I did a backup of everyone's computer, August 25th. Burned everything to CD. I am only requried to do a backup quarterly.
There is a backup system at the university, but because we are a remote sight, some of it isn't working right, and its not really been a huge priority. The only computer backing up is mine. It copies, but you can't retrieve it back through the network, which is an issue, especially when I burn about 20 CD's worth of stuff that I do A YEAR. (You should see my CD/Zip Disk Backups for me alone.. I do graphics, and lots of them).
Monthly, I send out an email telling people to back up their more recent files.
Yesterday, I was asked if I would be backing up everyone's computers due to Wilma hitting next week. My answer? No, it took all day and then some.
My boss asked for the last back up date... August 25th. Knowing its probably only a Cat 1 when it hits, she agreed. People complained, and she said "She is not responsible for YOUR work, and she has other proceedures she has to follow through. Backing up your files are YOUR responsibility."
Go Boss...
I did explain to people that they only needed to back up files altered AFTER 8/25/05 and showed them how to do it. That did smooth some things over a bit.
Oh... I am the technology AND facilities coordinator, so I am responsible for locking down/getting the place locked down. Some days, my boss rocks.
Ohhh, one or two staff had a few large files that would not fit on floppies (we have alot of older computers with no CD burners accessible). I did, quickly grab them through the network and put them on a disk.. THAT is a different story, and they asked nicely. 20 mintues work instead of hours.
In August, I did a backup of everyone's computer, August 25th. Burned everything to CD. I am only requried to do a backup quarterly.
There is a backup system at the university, but because we are a remote sight, some of it isn't working right, and its not really been a huge priority. The only computer backing up is mine. It copies, but you can't retrieve it back through the network, which is an issue, especially when I burn about 20 CD's worth of stuff that I do A YEAR. (You should see my CD/Zip Disk Backups for me alone.. I do graphics, and lots of them).
Monthly, I send out an email telling people to back up their more recent files.
Yesterday, I was asked if I would be backing up everyone's computers due to Wilma hitting next week. My answer? No, it took all day and then some.
My boss asked for the last back up date... August 25th. Knowing its probably only a Cat 1 when it hits, she agreed. People complained, and she said "She is not responsible for YOUR work, and she has other proceedures she has to follow through. Backing up your files are YOUR responsibility."
Go Boss...
I did explain to people that they only needed to back up files altered AFTER 8/25/05 and showed them how to do it. That did smooth some things over a bit.
Oh... I am the technology AND facilities coordinator, so I am responsible for locking down/getting the place locked down. Some days, my boss rocks.
Ohhh, one or two staff had a few large files that would not fit on floppies (we have alot of older computers with no CD burners accessible). I did, quickly grab them through the network and put them on a disk.. THAT is a different story, and they asked nicely. 20 mintues work instead of hours.
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Date: 2005-10-22 01:36 am (UTC)ps: go boss! :)
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Date: 2005-10-23 11:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-24 02:52 am (UTC)i do nightly backups of 150+ computers.
backuppc can backup a thousand machines into a couple hundred gig.. it knows what files are duplicates, and only stores one copy, hardlinks to the rest of them.