On Wed, 5 Nov 2008, Filipe Brandenburger wrote:
IMHO, if you still use tapes, forget the past and move to the future of disk-based backups, and adopt Backuppc as your tool.
There are trade-offs here. Tapes are generally regarded as having a longer shelf life than disks, and they're less susceptible to physical damage during transport -- both important if off-site backups are part of your strategy.