Endy:Data storage

1. Current specifications our backup system

Most people use Bionet to backup their files.

Bionet

• Space occupied:
• Space available:
• Where is it physically located?
• Are Bionet files regularly copied and stored somewhere else?
• Problems with Bionet:
  • Not enough space to backup all our files e.g. microscope images

2. Ideal specifications of our future backup system

• Capacity: we want to be able to store all files in a single location
• Easy: automatic backup
• Secure: the backup system shouldn't be located in building 68, in case of a fire
• Efficient backing up or retrieving files should be speedy
• Affordable