On 29 Jul 2003 09:59:11 -0700, Simon wrote:
>
> I never thought I'd regret I am not in corporate world. :) Here is a
> bigger picture: we are a research institution. We *are* on a tight
> budget, and doing monthly fulls for the available disk space without
> recycling tapes would run into six figures (USD). Backups are
> important mostly for disaster recovery and short-term data loss - I
> have had virtually no requests for files over half a year old.

Yes, IRS auditors were looking into a million $ plus project
which we wrote off as development research several years ago.
I think their computer brought it up because time was about to expire
and they would not be able to look into it. :(

Our lawyer calls me up and asks for project plans, requirement/design
docs, memos, source. Glad my operations group have yearly backups
going way back.

What is even better, when the media changed from round reel to
cartridge, they copied all the data onto the new media.

We would had to have paid a bit of a penalty without the items.
Penalty would have wiped all those *savings*.

Penny wise can be pound foolish.

Hey site the risk, the example. Ask them to check with the lawyer
if Management is libel for the policy. I find when I put management
in harm's way, we can find the better solution. :)