RAID is not a backup (and backup is not RAID).
RAID is not a backup (and backup is not RAID) How can I use RAID and backups to protect my data? Today, our lives revolve around data; documents, spreadsheets, pictures, movies, contacts, calendars, emails, etc., and all of that data resides on a hard drive somewhere. Those hard drives, how they're configured and how your data is (or is not) protected is the subject of this article. If you have any data, grab a cup of coffee and a comfy chair and I'll try to explain RAID, backup and why the two aren't the same in human readable language :). Why are things like RAID and backups important? The value or importance of things like RAID and backups are directly related to the value or importance of the data. If…