I agree... for home use but not a business
and this is the big problem with online backups to "cloud computing" for business. The business thinks their stuff is being backed up but if it's not recoverable or the company goes broke, what then? Not to mention can anyone be sure that their data is safe from prying eyes?
I remember when tape was the only media to use simply because it was cheap and could handle large data sets. The only other backup method was to floppy disk. Then came CDs. Still the same problem as floppies. not enough space to backup data without using hundreds of CDs. Then came DVDs. While better than CDs still took mulitple DVDs. Tapes still handle the large data sets best.
With large TB drives, backups to external drives is, imo about the best way [other than tapes] a small business can be assured that their stuff is backed up and available on portable media.
The other thing about backups that I've run into in Small Business is that no one ever tests the backups to see if the data backed up and is recoverable.
