Comment on I Don't Need Backups, I Use Raid1Comments−nviennot14yA backup has not much value when stored in the same physical location with the original data. Any fire/flood/robbery will destroy all the data.−mike-cardwell14yOf course it has value; fast recovery of data after hardware failure.You still want off-site backups as well of course, in case of something more extreme, but they're usually going to be slower to recover from than nearby backups.
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A backup has not much value when stored in the same physical location with the original data. Any fire/flood/robbery will destroy all the data.
Of course it has value; fast recovery of data after hardware failure.
You still want off-site backups as well of course, in case of something more extreme, but they're usually going to be slower to recover from than nearby backups.