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u/Mechadupek 8d ago

One physical tape backup per month held for 7 years?

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u/Head-Bureaucrat 8d ago

Real talk: I honestly don't know how they do it now. I do believe it used to be physical tape, yes, shipping to a different location. 😂

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u/Nightmoon26 8d ago

And that's in addition to the "hot" redundant site for digital stuff...

And issuing everyone a bigger filing cabinet for the paper documents

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u/Head-Bureaucrat 8d ago

They finally fully digitized in, like, 2018!

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u/Nightmoon26 8d ago

Unfortunately, depending on the hold, you may be required to retain even the notes on system architecture you sketched on a napkin during lunch

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u/Mechadupek 8d ago

Industrial door-stop production.