Backing Up Is Hard to Do: Making Campus-Wide Backup Self-Sustaining

Session Details

Speaker(s)

• Charles Augustine, Senior Manager, Systems and Data Management Services, Princeton University
• Daniel J. Oberst, Director, OIT Enterprise Infrastructure Services, Princeton University

Abstract

A campus-wide desktop and server backup service began with cheap spare mainframe cycles and tape storage and software. Pricier hardware and software, almost out-of-control demand, and the resulting deteriorating service nearly strangled the service. With system bottlenecks identified and resource needs acknowledged, a sustaining funding model is now in place for the service.