Unplugging Your Backups 71
Lucas123 writes "Computerworld has an article about how consumers, home offices and company branch offices can use microwave, free space optics, WiMax, and a new Wireless USB protocol to backup and access data over short and long distances. The story says that wireless USB can be used to transmit data from one to 10 feet from a PC or laptop at up to 480Mbps, while microwave and WiMax can be used to transmit data securely over miles. Steinbach Credit Union Inc., in Canada, has been using microwave and an IP network for years to backup data to a disaster recovery site 32 miles away, the story states."
Microwave those backups! (Score:3, Insightful)
BTW, A minute ago: "Nothing for you to see here. Please move along." Damn those newfangled invisible wireless radio waves!
Regarding WiMax (Score:3, Insightful)
i have a question. (Score:5, Insightful)
Figure out a protocol and stick with it. That's why regular plug-in USB works so well.
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Hence the reason Firewire is universally applauded by people do digital audio editing/mixing/composing while USB 2.0 hasn't made any significant inroads. Also one of the main reasons why audio guys use Macs: all Macs have Firewire standard. Most other PCs don't
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Wireless USB is reputed to be as fast as regular USB.
I for one welcome wireless devices. I'm tired of the spaghetti.
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The data transfer is faster and it's easier for a computer to know when something was hotplugged and it's smaller.
"Why do we need DVDs when we have perfectly good CDs?"
Um... DVDs do movies. But if you're talking about data, DVDs store larger amounts in the same size.
What you should have done is point out some actual advantages of wireless USB, etc.
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Figure out a protocol and stick with it. That's why regular plug-in USB works so well.
So presumably we should all still be using RS232 for everything?
Apart from the obvious advances in technology which make protocols obsolete, different protocols are better for different tasks. In general there is a trade-off between high bandwidth and low latency. There is also cost versus performance to consider, and performance versus flexibility. USB, for example, is great for what it was designed for - a low co
Huh (Score:5, Funny)
But what about medium distances?
Ahh Yes! (Score:2, Funny)
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Only microwave frequencies? (Score:4, Funny)
Diversity? (Score:3, Insightful)
Could be very cool (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Could be very cool OT (Score:1)
start>run>diskmgmt.msc
Microwave Chips (Score:1)
Re:Only microwave frequencies? (Score:1)
sending data miles away with wimax (Score:1)
Already a reality (Score:1)
2 Gbps over 2 km (Score:4, Funny)
Bah! Once a week we burst 200GB to a site 2km away.
And I mean this literally - we use "sneakernet".
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Can you say 'new attack vector' children? (Score:1)
Mythical WiMax or whatever they call it...
It's madness I tell you! Madness!
Bah Humbug!
Steinbach Credit Union (Score:4, Interesting)
Cpu over head (Score:1)
Slow, slow, slow (Score:2)
Verbs and Nouns (Score:1, Informative)
"back up" a computer.
You don't "login" either, or "logoff", or "setup". Next thing
you know "turnon" and "turnoff" will be verbs, too.
I know it's hopeless, but come on! Get a clue!
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Don't get me wrong, in cases where is meaning is confused or lost, I'm quite the nazi. But here it is just pointless.
Re:Regarding WiMax (Score:1)
Re:Wires? (Score:2, Funny)
But seriously, for anything offsite, no.
Re:Regarding WiMax (Score:2)
Sure, encryption is possible, but heavy encryption may well defeat the point of the speed and ease of the data transfer and backup.
It's also not very convincing to say that, hey, we'll be safe because no one owns the hardware y
Of course ! (Score:1)
Got that right, nobody will ever see the data I transmited in the microwave, not even me.
Good luck with that. (Score:1, Funny)
XP: Please plug this device into one of the following hubs identified in bold face.
(1 hub listed, in bold face.)
Me: I'll bold face ya, alright. And your little Ballmer too.
Hey... I use that bank (Score:2, Informative)
Steinbach Credit Union is my home bank, so it was interesting to hear how they set this up back in 2003.
SCU has a second branch located in Winnipeg. Data is constantly synchronized between the two sites providing a physical disaster recovery solution and a convenience for customers, as loan information, etc is always up-to-date so it doesn't matter which branch you visit. (People from Steinbach often visit Winnipeg for shopping and movies). As opposed to paying $70,000 per month for 3rd party leased lines
Weird... (Score:2)
But not the old Wireless USB protocol... Oh no, not that one...
As opposed to what??? Why specify "short and long"? Why not "ANY" distance?
But don't even TRY to use it at less than one foot...
No handhelds? No mainframes?
Re:i have a question. (Score:1)
wireless (Score:1)
wired, unwired, wireless
Re:i have a question. (Score:1)
Bluetooth is great, but it has it's limitations. It was designed to be a low power usage protocol for wireless devices such as mobile phones. It is great for small amounts of data transmission, such as with bluetooth headsets, GPS, mice, or keyboards. However, as soon as you try to send a few MB of data it starts to become unbearably slow. Most devices use bluetooth 1.2 which has a max
Oh! That explains it! (Score:2)
where'd the reply to comment links go? (Score:1)
And how is this news (Score:1)
In my old job we've had microwave E1 links (standard 2 meg) linking CBD sites for years!!!
OK its not fantastic in terms of bandwidth etc. and specifically speaking, its used for voice channels, but you can send anything over the layer 2???? How is this news????
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Wait a sec (Score:1)
Is a wireless USB device still a USB device? (Score:1)
Microwaves (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I have a question (Score:2, Insightful)
User 956 Why do we need wireless USB when we already have bluetooth? and vice versa? and beyond that, why do we need wireless HDMI?
Starting out with HDMI, why does a DVD player have to be close to the TV? Why is is stacked on top of a TiVo a Satellite reciever next to a playstation and an XBox, wouldn't it be nice to have all that clutter sitting in one corner of the room and have the TV hanging on a wall somewhere else.
How many bluetooth printers and scanners are there?
I'm working on putting a
Moo (Score:1)
phone rings
Honey, don't bother, that just me doing a backup.
We're on dialup?
No, we're on expensive behind-European broadband, but i'm backing up via microwave.
You're using the microwave as a backup?
No, i'm using the other computer as a backup, i'm using the microwave to make some popcorn.
Oh, i see, so when can i use the phone?
You can use the phone now.
Then why is it ringing?
That's just me doing a backup.
I thought you said we're
This stuff is great (Score:1)
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Distributed redundant online p2p backup? (Score:1)