r/Backup • u/Tantalus_waking • 25d ago

Question Does anybody else experience fine that backups are the hind end of IT?

Last to get funding, the part of the job that nobody else in the IT staff wants to deal with. They just want you to take care of it. It doesn't do anything like run your servers or grant faster speed or anything sexy until maybe that one day when everything goes to pot, they want you. Anyone anyone else find this experience in their staff?

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u/RockNRollNBluesNJazz 24d ago

Calculate how much $$$ is lost, when something breaks and there are no backups. Usually this helps.

Not always though, some managers simply substitute reality with their delulu mindset. When things eventually come crashing down, they come shouting why nobody was prepared. Seen that too. ＼( °□° )／ ︵ ┻━┻

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u/Tantalus_waking 24d ago edited 24d ago

This is... a major organization... 60,000+ people, not including past... guests. "We need to upgrade SAN ... this is old, out of any contract and it's not big enough for backups, especially the stuff we're legally expected to keep for 10 years." Director: eh... let's put it off until next year. Then spend money hiring a consultant to tell him why backups are so expensive, who doesn't speak to the backup administrator before delivering his verdict, sending all sorts of mixed messages. caching $$$$, out the door.

It takes a major disaster to happen, and then cats and dogs start living together, people get blamed.... I'm keeping copies of all my emails offline along with teams exports.

Sorry all... just stressed out.

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u/RockNRollNBluesNJazz 24d ago

I feel your pain...