Online storage is a backup of a backup

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Online storage is a backup of a backup · Proposed air date:

Dr. Dave warns that putting data on another company's computer always transfers risk, no matter how large or established that company appears. He points to surprising departures by Texas Instruments and IBM and gives the compact rule that a hosted copy can be valuable, but it should be a backup of a backup rather than the only surviving source.

1:26 · Consulting Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2008-08-23. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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