Tape backup is a good idea if you have more than a few hundred Gigabytes of data to worry about. If you don't, then online backup is a much better solution.

No tapes to become chewed, no tape drives to jam or pack up, and no expensive replacements to worry about every couple of years. No remembering to swap tapes, no remembering to take tapes home, and no remembering to take the same tapes back into work.

With an online backup system, we set it up for you and you forget all about it. We monitor it daily, and we test it weekly. It works every night without fail and more importantly, without human intervention.

Prices have plummeted recently too, so this solution is a winner from all angles.