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"Rather than going immediately to the Arctic seed vault, you would think that it would make more sense to have seed vaults a little more convenient" Reliabilit

• icebraining 11y ago
  No, having multiple backups would also be more reliable.
  • vacri 11y ago
    It's still good to test the main backup - untested backups are not backups. Which reminds me, I should test our backups again...
    • baltoo 11y ago
      "Noone wants backup; They want restore."
  • bsder 11y ago
    Sure, but who is going to pay for the multiple backup sites? The whole point of having an Artic seed vault is passive failsafe: "Even if the power were to fail, the vault would stay frozen and sealed for at least 200 years." As a nice benefit, since it's passive failsafe, it's also cheap to maintain.