I will continue to smugly assert that backup must include an offline component. Given that total data loss is a non-zero possibility (and, increasingly, more an

I will continue to smugly assert that backup must include an offline component. Given that total data loss is a non-zero possibility (and, increasingly, more and more likely) the argument that having even a simple offline component (say, some encrypted USB disks for a small business, tape or such for a larger business) is too expensive or cumbersome doesn't make sense to me.