[allegory]

I still use a Quantum VS160 DLT to back up my SSD...

The thing plugs straight into my laptop via no brand cheapo SCSI/USB bridge much to the laughing from my colleagues (apart from the ops team who understand why I do it).

Being an ex EE, I understand exactly how "transient" the state of an SSD is.

Electrons; gotta catch 'em all.

[beagle3]

Is it because you are not a CE that you don't understand how transient DLT tapes are?

Some people have experienced 10% failure/year and discovered it has to do with storage orientation.

[kjs3]

What does Civil Engineering have to do with tape reliability?

I back up to tape as well (write+verify). It's a risk mitigation strategy (as well as a cost savings). I don't expect to read the tape 10 years from now; I expect to read it an hour or so after a drive fails. The 3 or 4 times I've had to rely on this strategy, I've never lost data.