Paul Murgatroyd wrote:
> If your main use for recovery is because data is being
> changed or deleted accidently, I would say that you have
> more serious issues than a backup strategy :-)


Different domains may use databases differently.

As more and more data gets
available via web applications/web services,
the UNDO button on web pages will become
the most used button (just like the
BACKSPACE/ERASE button was the most
used button on my typewriter).

Sometimes you use Oracle Financials to set up
a purchase order and an hour later
you have someone else proof read it,
and then you finally press commit.

Other times, the user gets a receipt and
immediately types it in with a high
probability of having to change the
spelling, amount, date, or accounting code
later.

Both philosophies still use "databases",
but one requires much more dynamic,
much more current backups.



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