>> ...so, rather like real Oracle backups then.
>>
>> Presumably the guy did a little researching on Oracle and found *a* 
>> way to make a copy of the data, and that's what we're using.
>>
>> Using a logical backup rather than a physical backup does take up less 
>> disk space. However, it takes more time to backup and restore (and 
>> these operations are logged transactions, and triggers can fire, etc.) 
>> Myself I'd prefer a real physical backup...
>>
> How much diskspace are we talking about? Remember current price is about 


I have no idea how large their database is. I only know how big my one is.

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