Corporate backup solutions to consider: www.carbonite.com www.idrive.com Those are my top two.. On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Adam Nelson <adam@varud.com> wrote:
This is apropos of my previous email about getting off of PST files and using gmail. The great benefit there is that your data is already on the cloud, backups are massively faster and easier (to the degree that you even need them). I always advocate the following:
1. Try to have master data as high up the chain as possible so that devices like laptops and phones can benefit from a wipe strategy rather than a restore strategy after being lost or stolen. The same goes with servers. Ideally servers would just be local caches of data stored in a data center and ideally in a redundant cloud architecture. This isn't always possible but you can get pretty close these days. 2. I personally like to back up to S3 via Arq ( http://www.haystacksoftware.com/arq/). I really like separating the software from the storage because it allows for specialization. S3 is the most successful publicly-accessible storage solution ever created and nobody comes close to catching up to it. Arq is a great piece of Mac-specific software which is well worth it. There are other solutions for Linux or Windows but I highly recommend using a solution that backs to S3. 3. Since you probably don't have tight control on all the machines and since getting everything on the cloud is difficult, you should check out something like Synology NAS ( http://www.synology.com/products/spec.php?product_name=DS112%2B&lang=enu#p_s...). Their devices can back up to S3 so you have nearline storage of your assets automatically backed up to S3.
-Adam
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On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:46 AM, zuhair jaffer <zuhair.jaffer@kdn.co.ke>wrote:
Ok, so now let’s say you have the details of the sensitivity, volume, bandwidth etc. What comes next? You still need to know what the budget is. If they are willing to pay; lets say $20 a month, why would they go for dropbox when they can have their own server on the cloud?****
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My point is, the world as it is today will offer solutions depending on your budget, the rest just comes in second.****
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*From:* skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *Odhiambo Washington *Sent:* 14 March 2013 11:36 AM *To:* Skunkworks Mailing List *Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Online backup service****
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Must he spend??
I think it depends on other factors than "how much he is willing to spend". Your thinking around this is quite pedestrian!
1. What type of data he needs to backup remotely 2. How often that data changes - hence how often to backup/sync 3. How often that data needs to be accessed and the size of the data - which determines how much bandwidth he'll need. 4. Volume of data - which will determine if he can go with the free services or opt for the pay options
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On 14 March 2013 11:31, zuhair jaffer <zuhair.jaffer@kdn.co.ke> wrote:*** *
Depends on how much you are willing to spend ;)****
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*From:* skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *Young techie *Sent:* 14 March 2013 11:28 AM *To:* Skunkworks forum *Subject:* [Skunkworks] Online backup service****
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After an attempted burglary at our offices(saved by the alarm,the rest of the offices in the compound were burgled), we are looking for a remote data backup solution, either local or international. Any leads as i google? ** **
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