> Of course the problem with relying on a Snap drive (or using a similar type > philosophy of backing up to a hard disk located within the network) is what > do you do should you have a fire, break-in, etc?
Certainly such a solution is not for everyone, but I use protable drives for a second offsite version. I have 500gb of space in two small portable drives, which I carry home in a US$40 padded aluminum pistol-case. Yes I look like I'm carrying missile launch codes, but it does the job. My on-site backup is a workstation inside of the building (my own desktop) with a giant drive on it. Backups (copies and scheduled server exports) are made to that every evening, and the off-site portables either copy from that (on drives where files may be in use/locked) or directly from the source if its simple storage.. Compared to what I spent on my 20/40gb tape drive, plus my ongoing tape expense, the portable drives have paid for themselves, at the personal cost of carrying around a briefcase. Requires a developer to set it up, but I have a client whose imaging system is set up like this and they know *nothing* other than how to click on the desktop icon or use Windows Explorer to restore files.. -- --Matt Robertson-- MSB Designs, Inc. mysecretbase.com To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
