IIRC, Techsoup isn't really usable for most schools of any variety, or institutions affiliated with any religion, since most of the participating vendors don't allow it for those types of organizations. It's been a while since I looked at it, but that's my recollection.
Altaro backup is very inexpensive, and free for something like two VMs. On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Jim von Stein <[email protected]>wrote: > If you're a non-profit, you can sign up with Tech Soup ( > http://www.techsoup.org/) for donated software. I got a full (all the > whistles, lights and bells) version of Backup Exec 2012 for $115.00. > There's no support or upgrades, but still.... > > Jim von Stein > Information Services Administrator > Kairos (formerly SOASTC) > 715 SW Ramsey Avenue > Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 > (541)956-4943 ext. 2103 > [email protected] > > Kairos - The moment when change is possible > www.kairosnw.org > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Tobias > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:39 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: [NTSysADM] Backup software needed for schools or non-profits... > > I'm looking for decent backup software for our school. I know some > software companies will deeply discount sales to schools or non-profits, > and I'd like to focus on them to save money. > > We're running Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V, so would need to be able to > back up virtual machines. We also have an Exchange 2010 server, so granular > restore of Exchange would be nice. Full image restore capability to > dissimilar hardware would be a plus. We currently backup to an eSATA dock > which appears as a simple drive to the OS, which I think most software > these days should be able to handle. > > I welcome any suggestions! > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > > > >
