Does he have any idea how long a full backup to a cloud backup provider
takes? I'll bet he doesn't have fiber and has various speeds of
connectivity. It takes me weeks to dribble up a large backup.
On 8/28/2014 12:57 PM, Art DeKneef wrote:
Have a new client that wants to backup 15 computers, possibly to the
cloud. The cloud seems to be his preference right now. 7 computers are
in an office with the other 8 being laptops that rarely come into the
office. There is no server (Yeah I know), mix of Windows 7 Home and
Pro, Windows 8 and Pro, varying skill levels. They buy whatever fits
their fancy and price when something breaks. Hopefully I can get them
to see the value of consistency of hardware.
He wants to backup the whole computer, not just the business stuff. I
mentioned a small server or NAS device for the office but that still
leaves the laptops. They use a couple of 1TB USB drives in the office
now but there have been a few instances where they haven’t worked
correctly between the different computers.
I’m currently looking at Carbonite, Mozy, Crashplan and Copy but they
all seem to just want to backup files and folders, not the whole drive
based on my first glance.
Anyone have any experience backing up remote computers they would like
to share while I research some more?
Thanks
Art DeKneef
Avanti Computers
Mesa, AZ
480-649-4430 Office
480-529-4430 Mobile
