I told him. He seems to think this is a good idea. The Internet connection has (does occasionally) have issues that they installed a second line from a different provider for just that reason. In a rural area here in Arizona.
Art DeKneef Avanti Computers Mesa, AZ 480-649-4430 Office 480-529-4430 Mobile -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 1:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Remote full computer backup to cloud 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 >
