The client's desired plan is not going to meet their expectations. They're aiming for a full backup, and will utterly fail to even get a partial one.
I cannot add anything extra to what has already been suggested. Perhaps the sheer volume of "don't try this at home" will be helpful in getting him to go in another direction. Regards, *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> *Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market...* On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Art DeKneef <[email protected]> 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 > > >
