I'll add Acronis to the list. 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 2:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Remote full computer backup to cloud He will until the first time he needs to recover said machine and it takes a month to dribble the files back. What I would do is backup the local 7 to a local machine, dribble THAT to the cloud and on those laptops, bring them in the office for a good solid full backup and then merely do syncs of the critical data to the cloud. Anything more than that and you won't get a full backup in a reasonable time frame. But he needs to find this out his own way. I would go with Acronis as that gives you the best options for full backup http://www.acronis.com/en-us/cloud/backup/ Susan Bradley Still migrating the msmvps.com blogs but we're getting closer. blogs.msmvps.com/bradley is the new url and redirects are in place Have I mentioned how much migrations are REALLY painful? On 8/28/2014 2:00 PM, Art DeKneef wrote: > 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 >> > > > > >
