I suspect there are 2 Main needs:
1) Be able to restore/reconstruct a users environment on a wandering laptop PC.
2) Maintain latest copies of data that is shared as available to all users
That would be well addressed by:
A) Some process to address the situation when a drive (or whole system) becomes
unusable - hardware or malware
B) Use a facility to Sync their data onto/from a central storage facility that
can either be held solely on a Cloud provider, or using cloud facilities,
maintained of a central office server.
So that is a base 'save' of their systems - or ensure they have the appropriate
software DVD's and licence codes.
They would need to be taken with them when they travel, or they will have to
'RTB' to do a rebuild
And ensure that their 'data' files are saved regularly - my experience with
satellite working clients is that having their system do a sync to the central
store when they login is an ideal time to do that - allowing them the option of
NOT THIS TIME.
And a when they save and close a file sync that to the cloud and onto the home
store.
Things can be simple until you start worrying about data privacy, and users not
being sensible.
That can be addressed by extensive technological checking, or a management
interview considering the future prospects of people who are not intelligent
enough to follow a simple manual procedure
And that, of course depends on the senior managements attitude - they support
the IT staff in their efforts to address the company needs - or they show they
don't care.
Then again you could be working in Government - so just ensure you have
documentary evidence such that you have appointed a scapegoat!
JimB
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Susan Bradley
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 6:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Remote full computer backup to cloud
Then you have a good solid sync solution. http://www.egnyte.com/ would
be one to look at
But the more I read about this client, they need to share files, they
need to not keep swapping files.
Client backup isn't the real problem here as I'm reading between the lines?
Susan Bradley
BIG BIG thanks to Barb Bowman and Robert Pearman for
all their help in migrating the blogs.
I think we're about done with the migration project
at http://blogs.msmvps.com
On 9/3/2014 9:50 AM, Ben Scott wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Susan Bradley <[email protected]> wrote:
>> IMHO Remote desktop services not client backup to the cloud is what he
>> really needs. He needs stupid thin clients that remote to a central
>> repository that is backed up.
> What if offline is a requirement? (Serious question, that's what
> kills the idea for us.)
>
> -- Ben
>
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