+1 I have zero clients on tape, although %DAYJOB% is 100% tape. Moved one client to a cloud provider and away from tape. They have disk-disk local differentials and over-the wire diffs and fulls. Since fulls only pull file deltas across the wire they are far faster than the BackupAssist/NT Backup full backups.
Dave From: Ben Schorr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: tape backup drives We haven't deployed a new tape system in...a couple of years I think. 100% of our clients are going to (or have gone to) external/removable hard drives for backup storage and a few of them have contracted with "Cloud" backup providers (Carbonite, Mozy, etc.) as secondary off-site backups. Faster, cheaper, more durable, more scalable, more portable. External hard drives are a better solution in nearly every respect I think. Best wishes and aloha, Ben M. Schorr Chief Executive Officer ______________________________________________ Roland Schorr & Tower 1155 Fort Street Mall Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Mobile: 808-782-6306 Fax: 808-533-3677 www.rolandschorr.com<http://www.rolandschorr.com> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Member: American Bar Association - 01473703 Author: The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/ol4law-amazon From: Thomas Gonzalez [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:43 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: tape backup drives That's a good question Andy; I've been reading articles and whitepapers that are indicating that companies are moving from tape libraries to either a cloud or harddrive backup. That is why I inquired with the group, my primary focus is software and I'm not going to pretend to be a hardware expert. If anyone can assist, I would take and heed all advice as to what route I should go for the best interest and price for our council. Thomas From: Andy Shook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: tape backup drives I've got experience with Spectra's...nothing but good things to say about them. While they are not the cheapest solution out there, they just work. On a bigger picture note, what about using this opportunity to move away from tapes? Shook From: Thomas Gonzalez [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: tape backup drives Anyone use or heard of Spectra's T50e? We are in the market of upgrading and I'm looking for a solution, any ideas or comments is appreciated. Thanks, Thomas This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
