Acronis workstation does image backups and can be centrally managed, but costs $74 US per license (per the website). I use it on my $WORK computer and it has been excellent.
I have played around with Storegrid ( http://www.storegrid.com/online-backup/network-backup.php) and Robobak ( http://www.robobak.com/Solutions/smb.aspx), but haven't ever used either of them past the demonstration/POC phase. GFI has an interesting, and aggressively priced, product, but I have never tried it. http://www.gfi.com/business-backup-software/backup-be-pricing.htm Other GFI software I have used has been rock solid. If you don't have to manage the workstations centrally, there are tons of additional possibilities from reputable firms, and any number of FOSS options can be managed or unmanaged. Hope this helps, RS On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Juma, Lumumba <[email protected]> wrote: > Centrally managed backups will be a better option, cant be too sure with > users doing it themselves. I'd appreciate your proposals for image-based > backup solns as well. Costs will determine what to go for. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Richard Stovall [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 03, 2010 3:56 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Desktop/Laptop Backup Software > > Are you looking to centrally manage the backups, or would each one backing > up independently to a common storage area be good enough? Are you looking > primarily for file based backup for important data, or do you need the > up-and-running-quickly convenience of image based backup? > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Juma, Lumumba <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi All, >> >> We are looking at options to enable us backup desktops and laptops >> automatically to a central storage system. I am aware of Symantec DLO. >> Anybody aware of alternatives cheaper in cost? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Lumumba. >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
