I agree with the overpricing comment. I recently got a quote on a new version of BackupExec and pretty much choked.
-Jeff Steward On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Joseph Heaton <[email protected]> wrote: > > How was the reporting? > > Didn't use it much. I know it could email job reports when done, > that was about all we asked. > > > If you needed to restore a single file from a backup job that used > > multiple tapes, was it smart enough to know which tape the file was > > on? > > I think so, but it's been long enough that I can't remember for > sure. Also, like I said, this was several major revisions ago. Who > knows what's changed? They offer a free 60-day trial, so you might > just try it out. > > > $1,500 for an unlimited site license sounds too good to be > > true, and you know what they say about that kind of thing. > > That's mainly why I replied despite my stale info: To establish that > they are a legit offering. > > Frankly, I think the market for "backup software" has been hugely > overpriced for a long time. The big players get away with it because > backups are valuable but most people are too scared to try anything > else. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
