Joined on 02-27-2002
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There is an affordable service that is going to be available soon. Mozy Pro ( http://www.mozypro.com )is a server version of their popular home backup ( http://www.mozy.com ).
Prices are VERY reasonable and the service is terrific. ( I've been lucky to be involved with the beta test ) The client dosn't slow down my server (Win Server 2003) and does incremental backups of all my important files automatically.
I have nothing to with the company. I'm only a satisfied customer. They should be rolling out the service to the public soon, keep checking their website.
Joined on 10-06-2006
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I looked at Mozy Pro and it isn't exactly as much a server version as an enterprise version, for business client machines (at least from first look). It doesn't appear to support features I would expect from a server version, like the ability to backup SQL databases or Exchange mail systems. I'm curious to see if they move that way in the future.
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I had been looking at the regular Mozy Backup, but it wouldn't run on Windows Server 2000 or 2003. The Pro version does. Hence my calling it server backup.
Our old travan tape drive only backed up our server once a day. Tapes cost around $40 and only last a little more than a year. We used a rotating set of 5.
Mozy Pro only costs slightly more per year than one tape. It automatically backs up changed files every two hours and holds incremental backups going back 30 days, and most important to me, our backups are off site without any effort on my part. I realize that there are many more powerful backup systems (companies) available, and of the ones I've found, at much higher pricing levels. To date I just havn't found any other service that offers more backup for the buck than Mozy Pro.
Also I'd like to add that our simple file sharing server doesn't require all the bells and whistles of a Fortune 500 level backup system. Just automatic backup at an affordable price. I assume (maybe incorrectly)that many other charities would have the same needs.
Ralph
I'd like to add that I did look at Backup to the Web. It looks like a fine service and also at reasonable pricing, but the website offered few details about encryption of the files before transfer and said it supported most operating systems. I needed something that worked with Win Server 2003, and after reading the reviews of the regular Mozy service I went in that direction.
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Ralph,
Thanks for the comments. We do support Windows Server 2003. I will see if I can clarify that and the encryption more completely on the website.
This is currently on our FAQ page:
Online Backup Encryption - The files stored in your offsite backup account are encrypted before they leave your machine. This is done with 128-bit symmetric key encryption (TripleDES, AES, TwoFish). 128-bit encryption is the standard currently used in most banking institutions.
I may just need to move a brief bit of it to the main page, unless there is more that needs to be said (I'm not the encryption guy! :)). Thanks for the input!
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MozyPro is now available!!!
I've been a beta tester (also a paying customer) and LOVE the service. It backs up our mail server, databases (while in use) and all our other files on the server automatically.
Recovering this morning's version (or last Tuesday morning's version for that matter)of the file you screwed up this afternoon couldn't be any easier. (The MozyPro client, while in automatic, backs up changed files every two hours and stores revisions going back 30 days.)
With automatic incremental backups and heavy encryption I think the pricing is reasonable for the service provided. Check it out at:
www.mozypro.com
Ralph
Joined on 06-10-2004
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I notice everything refers to PCs... and we use macs. Do any of these services work for mac?
Joined on 02-17-2005
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The latest version of iFolder has multi-platform support (windows/mac/linux).... We currently provide our clients with v2, but v3 would be a great product for a Mac or Linux shop.
Clinton
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Joined on 03-03-2006
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I agree... I use MozyPro for my satellite offices. It works great. It is not a true enterprise class application but for small satellite offices it is pretty hard to beat for the price.
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RE the Jan post about Macs. I use a Mac, and have been using BackupToTheWeb for several months. Service has been great, response to questions timely (and you can actually speak with them on that archaic piece of technology, the telephone!). A few weeks ago I had to retrieve a document that I had inadvertently deleted, and it was a piece of cake... and I'm a complete computer Neanderthal.
I use Mozy and love it - works perfectly on PC and Mac now too. I run a free account on one (with 4GB limit as they add free space to your for referrals) and a paid one on another - I have 80GB of photos backed up (it is $5/month for unlimited (!) space)
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Bruceliv,
Thanks for the comments. We're always happy to hear good things from a customer. The Mac client has been popular. We try to be competitive with the bigger services and a little more customer friendly.
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Disclaimer: I offer paid IT services and support to NPs in NC.
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So I actually wrote about what I offer my clients almost a year ago (see below), but one thing I would recommend at this point is to look at Mozy.com for your online backup. It's $5/month & you can't beat it. iFolder has more flexibility, but it's more expensive.
My company provides IT Services and Support to Non-Profits. As a disaster recovery/backup option I offer iFolder accounts. It securely syncs all data at a set interval with one of our servers & allows access to files from any internet connection - great for mobile professionals. We backup directly from iFolder & in the event of a harddrive crash - the files are still accessible (from the server). If you're interested see www.connectednc.com/
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For dirt-cheap and very simple off-site backup, I've used Online File Folder (a product of the GoDaddy hosting people).
It is not a pure backup system, but as a stopgap for an individual user, it's actually better: it's a web-based file portal that can sync to a local disk.
It's small but cheap: $20 a YEAR for 1Gb.
The user designates a folder to sync and keeps work files there. A background sync program runs every few hours to pass any new/modified files in that folder to the online version. If a computer goes down or is just inconvenient, the online files are accessible from any web browser.
It's sufficiently cheap and easy that pretty much everyone who owns a computer can do this: I have an account for each of my laptops.
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As a reply to the dirt cheap $20 per year for 1GB
Mozy Home gives you unlimited automatic backup with a real backup client for less than $55 per year.
www.mozy.com
Been using MozyPro since it's startup with no problems. Great for retreiving that Word doc you accidently saved over...