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February 7, 2008 at 08:28 PM
chcomputers

Right Backup Software for the Job???

by chcomputers . Updated 18 years, 6 months ago

Currently, I am working in an organization that has a server and 13 Computers. Currently the server is running all of the accounting and billing software for the Company. The computers are not on a domain, and are not connected directly to the server. It is simply a peer to peer network. All data is currently stored on the workstations and they are not ready to change that! So I want to back up this data so that If there were a problem I can recover something. I’ve looked at multiple backup systems and most of them are really expensive or made for a domain. I am currently doing the job by writing scripts, however it is getting out of hand because when the user moves their files then the backup fails, or if the server does not log in to the remote system the backup fails. But I am looking for some software so I can backup the PC’s to a centralized location (HDD attached to Server) and then remove the drive on a daily basis for offsite storage. I looked at the Symantec but by the time you purchase the server and agent licenses your looking at $1500 plus with all of the different versions, I cant figure out which one will do the job. Any one have any ideas on a easy cost effective way to accomplish this?

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