Remote Backup

I share the frustration with tapes. I think you can utilize the investment and satisfy the demands of your business without totally discarding the tapes. The key for me was NAS.

I implemented a NAS device and designated it as the Data backup server, onsite. This server handles the daily backups. It is fast and reliable. I have not had a failed backup since.

Then, every other week, I have a backup scheduled that takes the most recent full backup and backs it up to tape. That way, if tape fails, I only have to deal with it every other week, not every day! And that tape is taken offsite for safe keeping.

This plan has worked well for us and has dramatically reduced the headaches with tape.

I do full backups daily on weekdays. This is due to the limited size our our network.

I share the frustration with tapes. I think you can utilize the investment and satisfy the demands of your business without totally discarding the tapes. The key for me was NAS.

I implemented a NAS device and designated it as the Data backup server, onsite. This server handles the daily backups. It is fast and reliable. I have not had a failed backup since.

Then, every other week, I have a backup scheduled that takes the most recent full backup and backs it up to tape. That way, if tape fails, I only have to deal with it every other week, not every day! And that tape is taken offsite for safe keeping.

This plan has worked well for us and has dramatically reduced the headaches with tape.

I do full backups daily on weekdays. This is due to the limited size our our network.

...is so that you can restore data or whole server volumes before business starts to suffer. This should be taken into account when suggesting a remote solution.