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Smitty2k1

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Hi all -
My small company has a Windows Server that we primarily use as a raw data backup (we are a testing company and everything is photos, videos, various format documents for reports). it has around 8TB of useable space which we are currently using around 6TB of.

We would like to come up with a plan to have an offsite backup - presumably we have too much data for online backup solutions and it seems our only option would be to somehow make copies of the server, and physically carry the hard drives to another location.

Can anyone recommend some hardware or software to do this, or any other options you can think of?
 
Have you thought about Azure? Its fairly simple to get rolling and monthly costs are reasonable for what you want to do. You don't pay for data in.
Dell AppAsure might also be something to look into. You can can have onsite software, an appliance, or just the offsite core.
The appliance is not exactly cheap though and I am not sure what the cost of just the software is.


Storage is cheap though

Accronis does some good bare metal hardware agnostic imaging

The Windows backup that comes with server will also spit out a nice VHD file that you can later mount in a vm if oyu need to recover.

What does your budget look like?
What version of server, if its 2003 it may be time to look at new hardware.
 
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The bigger questions are, what is your storage growth rate, what is your change delta, and how fast is your internet connection?

Solutions like CrashPlan can be extremely effective even for large data sets.
 
Thanks for the additional info. We are running server 2008 sp2 and will probably need around 1TB per year of growth. We have a 75mb down connection and I think 15mb up. We essentially keep test data around indefinitely. Our sister companies have multiple buildings on the same campus that are networked with fiber so their 'offsite' backup is pretty straight forward.
 
For the choice of storage, I always choose Amazon S3 for my clients. Trustworthy yet affordable (only around $0.03 per GB per month). So just $30 per TB. For your case, it would be around $240 per month (8TB). And I use CloudBacko backup software as the tool, as it allows me to choose Amazon S3 as well as Google Cloud Storage and Microsoft Azure as the offsite destinations. Encryption, incremental backup, scheduling, retention, bla bla bla. Got all the backup features you need. Free trial available.
 
RobertFord said:
For the choice of storage, I always choose Amazon S3 for my clients. Trustworthy yet affordable (only around $0.03 per GB per month). So just $30 per TB. For your case, it would be around $240 per month (8TB). And I use CloudBacko backup software as the tool, as it allows me to choose Amazon S3 as well as Google Cloud Storage and Microsoft Azure as the offsite destinations. Encryption, incremental backup, scheduling, retention, bla bla bla. Got all the backup features you need. Free trial available.
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Amazon is not a good long term solution for anyone and it's expensive.

I am going to second CrashPlan because it works, its affordable, and you can encrypt your data with your own key at 448Bits. Plus if you want to put your data one something else other than there servers you can.
 
Got a box in the telco DC with 30/30 fiber. Its a just data dump. The ISP provided the hardware to basically allow the DC box to be on our local LAN. It works.
 
Find a site/office/home within LoS (Line of Sight), place a microwave link on roof and bingo, you have off-site backup that is fast and secure.
 
Lost-Benji said:
Find a site/office/home within LoS (Line of Sight), place a microwave link on roof and bingo, you have off-site backup that is fast and secure.
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Secure how? It isn't protected from a natural disaster. It isn't protected securely from those with sticky fingers. Depending on certifications your organization may have or need to conform to, this would not be an acceptable method to store or backup data.
 
I second CrashPlan for just data.

If you need more than just data backup, a bare-metal restore solution, look into StorageCraft and their off-site product, great but pricey.
 
I also suggest CrashPlan. They have an unlimited option for really cheap. I've been using it for a couple years and it's been great.
 
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