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Backup software for small office environment

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  • Laptops
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July 6, 2013 11:49:45 AM

Hi there. I'm looking for a good backup solution for our small office, for about 15 laptops. I want to do it as cheaply as possible. Until now I've just installed free backup software on each laptop (SyncBack Free), which seems to work fine. The problem is, I have no way of knowing if the backups are working except for going to each laptop and checking it. So I need each laptop to report to one machine, for easy administration. To see if backups are succeeding, when/if they fail, etc.

I've seen software like Ocster Backup Business which says it has centralized report, but the license fee seems to be $35+ per machine, which I'd rather not spend, if I don't have to.

Just wondering if anyone knows of a cheaper solution for this. Thanks!

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July 11, 2013 2:13:11 AM

Hello Rfehr,

You can try Druva's inSync backup solution.

So fat it has worked great for me. It has got various features like Analytics , reporting, ease of access and installation. You can also try an evaluation offered from druva for 30 days and check if on your own.

I have purchased licenses from Druva Backup Solutions for Laptop & mobile backups recently. We have 200 users, hence they recommended us to buy a professional license which costed roughly 2.5 $ per user per month.
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July 12, 2013 5:47:08 AM

I'd look into CrashPlan as a solution. I've had good luck with it personally when it comes to workstation and laptop backups.
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July 12, 2013 6:55:19 AM

cscott_it said:
I'd look into CrashPlan as a solution. I've had good luck with it personally when it comes to workstation and laptop backups.


Hey guys, thanks for your responses. I guess I should've specified that I'm actually looking for a local network backup solution. I'd prefer to keep the backups on the network as internet bandwidth is fairly pricey with our provider. I'm wanting to back up to a NAS drive on the network.

Thanks again!
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June 10, 2014 3:01:10 PM

Having your stuff backed up into the NAS in the same area as the laptops is fruitless. Having multiple copies (LOCKSS) with offsite storage is safer. SSDs are so cheap now it doesn't make economical sense to leave backups in the same area/facility/site.
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June 11, 2014 7:05:13 AM

drgeeforce said:
Having your stuff backed up into the NAS in the same area as the laptops is fruitless. Having multiple copies (LOCKSS) with offsite storage is safer. SSDs are so cheap now it doesn't make economical sense to leave backups in the same area/facility/site.


Hey drgeeforce, thanks for your reply. I understand that off-site backups are great and a lot safer. We are looking into implementing a solution for that as well. However, with this thread I'm focused on a local backup solution at our workplace that would keep the users' laptop data safe in the event of a hard drive crash, for example.

Having said this, we've found the program that best fits our needs. It's called Ocster Backup Business. It's set to back up the laptops daily. However, even if the laptops are taken offsite, it will detect when the laptops are back onsite and will finish the backup. Its backup jobs can also be interrupted with restarts / shutdowns, with no harm done - it'll resume the job afterwards. It will cost us about $18 / license (non-profit price).

Basically, we needed a solution that will work well with laptops that are taken offsite regularly.

Thanks everyone for your responses!
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