[itdiscuss] Backup Software Revisited

[blloyd at buskercom.com]

Except when you use something like StoreGrid.  The cost for our
environment, 12 servers and about 500gb is about $2,000 for the
licenses.  You first backup to local disk and then you replicate
off-site.  The off-site storage is something you buy and put in place.
So you don't have to pay a per-gigabit cost.

 

From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Dan Barber
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Backup Software Revisited

 

We have just added space (or are least in process) for disk-to-disk
backups (though probably only for incremental during the week). We will
still probably use Tape and transport it offsite, simply because the
online storage/gb is not cost-effective yet. 

 

Dan

 

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Tony Dye
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:28 AM
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Dan, are you planning (wanting?) to stay with tape backup, or would you
consider a remote backup solution?  (or a mixed on-site/off-site
disk-to-disk, or whatever)

 

 

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of blloyd at buskercom.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:24 PM
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I currently us Retrospect from EMC and it works well.  It is especially
good at restoring data.  

 

I'm looking at something called StoreGrid, 
http://www.vembu.com/index.php, because it promises to backup data at
the bit level and with its replication server software it gives you the
ability to replicate the backup to an off-site location.  It also
appears to take a less-resource intensive backup of Exchange mailboxes.

 

 

 

 

Bill Lloyd 
IT Manager

 

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From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Dan Barber
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:02 PM
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I am again revisiting the question of backup software. I have been using
most recently Commvault Galaxy Express, and am finding it significantly
difficult to use. I am looking for something easy to use, reliable, will
be doing disk-to-disk daily and tape on weekends. I also want something
with decent notification abilities; I don't want to have a lot of false
alarms.

 

What do you use and how has it been for you?

 

Dan Barber

Kirk of the Hills



Bill Lloyd
IT Manager

Busker Communications
2567 Athens Hwy.
Gainesville, GA  30507
Phone:  770-417-1604
Fax:       770-417-1747
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