Online backup options

[ecigworld]

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone can offer some suggestions for online backup solutions.

I need about 50GB capacity.

[LOS Design UK]

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone can offer some suggestions for online backup solutions.

I need about 50GB capacity.

Why online?

Surely it would be more beneficial and secure if you just backed up to an external hard drive or two?

As for online service providers you could look at these.

HTH

[ecigworld]

Why online?

Surely it would be more beneficial and secure if you just backed up to an external hard drive or two?

As for online service providers you could look at these.

HTH

A Backup for the backup basically. We do have an external drive but we notoriously forget to take it off site.... ruining the point of backups . I'm hoping eventually to get it all online and get rid of the drive.

cheers for the option though.

[Indizine]

You could try Carbonite

[HuggyBear]

Backing up to external HDD is pointless tbh

Your backing up to a hard drive that is exactly the same as the hard drive inside of your computer.

In my opinion, the backup market is in such a mess!

I have numerous people coming to me asking me if I can rescue data from external hard drives/USB pen drives, in some cases I can, but in the majority I can't and require specialist recovery solutions mainly because something has been physically damaged.

Many people think that backing up to remote servers is unsafe because people can read your data etc; this is tosh!

Servers are mounted in racks with no KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) like many people would expect, engineers carry dummy terminals (KVM) around with them when access is required making servers redundant, therefore, the only way data is accessible is through the dummy terminal, or is security permissions are set in-correctly, and also system administrators.

The limitation to remote backup is that broadband links have poor upload speeds and many ISP's do/will not appreciate the demand on upload and may punish you for this.

One of the market leaders for remote data backup is humyo, accessible at humyo.com - You can signup for a free account, however, the limitation to this is that you are not able to use the plugin that shows your remote backup space as another drive in "My Computer", the paid-for version includes this; for only £9.90 + VAT/month. Benefit with Humyo over competitors is that Humyo servers are stored in an ex-bullion vault; more info at: http://www.humyo.com/pages/en/unpara...iness-security

[benr123]

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone can offer some suggestions for online backup solutions.

I need about 50GB capacity.

I am using Microsoft Live Mesh. They give you 5 gig on their cloud but I don't use that. Basically, I have another computer which has exactly the same files on as my current one (downstairs). I can get up and running quick then if anything goes wrong. Only danger is if my house burns down but thats unlikely.

I could add my laptop to the Mesh for added security but I think there's more chance of my laptop being stolen than my house burning down.

You could backup 50 gigs to another computer off site with it. https://www.mesh.com/welcome/default.aspx

[TheFoulFrog]

Surely it would be more beneficial and secure if you just backed up to an external hard drive or two?

Not at all. There is no substitute for online - or some other form of offsite - backup. Fires happen. Floods happen. Burglaries happen. Devices break. Online storage companies go bust

The key is not to put all your eggs in the same basket, or all your baskets in the same place. I backup to a waterproof and fireproof ioSafe external hard drive and online with Mozy, ElephantDrive seem to be pretty cheap, but I cannot comment on their QoS.

[LOS Design UK]

Not at all. There is no substitute for online - or some other form of offsite - backup. Fires happen. Floods happen. Burglaries happen. Devices break. Online storage companies go bust

The key is not to put all your eggs in the same basket, or all your baskets in the same place. I backup to a waterproof and fireproof ioSafe external hard drive and online with Mozy, ElephantDrive seem to be pretty cheap, but I cannot comment on their QoS.

That is not what I am saying at all.

You can back it up to any number or external drives (or mem card/flash drive) and place it in any location you wish...

It is not a substitute, it is an option

[HuggyBear]

That is not what I am saying at all.

You can back it up to any number or external drives (or mem card/flash drive) and place it in any location you wish...

It is not a substitute, it is an option

But the problem with backing up to many devices is file change/versioning problems, if incorrectly managed you can have 1 version of a file on 1 USB Memory Stick and have a more up-to-date version of the file on a USB hard drive....


Each backup solution has its pro's and con's and is best evaluated independntly on each of its merits and the type of data/quantity of data that is going to be backed up...

[LOS Design UK]

Indeed, it is horses for courses.