Hi Jason,
Yes, I did mean over the internet offsite. Thanks for the
consideration points that you gave me. I will keep them in mind!
Amy
Yes, I did mean over the internet offsite. Thanks for the
consideration points that you gave me. I will keep them in mind!
Amy
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Claggett" <jason@...> wrote:
>
> Amy,
>
>
>
> By "offline" do you mean still onsite, but not on the same server
(like
> a SAN?). This is a pretty good option, but does not protect you
from
> building or environmental problems.
>
>
>
> If you are meaning "offline" as over the Internet, I've heard of
other
> companies that do this. We haven't begun recommending it just
because
> most of our clients tend to have limited upload bandwidth and
still like
> to have a physical medium to send offsite (to each their own I
suppose).
> The initial set of data can take awhile to populate - check to see
if
> DPS will allow you to send your data out on DVD or Tape, etc. as
sending
> this over the NET could be rather painful. Once this is populated,
then
> the incremental backups are fairly quick.
>
>
>
> Questions to ask: How this handles Exchange Server and SQL Server
> backups (assuming you use both). What happens in the event of a
network
> failure or server failure? Does the backup agent kick in when
service is
> restored? How can I determine that I have a good backup (log files,
> alerts, etc.)?
>
>
>
> The reason I bring up Exchange server is because Exchange needs to
have
> the log files backed up and purged otherwise you end up with
hundreds of
> 5mb transaction log files and can make your available disk space
drop in
> a hurry. Most backup programs - including the Native Windows 2003
Backup
> - take care of this for you.
>
>
>
> Hope this information is helpful.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Jason Claggett
>
> Microsoft Small Business Specialist
>
> MCP #3856159
>
> 2W Technologies, LLC
>
> 317.578.2393
>
> jason@...
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf
> Of cpsadp
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:30 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Backups -- Off Topic
>
>
>
> Anyone using (or have heard of anyone else using)an offline data
> backup solution? We're looking at Data Protection Services and
> looking for some feedback from anyone out there.
>
> Amy Powell
>
>
>
>
>
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