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Off site Data Backup

  • 23-01-2010 11:26am
    #1
    walter sobchak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭


    I'm afraid I'm not a techie, but I am the most tech savvy employee in our small business, so it falls to me to look after our IT issues.
    We run a server (Linux based) which backs up overnight to tape.

    Recent events (a blown electricity transformer in our business park) have me thinking of the security of our data, and I'm wondering if the tape system is enough - our business has grown in the time since it was installed.

    I'm thinking of looking at an online backup service, but I know the concerns that will be brought up by the powers that be -

    How safe is it to entrust our data to a 3rd party?
    (The hacking event right here would concern me that it might not be that safe?)

    How expensive is it?

    Can anyone recommend a service that they've used?

    Apologies if I haven't used the correct terminology, but I'd appreciate any advice...


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  • #2
    funk-you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭funk-you


    Moved to C & T at the OP's request.

    -Funk


  • #3
    Random
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    (posting to subscribe)


  • #4
    walter sobchak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭walter sobchak


    (Hope it's not verboten to bump in this forum)

    Still looking for advice if anyone can help.

    I've seen a couple of old threads on here, but have found very little up to date and unbiased opinion on the subject, particularly as regards security of data held by a 3rd party.

    Oh and another thing I didn't include in my post, but was mentioned to me...

    Apparently a lot of the time involved in getting back up and running would be taken up by re-setting up our domain, users and passwords and access rights etc.
    I believe it's possible to mirror the hard drive on the server to include the operating system (linux) and all the user info etc.
    Can this be done using an online service, or should I run it say weekly on an external hard drive? (Clonezilla was the software mentioned)


  • #5
    roberthurley14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭roberthurley14


    if you have a small business you could look at GoogleApps which does a free Cloud solution for 50 users i think google.com/a


  • #6
    walter sobchak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭walter sobchak


    roberthurley14 wrote: »
    if you have a small business you could look at GoogleApps which does a free Cloud solution for 50 users i think google.com/a

    Thanks Robert - I had been considering using Google Mail for our domain name email, as we have had a couple of issues with our website host, who also host our email on their servers.
    Not sure if the powers that be would entrust all our data to them, with the recent hacking and all.
    I'd probably rather an Irish based company I reckon.

    Has anyone any expreience with
    http://www.irishdatabackup.com/
    http://www.cinfinity.ie/about-us/why-cinfinity/

    or any other Irish companies?


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