Enterprise Backup Solutions, whatchu got?

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Subways81

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What are you currently using to back up your enterprise data? Are you happy with it? Have you had any challenges? How big is your environment? Are your sites distributed?

Im looking at replacing BackupExec 12.5 (yup, its been here for a while), I would like to implement something that does dedupe, block and file level choices, and will work nicely over our WWAN. BackupExec 2012 seems to cover these basis but I thought it would be good to get the forums opinions before I make any decisions.

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I've just finished a Backup Exec 2012 roll out to our branches. Pretty easy to set up with all the bells and whistles you could expect.
 
http://www.attix5.co.za/

Single instance storage, Backup over the internet and pretty easy to understand. You can purchase your own hardware or use theirs. I would go with Microsofts backup utility but they don't support back up over the internet...

Cheap and their support staff are 1st class.
 
Data Protector is the way to go
Heard alot of people complaining about BE2012
 
EMC Networker have always worked for me.
I started using them in '98 when it was still Legato Networker.

Best would be to ask for a demo.
 
katangeleus said:
http://www.attix5.co.za/

Single instance storage, Backup over the internet and pretty easy to understand. You can purchase your own hardware or use theirs. I would go with Microsofts backup utility but they don't support back up over the internet...

Cheap and their support staff are 1st class.
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Agreed, awesome product and fantastic local support. You can't go wrong with them.
 
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Roger.Wilco said:
Agreed, awesome product and fantastic local support. You can't go wrong with them.
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What cost are required for these services?
Is there a montly charge (of course if you using thier servers)
but for monthly licensing?

I have Attix5 currently, but compared to BE11d that i used to use, it is kuk.
 
PallBearer said:
What cost are required for these services?
Is there a montly charge (of course if you using thier servers)
but for monthly licensing?

I have Attix5 currently, but compared to BE11d that i used to use, it is kuk.
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Cost is about R5.5K p/m but we use our own hardware and that includes backing up 7 Physical servers, and 50 desktops. I would use DPM but since we backup 3 servers and 14 desktops in Botswana and in quite remote parts of the world, with the way Attix 5 runs, It is sort of like backing up to a cloud so I need less server hardware at the premises of our branches.

All you need is an internet connection and the backups and restores can be done where ever.
 
Sho, im looking at backing up 30 servers and really cant afford to worry about the 600 desktops/laptops. I think I might need a consultant...
 
Subways81 said:
Sho, im looking at backing up 30 servers and really cant afford to worry about the 600 desktops/laptops. I think I might need a consultant...
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surely all your desktop and laptops should have a shared drive to a network somewhere? leaving you to just backup a central location.

Not like where i am at now, previous guys allowed everyone to save to the desktop and my docs and not a single backup exists.
Really bad and dangerous for the buisness.

what tape drives are you guys using, if any?
I know of the HP SDLT drives, compressed would give theoretical 3TB backups to tape (800GB tapes 3.5 to 1)
Dont like the idea of having backups to disk, might be faster, but still prefer a physical copy in a safe somewhere.
 
katangeleus said:
Cost is about R5.5K p/m but we use our own hardware and that includes backing up 7 Physical servers, and 50 desktops. I would use DPM but since we backup 3 servers and 14 desktops in Botswana and in quite remote parts of the world, with the way Attix 5 runs, It is sort of like backing up to a cloud so I need less server hardware at the premises of our branches.

All you need is an internet connection and the backups and restores can be done where ever.
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is that backing up over the cloud to thier servers? or using your own servers to backup to other servers you own?
if the second one, what does the R5K cover?
 
We use backup exec. Been having some hassles, but most seems to have been sorted.
 
PallBearer said:
surely all your desktop and laptops should have a shared drive to a network somewhere? leaving you to just backup a central location.

Not like where i am at now, previous guys allowed everyone to save to the desktop and my docs and not a single backup exists.
Really bad and dangerous for the buisness.

what tape drives are you guys using, if any?
I know of the HP SDLT drives, compressed would give theoretical 3TB backups to tape (800GB tapes 3.5 to 1)
Dont like the idea of having backups to disk, might be faster, but still prefer a physical copy in a safe somewhere.
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Yup, all user data is centrally stored and "My Docs" is mapped to those shares with offline folders enabled. We have a Dell TL2000 Tape library and use SDLT5 tapes, hardware wise I think I have everything I need, now to settle on a product to do the job.
 
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