BackBlaze - Business Options Available
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@Ambarishrh said:
Is it true that the business version doesnt backup network drives?
http://katiefloyd.com/blog/yes-i-really-did-switch-to-backblaze-heres-whyAnd an extensive review from wirecutter about crashplan http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-online-backup-service/
Not sure on that. I know they have a backup client you install, so that might be why the NAS wouldn't work.
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It's standard for these kinds of things to not back up mapped drives. Anything that prices by the "unit" can't really do that because it can only be used to violate the pay model.
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Crashplan has this https://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/4/Backup/Mounting_Networked_Storage_Or_NAS_Devices_For_Backup
And some more guides on other systems- https://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/4/Configuring/Beyond_The_Code_Unsupported_CrashPlan_Configurations
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Crashplan definitely backs up network drives.
In reviewing NAS boxes, I saw a lot of people who coded the NAS directly to use CrashPlan, or just simply mapped a drive and backed it up that way.
Though as I am sure @scottalanmiller would say, backing up a NAS or server through a mapped network drive on an endpoint probably isn't best practice.
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@Ambarishrh said:
Crashplan has this https://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/4/Backup/Mounting_Networked_Storage_Or_NAS_Devices_For_Backup
And some more guides on other systems- https://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/4/Configuring/Beyond_The_Code_Unsupported_CrashPlan_Configurations
How does their pricing work once you do that? As those are "more computers" from a quick look at their site it looks like you own licensing for those. It's just not strictly policed.
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I tried getting a new CrashPlan account for a customer of mine.
I was told that their new CEO (Crashplan) was doing away with Small Business backups and was only supporting enterprise.. WTF?
So had to pay more for Carbonite Online server backup $899 per year.
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@scottalanmiller said:
How does their pricing work once you do that? As those are "more computers" from a quick look at their site it looks like you own licensing for those. It's just not strictly policed.
It's the same price. They allow unlimited data backup including from network drives.
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@BRRABill said:
@scottalanmiller said:
How does their pricing work once you do that? As those are "more computers" from a quick look at their site it looks like you own licensing for those. It's just not strictly policed.
It's the same price. They allow unlimited data backup including from network drives.
Though apparently unsupported.
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@ntoxicator said:
I tried getting a new CrashPlan account for a customer of mine.
I was told that their new CEO (Crashplan) was doing away with Small Business backups and was only supporting enterprise.. WTF?
So had to pay more for Carbonite Online server backup $899 per year.
I've been using Crashplan Pro for years (and still do) with no problem.
They do have an Enterprise version if you want to control your own backup locations.
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F** and shit on crash plan.. .seriously. List all these great features and a plush website.. but NO pricing listed... great way to get website bounces. lame
BackBlaze looks great - but no screen shots of interface on windows/mac.
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@ntoxicator said:
F** and shit on crash plan.. .seriously. List all these great features and a plush website.. but NO pricing listed... great way to get website bounces. lame
It's free
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@ntoxicator said:
F** and shit on crash plan.. .seriously. List all these great features and a plush website.. but NO pricing listed... great way to get website bounces. lame
BackBlaze looks great - but no screen shots of interface on windows/mac.
You have to click on STORE.
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Need to re-think the site, makes me look stupid? Idk.
says TRY NOW, NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED!!!! and then... no pricing model/structure
I called about a month ago as a customer of mine was looking for a business backup option... called and spoke with a rep. said their new CEO was cutting options and making it ONLY for enterprise as small business wasnt generating enough revenue. so we ended convo
Said it had to be over so many seats. As I just wanted a single server and XXX amount of data to backup. Did not want to help me. So carbonite, again received my business.
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Interesting.
I haven't experienced anything, or heard anything.
Will wait and see I guess...
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I've only used CrashPlan in the free "machine to machine" model. No experience beyond that.
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@ntoxicator said:
Need to re-think the site, makes me look stupid? Idk.
says TRY NOW, NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED!!!! and then... no pricing model/structure
I called about a month ago as a customer of mine was looking for a business backup option... called and spoke with a rep. said their new CEO was cutting options and making it ONLY for enterprise as small business wasnt generating enough revenue. so we ended convo
Said it had to be over so many seats. As I just wanted a single server and XXX amount of data to backup. Did not want to help me. So carbonite, again received my business.
There really isn't any money in small business for that kind of stuff, sadly.
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With any solution like this, you can backup anything you want, you just have to use a linked folder. I have no idea why this is not better known in the Windows world, but it has existed for a long time.
I backup my NAS at home with my CrashPlan account ($60/year) this way.
For one client with a small Veeam repository, I backup their entire local repository (a NAS) with CrashPlan Pro ($10/month) I simply have a linked folder sitting there.
mklink /J C:\Veeam \\nas\VeeamThen you point CrashPlan at C:\Veeam
I began abusing this years and years ago to get around DropBox issues.
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I think that linked folders are not just poorly known as a workaround to this specific issue but are, in general, not well known. I never see people talking about them or using them.
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Of course this opens you to a cryptolocker problem.
