OSX Backups
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@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
Is there any budget? What about something like BackBlaze?
If I had to put a number on it right this second... I would say $5k total (non-recurring costs), since it is for so few machines.
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@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
Lol well the C levels are 100% unwavering to changing from OSX. So I have no control there.
The plot for my new reality show thickens.
Also this week, the new CEO brings in his daughter's friend's Mac, and says he thinks there might be a virus on it, and can IT take a look at it.
Tune in!
Ok that's pretty funny.
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@BRRABill I'm not against BackBlaze. Do they do just file level backup or complete image restore? Any experience with it personally, if so what shortfalls if any did you notice? Is it an automated backup or does it have to be something you have to remember to do? The price is enticing.
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@BBigford said
If I had to put a number on it right this second... I would say $5k total (non-recurring costs), since it is for so few machines.
Could you use an online service? Are you just looking to backup data?
That would be $25-$50 a month for all 5 machines.
We use CrashPlan for our 5 C-level people. Though I have been considering a change to BackBlaze.
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@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
If I had to put a number on it right this second... I would say $5k total (non-recurring costs), since it is for so few machines.
Could you use an online service? Are you just looking to backup data?
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security. From the CEO, "the data is not as important as others might think. We aren't a development company. I just want the damn thing to restore our files when we mess something up. That's all."
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@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
If I had to put a number on it right this second... I would say $5k total (non-recurring costs), since it is for so few machines.
Could you use an online service? Are you just looking to backup data?
That would be $25-$50 a month for all 5 machines.
We use CrashPlan for our 5 C-level people. Though I have been considering a change to BackBlaze.
BackBlaze is what I would likely use.
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@BBigford said in OSX Backups:
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security.
And yet... Macs.
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@BBigford said
@BRRABill I'm not against BackBlaze. Do they do just file level backup or complete image restore? Any experience with it personally, if so what shortfalls if any did you notice? Is it an automated backup or does it have to be something you have to remember to do? The price is enticing.
Just file level backups.
You'll get a lot of people heere at ML against image backups for endpoints. And I'm moved to agreeing with them. It makes a lot of sense to backup the data, and the reimage/reinstall the machine.
BBackBlaze and CrashPlan are both fully automatic. CrashPlan you can also backup locally which is nice.
They both also have business plans so you can monitor the backups and administrate them as well.
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@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
If I had to put a number on it right this second... I would say $5k total (non-recurring costs), since it is for so few machines.
Could you use an online service? Are you just looking to backup data?
That would be $25-$50 a month for all 5 machines.
We use CrashPlan for our 5 C-level people. Though I have been considering a change to BackBlaze.
Just looking to backup data. But what has been nice about Time Machine (not using Time Capsule currently, just external drives as the targets), is that it takes a complete snapshot. So if they delete a contact in Outlook, it has them covered, vs. just backing up their documents/pictures/etc.
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@scottalanmiller said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said in OSX Backups:
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security.
And yet... Macs.
But Macs don't get viruses...
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@BBigford said
. So if they delete a contact in Outlook, it has them covered, vs. just backing up their documents/pictures/etc.
Can you restore just one contact from Time Machine?
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@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
. So if they delete a contact in Outlook, it has them covered, vs. just backing up their documents/pictures/etc.
Can you restore just one contact from Time Machine?
Honestly, I haven't used Time Machine in like 8 years. It used to be that you had to pick a snapshot you wanted to go to. Maybe it is more granular now, but with how quickly Apple innovates, I wouldn't hold my breath for such control.
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@BBigford said
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security. From the CEO, "the data is not as important as others might think. We aren't a development company. I just want the damn thing to restore our files when we mess something up. That's all."
I'm not sure about backBlaze but CrashPlan let's you pick you own encryption key and whatnot. Pretty secure IMO.
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@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security. From the CEO, "the data is not as important as others might think. We aren't a development company. I just want the damn thing to restore our files when we mess something up. That's all."
I'm not sure about backBlaze but CrashPlan let's you pick you own encryption key and whatnot. Pretty secure IMO.
Security isn't being thrown out the window, but is much more lax now. Some C-levels are using Dropbox for God's sake.
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@BBigford said in OSX Backups:
@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security. From the CEO, "the data is not as important as others might think. We aren't a development company. I just want the damn thing to restore our files when we mess something up. That's all."
I'm not sure about backBlaze but CrashPlan let's you pick you own encryption key and whatnot. Pretty secure IMO.
Security isn't being thrown out the window, but is much more lax now. Some C-levels are using Dropbox for God's sake.
Lax? Arent they increasing? BackBlaze is likely more secure than on premises solutions. At least in most cases.
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As far as an online service... I know that certain places only allow for a certain amount, like 50GB, at a time. Want 1TB? It could take 30 days, and we'll send you a zip of it. It'll take a long time to download.
Comparing that to an on-premise restore, our network has a lot of throughput so the machine would be the bottleneck for a restore, rather than download speeds.
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@scottalanmiller said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said in OSX Backups:
@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security. From the CEO, "the data is not as important as others might think. We aren't a development company. I just want the damn thing to restore our files when we mess something up. That's all."
I'm not sure about backBlaze but CrashPlan let's you pick you own encryption key and whatnot. Pretty secure IMO.
Security isn't being thrown out the window, but is much more lax now. Some C-levels are using Dropbox for God's sake.
Lax? Arent they increasing? BackBlaze is likely more secure than on premises solutions. At least in most cases.
Considering BackBlaze is "military grade" on their website, I wouldn't doubt it.
You and I have chatted before, our contracts (I've been told after they are signed) have had some dead set, ridiculous standards for security when it comes to transfer of information. We are not doing anything confidential, so we shouldn't be held at that standard. By saying lax, it's not saying much. We're just backing off from saying "we will NEVER use cloud resources!!!"
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@BBigford Er, not doing anything confidential as in it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if some of that information leaked. It would not jeopardize the company or user information.
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@BBigford said
As far as an online service... I know that certain places only allow for a certain amount, like 50GB, at a time. Want 1TB? It could take 30 days, and we'll send you a zip of it. It'll take a long time to download.
BackBlaze does up to 4TB on an external drive they ship next day (once the data is ready). CrashPlan no longer does this restore-to-door.
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@scottalanmiller said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said in OSX Backups:
@BRRABill said in OSX Backups:
@BBigford said
Actually, we can now! It used to be that chain of command forbid online services out of fear for security. From the CEO, "the data is not as important as others might think. We aren't a development company. I just want the damn thing to restore our files when we mess something up. That's all."
I'm not sure about backBlaze but CrashPlan let's you pick you own encryption key and whatnot. Pretty secure IMO.
Security isn't being thrown out the window, but is much more lax now. Some C-levels are using Dropbox for God's sake.
Lax? Arent they increasing? BackBlaze is likely more secure than on premises solutions. At least in most cases.
We're also always trying to find the balance between convenience and security. Our security was WAY over the top to a point it was actually hindering operations. We have been spending more time on securing things, than we are seeing a return on. This is a chance to get that to a realistic level.
