[nycbug-talk] Remote backup services

Steven Kreuzer skreuzer at exit2shell.com
Wed Mar 4 09:05:40 EST 2009


On Mar 3, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Raj Goel wrote:

> Guys,
>
>   Has anyone figured out how to implement Mozy or Carbonite like  
> backup services using FOSS tools?
>
>   How would you backup linux, bsd, mac clients?  Windows?
>
>   Like the idea of wan-based backups, dislike trusting vendors that  
> may cease to exist.

Thats a pretty open ended question.

How much infrastructure are you willing to put behind this?
How reliable do you need it to be?
How much money are you willing to spend?
How many clients are you backing up?
How much storage space do you need?

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