Ok so me and my boss are trying to get a solid backup for our servers so we are prepared in case of a disaster and we are struggling with the default backup software so do you guys have any suggestions for the best software for this
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Best Server Backup and Restore Software
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All of us have used different technology in the past work!
Symantec Backup Exec is a favorite!
Paragon backup and recovery is another great one.
We of course have those Microsoft Kung-Fu guys who swear by Windows Server Backup.
Personally, I like the Paragon backup myself if I need to do on location backups and don't have to setup a schedule. If I'm doing scheduled backups and have multiple servers to worry about, I would use something like Symantec Backup Exec.
Today, if possible, I would consider using a cloud service like Azure Backup and their backup to the cloud. This way the backup can be scheduled and I don't have to worry about storage. Also, I have the ability test the backup incredibly easily by creating a VM and doing a restore to verify and don't have to worry about where the backups are stored...but of course follow your security policy.
I hope others will chime in to this one. We've got a lot of members who probably have worked with newer and better solutions that the ones I've used in the past.
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Gerald Taylor,
Is your primary goal here to focus on Disaster Recovery or simply backup and retention? I find that the right product for each scenario isn't necessarily the same. It also makes a huge difference what infrastructure your servers sit on.. Ie.. Hyper-v, VMware ESXi, or physical. Nothing against Ronnie, but Backup Exec is one of the works products I've used in the field.
Regards,
Adam Tyler -
With no additional posts, I'm marking this topic as solved. ~RW
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Personally, I would also recommend a small company called Datto. They really only sell via channel, so you might have to find a re-seller in your area, but their products are fantastic. We re-sell it here at InfoTECH and our customers love it. It is a stand-alone appliance running Ubuntu Linux and using ZFS for the image storage.
