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SC8254 · 07-23-2011, 07:00 PM

I have a small pr firm and am trying to find a good online backup service specifically for business. I've tried Mozy but haven't been happy with it as of late and I'm skeptical about Carbonite after researching and reading the reviews. I have employees with computer skills but no dedicated IT staffing. Any solid recommendations are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

finedesignnyc · 07-24-2011, 04:01 PM

I tried different services too and I experienced the same problems you’ve had.
They seem to work at first, but then the backups and restores begin to fail consistently. Apparently, my unreliable Internet connection was always the cause of the issues, until I was finally convinced of that and I switched to another Internet provider. And guess what? The backups and restores continued to fail!

I was SO frustrated! So, I started doing some research and I learned that the data centers of these online backup companies are actually located very far away from NY, so the data always has to go through so many connections and there are a ton of things that can go wrong!

A friend of mine recommended Backup Freedom online backup . The company is based in New York. Their technician came to my office and did a customized installation for both my 2 computers and my 3 external hard drives. He tested both backups and restores and even trained me! The service is simple to use. My online backups have been working fine for over 6 months. I have also been restoring files and folders without any issues. I recommended it Backup Freedom | Online Backup and Online Storage Solutions
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globegenius · 07-25-2011, 12:38 AM

50 dollar 300G hard drive you hook up with a USB cord to store and backup files. Good for the average user. Or go with a solid company for online storage.
I just built a site that discussed cloud computing yesterday. Big or small companies do not want to loose their data. Storing on a cloud will allow multiple platform applications to run remotely.

djturnitup · 07-25-2011, 02:00 PM

You can probably buy a 1TB hard drive even. I bought one off the google the other day for about 59.99 and it works great for my backup need.s

HenryH · 07-26-2011, 05:16 AM

I recommend that you try Timeline Cloud, they have a very good unlimited business plan .As a small company owner I did a lot a of research too, and I found them so easy the set up only took 5 minutes, and it will automatically back up all PC's without any user intervention . Plus they backup to Amazon S3 which is safer than private storages. There is 2 weeks trial you can sign up for free and give them a try: timelinecloud.com