Comments on: Developing a personal backup strategy http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/2009/01/16/developing-a-personal-backup-strategy/ No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:50:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jxspenc http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/2009/01/16/developing-a-personal-backup-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-15664 jxspenc Fri, 27 May 2011 04:28:56 +0000 http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/?p=206#comment-15664 My EX470 has lead me here. Although it was under different terms. Seems that reliability of the package is being tested. Still working, but I am hedging bets now. My EX470 has lead me here. Although it was under different terms. Seems that reliability of the package is being tested. Still working, but I am hedging bets now.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/2009/01/16/developing-a-personal-backup-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Kevin Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:05:48 +0000 http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/?p=206#comment-1112 Honestly, if you have $500 and a windows-based system I would pick up a Home Server from HP. I have an EX475 ("obsolete" now) and it just works. Incremental backups of up to 10 windows machines are done automatically to a mirrored server. The thing has four hot-swappable drive bays and you can turn mirroring off for up to 4TB in storage. It also come with an SATA plug for backing up the server to an external drive for off-site backup. HP sells it as a media server (has tones of features I won't get into) but for a freelancer or power user this is a must have. I already recovered my system once - it took six hours and I was up and running. All I had to do was insert the recovery disk and click a few buttons. I picked up mine for about $350 CAD 2-3 years ago (it was end of life and the new ones weren't in yet) and it was worth every penny. I complain about all things Microsoft - except this. They really hit this one out of the park! Honestly, if you have $500 and a windows-based system I would pick up a Home Server from HP. I have an EX475 (“obsolete” now) and it just works. Incremental backups of up to 10 windows machines are done automatically to a mirrored server. The thing has four hot-swappable drive bays and you can turn mirroring off for up to 4TB in storage. It also come with an SATA plug for backing up the server to an external drive for off-site backup.

HP sells it as a media server (has tones of features I won’t get into) but for a freelancer or power user this is a must have. I already recovered my system once – it took six hours and I was up and running. All I had to do was insert the recovery disk and click a few buttons.

I picked up mine for about $350 CAD 2-3 years ago (it was end of life and the new ones weren’t in yet) and it was worth every penny. I complain about all things Microsoft – except this. They really hit this one out of the park!

]]> By: Gavin Treadgold http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/2009/01/16/developing-a-personal-backup-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Gavin Treadgold Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:51:11 +0000 http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/?p=206#comment-685 Thanks for the feedback Nicole. Yes Time Machine is great because it just works. I've had to do a few additional backups at times this week as my 4.5yo laptop got a flakey memory module and would start locking up randomly. I've also used TM for upgrading hard drives. Do one last incremental backup, pull the old hard drive out, stick the new one in, and restore the system from the TM backup and bang - whole system transferred to a larger harder and working just like before :) Thanks for the feedback Nicole. Yes Time Machine is great because it just works. I’ve had to do a few additional backups at times this week as my 4.5yo laptop got a flakey memory module and would start locking up randomly. I’ve also used TM for upgrading hard drives. Do one last incremental backup, pull the old hard drive out, stick the new one in, and restore the system from the TM backup and bang – whole system transferred to a larger harder and working just like before :)

]]> By: Nicole http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/2009/01/16/developing-a-personal-backup-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Nicole Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:42:24 +0000 http://www.rediguana.co.nz/gav/?p=206#comment-684 Really well put together article. I also utilise Time Machine (onsite and offsite) as well as an internet backup of my most important files. It saved my sanity just this week. Really well put together article. I also utilise Time Machine (onsite and offsite) as well as an internet backup of my most important files. It saved my sanity just this week.

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