1.10.2008

Need Online Storage - Meet Mozy

Yes, I know I've talked about online storage before but, Mozy is a little different. It's more of a backup solution that just plain file storage. I still use my OnmiDrive for storing files I want to have available at work and home but, I'm currently using Mozy to backup my entire home network. I already have a solution for backing up my data from several computers to removable drives but, what if they fail or are lost? I know I can buy more removable drives or use RAID to give me some redundancy but, what if the house burns down or they are stolen!

Mozy gives me some piece of mind to $4.95 a month that all my data is safe. Sure I may never need to do a restore but, if I do I'm covered. I think they call that insurance. They are by far the cheapest for the amount of data I need to backup. Their unlimited plan for home users CHEAP. I have around 150 Gb of critical data to backup (photos, videos, financial docs). And probably another 300 Gb that would be nice to have backed up. One thing to note: you'll need a fast connection to get your stuff up there. It took me over 2 weeks to upload 150 Gb. Once it's up there though the incremental backups are fairly quick and are scheduled during downtime.

So if you are looking for more than just a standard storage solution Mozy is probably one of your better bets. They are an EMC company so they (and your data) should be around a while.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

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