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From: Randy Katz [mailto:rkatz AT simplicityhosting DOT com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:08 PM
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Subject: [Bacula-users] Off topic: Backing up Client Workstations

> Hi,
>
> This is clearly off topic so flame away if need be!
>
> Since I have come to know many on this list are quite savvy how are you all 
> backing up your personal workstations? The ones that have 2-5GB data and are 
> > not at the same location as your servers and are not on public ip space for 
> one reason or another. Currently I have been using a client software I am not 
>  sure I like to do full/diffs to a user account on one of my main servers 
> which gets backed up in the cycle. I am not sure this is the best I can do, 
> any 
> feedback much appreciated, thanks.

After seeing a presentation on it, I'm preparing to evaluate CrashPlan Pro for 
my site.  It has features I want; namely that it does a continuous backup, and 
it uses a rsync like protocol so that only the changed portions of a file get 
transferred.  Thus,  load on any computer is light once the entire laptop is 
backed up.  It backs files up into files which are 4 GB, so that seems 
amendable to tape backup.  The software was designed for laptops, so all that 
is needed is for a computer to have some sort of network connection, and then 
it is able to push changes onto the server.  This means that laptop users just 
carry their laptop around, and behind the scenes they are always being backed 
up.  

Craig

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