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Re: [Bacula-users] What new feature are you waiting for?
2008-11-04 18:38:40
Hi All,
In general, there is a good way to determine which features are
required for a backup system, therefore it is required to imagine what
the most ideal backup system would look like, using the TRIZ
analysis method.
The resulting 'most ideal system for making remote backups' will be
something like this:
Having important files (e.g. those newly created or modified) on any
client backed up as
- Securely (data encryption during transfer),
- Resource-friendly, e.g. cpu&memory(requires good coding)
or bandwidth (e.g. using rsync protocol)
- Quickly (using zero time, or preferably as close as possible
to that),
- Transparantly, so the users don't notice it working in the
background,
- Effortlessly, e.g. zero user actions required during backup,
- Intuitive for the user when adjusting settings or setting up
(better documentation, more practical and complete examples, setup
videos on youtube)
as possible, to remote storage location(s) (or locations ) where it
will be stored as
- Resource-friendly (esp. diskspace (e.g. using compression?),
time/cpu time in lesser extent important)
- Secure against prying eyes (file encryption),
- Robustly (error-protection using checksums, or using
'hardware' security like a raid)
as possible, with a restore process that is as:
- resource-friendly as possible (time, for example when
rewinding tapes in tape drives)
- Secure (e.g. access to restore interface and restored files)
- intuitive for the end user
as possible, and requires no administrator time for restoring
(user can do it all him/herself)
I'm sure this isn't complete, but if you would compare this 'ideal
remote backup system template' to the current state of bacula, you can
determine where bacula is at the moment, and where it should go in the
future. As I don't know what the current state of Bacula is, I can't
compare them well. Perhaps anyone else might.
Personal, I'd like to see more and better examples and documentation.
Yours sincerely,
Sebastiaan Giebels
TRIZ specialist ;)
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