BuyerZone users' remote data backup requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their remote data backup purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of remote data backup systems other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: remote data backup purchasing requirements

"I just want a back up for my hard drive."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Canton, PA

"Need to be able to back up photo files (3-5GB) as well as data from accounting program."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Agriculture, Oswego, NY

"Want all programs backup as well- not just data- the entire OS including outlook, quickbooks, word, etc."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Oaklyn, NJ

"We have 10 terabytes of data we need to back up."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Fairfield, CT

"I have 2 computers that are not networked at this location. Each computer will need the back up service as set out above."
-- Attorney, Construction/General Contracting, Santa Barbara, CA

"I am considering both a data backup, and a system backup service. This quote is for complete system backup."
-- Sales/Business Development, Insurance, Colorado Springs, CO

"Mostly, we need a location for archiving purposes to complement our current in office backup routines."
-- Office Manager, Real Estate, Missoula, MT

"Currently we backup to an external hard drive but are looking at an online/offsite solution. We currently backup about 15gb a day of uncompressed data for our accounting business."
-- Buyer, Financial Services, Seattle, WA

"We do not need continuous 24/7 backup protection. Backups 1x per day is sufficient."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Honolulu, HI

"Ready access to retrieval, backup service required to sign contract protecting information (HIPPA required), monthly backups."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Health Care, Brentwood, CA

"Will be backing up from my pc & my laptop."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Mount Pleasant, MI

"We are a small school with 1 old server which we need to backup since we cannot afford a replacement immediately. Our network is a Novell 4.1. It, too, needs upgrading, replacement. Our library system is of extreme importance, but we have other programs which need backup."
-- Buyer, Education, Hinsdale, IL

"Just need a cheap way to preform Online Backup Services for my pcs at home. This includes digital photos and financial data."
-- Buyer, Financial Services, Houston, TX

"I need a place to store my files offline from my home. I have ~400GB of data that needs to be saved in another location in the event of disaster."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Fallon, NV

"Just looking for options in digital archiving and backup services."
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Sterling, VA

"We are a Value Added Reseller and are looking for a online backup solution to offer our clients."
-- MIS/IT, Consulting, Tacoma, WA

"I am a private consultant looking into this for a client of mine, is there any referal comission if I sign them up etc... ? thanks..."
-- Buyer, Consulting, Eau Claire, WI

"Medical records to be stored by employee name in seperate files (comapany name)."
-- Consultant, Health Care, Helotes, TX

"Online back-up solution for 15 to 20 employees distributed across North America. Each might require 1-5 GB to back-up."
-- MIS/IT, Health Care, Lemont, IL

"I have back up solutions in place. I am only looking for a place to move copies of my back ups off site. I do not need an elaborate back up solution, just server space."
-- MIS/IT, Wholesale, Smyrna, GA

"Need back to be a realtime (or close to so that we can switch to them with a failure). We use NAS units for all of our data cuurently that are located on our site."
-- MIS/IT, Real Estate, Indianapolis, IN

"I travel around the country and need to be able to back up my lap top from anyplace I am."
-- Consultant, Health Care, Oakland, CA

"Back-up of the databases, and also a back-up of the entire C-drive, in order to re-install faster.Since the OS won't change much, that doesn't require daily back-up only the databases.We would need around 20 GB for everything (three servers), and the databases would be around 3-4BG."
-- Accounting/Finance, Education, Annandale On Hudson, NY

"I have files for a lot of pictures and need to make sure they are safe. I do save on CDs but I want a safer way."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Upland, CA

"I need to back up files from a windows me os. and restore them onto a windows xp system."
-- Office Manager, Retail, Livermore, CA

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