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

"We would like to have a service that provides maintenence and support for us. We do not want a service that charges extra for troubleshooting and technical support."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Chapel Hill, NC

"I just want to back-up family photos and investment records, recipes, etc."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Stamford, CT

"Small home based business wanting to back up our ACT/Accounting/general databases. Our data drive has about 20 gig of data, but all isn't mission critical."
-- Partner/Principal, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Hoffman Estates, IL

"Need to back up Linux system and MySql data bases."
-- Consultant, Government, Georgetown, TX

"1 fixed wkstn in 913011 fixed wkstn in 920401 mobile laptop."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Other Business Services, Agoura Hills, CA

"I wish to be assured of easy restore of programs and data."
-- CFO, Financial Services, Edgecomb, ME

"I want to back up one server, running BSD, FreeNAS. Using rsync, over SSH.Currently has 48.3gigs of data. This will go up slowly over time."
-- CIO, Government, Orland Park, IL

"The initial back up is approx 800 Gb but after I only want new data backed up regularly from our server."
-- MIS/IT, Manufacturing, Glenview Nas, IL

"We have a 3 servers,5 workstations and 2 notebooks that need backed up.Please send me price breakouts for backing up all of these.Its a total of less than 50 gig."
-- MIS/IT, Transportation/Logistics, Middletown, OH

"I have at least 14 external hard drives, I would like to combines as many as possible. ;>"
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Spartanburg, SC

"I have a photography business and require backup of my photo images. I will need to add to my backup but will not need to retrieve files very often."
-- Partner/Principal, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, New Oxford, PA

"We have 20 workstations in home-based offices. Business related data files only to be backed up. Workstation data capacity ranges from between 2 GB and 20 GB. Backing up .psts would be a nice option."
-- Facilities/Operations, Consulting, Hartford, CT

"I have 3 offices and want to back up 3 servers. one in each location."
-- Accounting/Finance, Financial Services, Beaver, WV

"Additional requirements i ould like to descuss over the phone."
-- Consultant, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Cleveland, OH

"We need to know how often our server would be backed up and where the backed up location(s) would be located. Also, we need to know what happens to your remote location data if there were any complications."
-- Office Manager, Financial Services, San Diego, CA

"Secure, fire proof, and automatic off-site location to house 400GB of legal data."
-- Buyer, Legal, Houston, TX

"We are looking for an off-site backup solution. We want an itomized quote to backup 4 win 2003 servers.1 server to backup ADP(SQL) - 6Gb1 server to backup MAS200 - 6Gb1 server to backup Exhchange 07 - 80Gb1 server to backup datafiles - 300Gb."
-- CIO, Consulting, Denver, CO

"I have a laptop computer that I use for business. My entire business operation in on the hard drive. It contains both program and data files."
-- Accounting/Finance, Financial Services, Commack, NY

"In addition to full data backup. We need incrementals performed throughout the day."
-- MIS/IT, Financial Services, Washington, DC

"Looking for price for electronic vaulting of information. The information will need to be retained for 3-5 years. Thanks."
-- MIS/IT, Insurance, Chicago, IL

"Please do not call the office ... e-mail quotes only!"
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Sterling, VA

"We have mainly SAP systems that need backups, they are Oracle and SQL databases."
-- MIS/IT, Computers - Software, Milwaukee, WI

"I am a non-business user at the moment but I would like to be able to backup my data online and sync it with multiple computers rather than one single computer."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, New York, NY

"I have two external hard drives, on is 232 Gig and on is 1000 gig it as about 500 gig on it right now."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Tucson, AZ

"We have one desktop (Windows XP) and one laptop (runs Vista)."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Waterloo, IL

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