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 are configured as a large workgroup with network attached storage."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Ashburn, VA

"We want automatic daily backups... done late evening or early morning... backing up a Microsoft 2000 Server... Please contact me via Email... don't like phone calls."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Education, Pottstown, PA

"I work out of my home and am in real estate, need documents backed up."
-- Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Saint Michaels, MD

"We have a directory of files we need backed up. The majority of the files are photos or publisher. Some are illustrator, excel and word."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, New York, NY

"I am not exactly certain of all that I will need. We are a small real estate firm with a laptop and a local network. We are planning an WAN probably using 5-10 Microsoft Small Business Server licenses. I would consider my firm as entry level for competent off-site backup."
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Crestwood, KY

"Interested in the monthly cost to replace our current solution: DLT VS160 tapes with Veritas BackupExec. In addition to daily backups we archive backup data each month for 1 year periods. This archiving will need to continue.Thanks."
-- MIS/IT, Equipment Sales & Service, Richardson, TX

"I need a companie tha works an data backup fails.plese i need to know asap."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Miami, FL

"We are looking for a redundant backup solution that will grow with us or the next five - ten years. At present we are looking for a solution that can address nearly 4 terabytes of data with an upside potential of 10 terabytes."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Chicago, IL

"Would like shell access or some way to implement an rsync type of script."
-- MIS/IT, Consulting, Saint Louis, MO

"This is not for local backups - weekly online backups only. Also would like to be able to do restores from this service."
-- MIS/IT, Non-Profit, Grand Rapids, MI

"Two computers set up on a peer-to-peer network. Need automatic daily backup. Need ability to retrive a file from any computer."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Moyock, NC

"We would just like to have our system backed up daily, in case of a virus or anything else that could damage our files."
-- General Manager, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Abingdon, MD

"I want to replace our current tape back up system for our company network with an off site nightly back up service."
-- General Manager, Wholesale, Commerce, CA

"We have about 1.4 TB of data that needs to be backed up..."
-- MIS/IT, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Houston, TX

"I am looking for an alternative to our backup system on our server, about 30 GB."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Houston, TX

"Back drive can be Firewire 400 or 800, but absolutely needs to be firewire backup, not just USB."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Education, Manteca, CA

"We are a small firm with 6 computers and 1 server. I would like to backup a few locations from the server and none from the individual computers. We do not have an IT dept so we are looking for a company that can remotely set this up for us."
-- Administrative Assistant, Consulting, Cave Creek, AZ

"Please indicate whether redundant data centers are used, whether cold storage (7-10 years) is available (with pricing) and how disaster recovery is supported with pricing as applicable."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Angels Camp, CA

"We would need periodic copies of the backups as well as online access.If this purchase proceeds it will most likely be several months down the road."
-- MIS/IT, Consulting, Lowell, MA

"I have a website and plus my home computer that need backing up."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Delray Beach, FL

"Photo and document storage for two individual users in a home."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Richmond, KY

"We currently use tape backups and would like to compare the cost, benefits and challenges of remote backup."
-- CIO, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Feasterville Trevose, PA

"We would like our back up off-site in the case that something happens to our facility. We would like to be able to retrieve our information from a remote site."
-- Facilities/Operations, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Manchester, NH

"Just need you to backup the files/doscs, internet files, web-favorites and PDF files. Have all the original applictions on disks. Atlater date, might need backup from additional computer locations."
-- Human Resources, Financial Services, Fairfax, VA

"I need to backup 2TB of information - I need a 30 day rotation - I need disaster recovery capabilities - I have a bonded T1I need to know about your encryption - How fast can I get access to my data if there is a catstrophic loss and how you are going to get it to me."
-- Facilities/Operations, Equipment Sales & Service, San Diego, CA

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