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 currently have about 10 TB of data backed up to tape weekly. We would need the same capacity for off-site storage. We also need Lotus Domino databases backed up."
-- MIS/IT, Consulting, Atlanta, GA

"This is just to backup personal & business files from my laptop."
-- Sales/Business Development, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Santa Monica, CA

"Approximately 2.5 TB; some with a 5-week old copy, some with a 3-year old copy."
-- MIS/IT, Construction/General Contracting, San Diego, CA

"I have a customer that has 2 locations one in southern CA. and one in Grand Junction CO. I don't beleive they need a backup system in CO. Just offsite from CA, roughly 50 to 100Gig. One owner lives in Grand Junction CO."
-- MIS/IT, Real Estate, Lake Eisinore, CA

"Data needs to be encrypted before leaving the server being backed up."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Education, Lacey, WA

"Hi,We have a Centos4 system and 2 XP office systems to back up. We'd like some standard weekly cycle of Full on one day, then partials back to Full for each other day. Is that how you work? What do you recommend?Thanks,- HarperHarper Mann."
-- Consultant, Information Services, Berkeley, CA

"Remote backup - or offsite storage of DLTAPE IV tapes."
-- Administrative Assistant, Construction/General Contracting, Phoenix, AZ

"Need to save all my info on from 2 desktops and 1 laptop."
-- Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Apple Valley, CA

"25 sites w/ anywhere from 10 25 Gig of data that needs to be backed-up daily (4), weekly (3), monthly (2)."
-- MIS/IT, Non-Profit, Cedar Grove, NJ

"We want something reliable and that is able to have a set timer."
-- Human Resources, Computers - Software, Houston, TX

"Would like to know which is the best way to back up laptop, not sure if zip or memory stick will do the job, also looking a price. i wanted to do a full back up so i was not sure which amout is for a full back up."
-- Administrative Assistant, Non-Profit, Los Angeles, CA

"I represent a company looking to store as a second backup 2 SQL Database servers. They need 25G of space at 256 encryption. I'm doing the research for them to get pricing. Thank you."
-- Accounting/Finance, Consulting, Hillsboro, OR

"Interested in an online backup service that is easy to use and will enable me to back up seven stand-alone computers."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Alhambra, CA

"I am the COO of a technology integration company based in Columbia, MD. We currently have 150 clients throughout the State of Maryland. We are looking for an integrated remote backup solution for our clients that will seamlessly backup their operational data and store it off site. Ease of use is a must, and data / disaster recovery must be simple as well."
-- Buyer, Consulting, Columbia, MD

"Must provide nightly automated back-upMight consider backing up 1 or 2 PC'sNeed to be able to exclude certain file types from back-up."
-- Partner/Principal, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Hingham, MA

"Initial backup aprox 102 gignightly delta aprox 5000 mbopen to initial sync being done by external hard drive then backing up the deltas remotely over the dsl line."
-- Consultant, Information Services, San Francisco, CA

"For backup of photo's for personal use and perhaps some encrypted personal files."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Concord, NC

"I need files to be saved forever, even if they are deleted from my pc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Sartell, MN

"I need to backup my hosted webserver (c. 40 client domains) as well as primary office pc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

"We have a home office with two computers networked together."
-- Consultant, Education, Columbia, SC

"Just need so can install data once the os is uninstalled and reinstalled"
-- Buyer, Insurance, Wayne, PA

"We are a non-profit agency looking to convert our existing local backup systems to an over-the-web backup system."
-- MIS/IT, Non-Profit, Chicago, IL

"Do you have the option of restoring from multiple file versions and not only the most current file version."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Minneapolis, MN

"Require back up for approximately 6 TB of medical images from a Philips Medical server."
-- Office Manager, Health Care, Knoxville, TN

"Price for 8 bare metal systems, 3 Servers,File,Exchange & SQL ServerDaily Backups."
-- MIS/IT, Non-Profit, Raleigh, NC

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