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

"Full restore capability neededStorage growth from 300GB-1TBRedhat Linux Enterprise 5 compatible."
-- MIS/IT, Consulting, Toledo, OH

"This charity needs once-a-week "off site" storage for 70 GB of data (currently). New data to overwrite old. Need automated agent to initiate the data transfer on Saturday or Sunday only. No bells or whistles needed."
-- CIO, Non-Profit, Salt Lake City, UT

"Most interested in software that can be used to keep off-site servers up-to-date for disaster recovery purposes."
-- MIS/IT, Information Services, Raleigh, NC

"We are a non-for-profit organization, are you in compliance with HIPAA."
-- MIS/IT, Non-Profit, Stuart, FL

"Simply want to backup one hard drive on a automatic scheduled basis."
-- General Manager, Real Estate, Brooklyn Center, MN

"Have 1 server running Windows 2000 server. Need to back up C and D drives. Want to beable to restore operating system, programs and data. Need at least a daily backup."
-- MIS/IT, Health Care, Jefferson Hills, PA

"Possibly need automated backup for one server running the following:-MS Small Business Server 2003---Sharepoint---Exchange 2007---SQL-about 150 GB of data."
-- Sales/Business Development, Other Business Services, Boise, ID

"We are a custom music studio. We need to backup our music library and Pro Tools recordiing sessions."
-- Office Manager, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Dallas, TX

"The data resides on a Network Attached Storage device, accessed by all the peer-to-peer workstations. All work is saved to that drive."
-- MIS/IT, Consulting, San Rafael, CA

"Income Tax return business with paperless storage of return filesWorking at 2 locations."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Columbia, MO

"We are a small business which are interested in backing up our server (40 gig)5-7 days a week to an off-site location. We are currently using a tape drive as our backup."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Mendon, NY

"Is there any Data Transfer Rate Limits?What security is there for the storage?"
-- MIS/IT, Agriculture, Pensacola, FL

"Looking to store off data offsite in case of a hurricane."
-- Administrative Assistant, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Hollywood, FL

"Architectural drawing back-up consisting of CAD files, photos, and documents."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Englewood, CO

"We need a "Daily" offsite data backup from our Production Data Center Environment. The volume of data will vary."
-- CIO, Computers - Software, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

"Small government agency looking for off-site data storage. Currently use a backup device with a raid configuration, and secondly one laptop synchronizes with the files in the backup device."
-- General Manager, Government, Victoria, TX

"I am unsure what storage capacity we need, but the following information may give you an idea. We currently use a tape backup system. In the last year we have used 15 80GB tapes using Retrospect Backup (1200GB total).ALSO, we need to be able to access past versions back 1 year."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Cherry Hill, NJ

"I need to back up my entire hard drive and send my computer back to the dealer for a replacement hard drive."
-- Partner/Principal, Consulting, Foster City, CA

"I am backing a sbs2003 server with exchange and sharepoint."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Mercer Island, WA

"We have a linux machine we use as a file server and an xp machine with other files on it that need to be backed up Our total need of space can vary upon cost. Most important back up will be less than 1 GB. Comfortable back up would be less than 20 gb."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Denver, CO

"We need backup service for a sql database on our xp pro server. We have additional files on the server, but they are standard files and folders, (ie. word, excel, access, etc.)."
-- MIS/IT, Other Business Services, Kannapolis, NC

"Would like online back up for 3 computers runnning on Win2000 Server."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Financial Services, Princeton, NJ

"Need info for off-site data storage. looking for established company, reliability, accesability, etc."
-- Sales/Business Development, Manufacturing, Mahwah, NJ

"We at present have storage need for 50gig of data."
-- Partner/Principal, Consulting, Parsippany, NJ

"I would like to have data backup in which I could have access from my office and at home."
-- Accounting/Finance, Restaurant, Denver, CO

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