red930 Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 I'm investigating online storage for several clients. Just google "online storage" and there are hundreds of online storage sites. This subject has a ton of info on the web with reviews and such but I wanted some personal feedback from actual users. I don't think a free service like Google's pending GDrive is appropriate since my customers won't want their data scanned for AdSense promotions. I've looked at www.xdrive.com, www.ibackup.com and www.streamload.com but find their restrictions and pricing a bit confusing and restrictive. I recently came across www.cabonite.com which on the surface seems idiot proof and very reasonably priced. If you have any experience with this type of service and particularly one of the ones listed above, please take some time to let me know what you think and how you use it. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorrento Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 One thing comes to mind: Privacy I think its good, having files stored elsewhere where you can reach them anywhere is quite nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 tell them to get a 1GB or 2GB jump/flash drive or a cheap dvd-rw I never was real down with the idea of online storage other than buying my domain via Dreamhost and uploading what I needed (up to 30GB on the dedicated server, 500MB or so on teh shared plans) and then getting 4TB of bandwidth a month Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 Well, privacy and security are two issues that must be addresses. The Carbonite service uses SSL and encrypts the data for transfer and storage. They use a PGP type encryption with a public and private key service so you can recover your files if the public key is lost. All of these customers have current tape backup schemes working. The main reason for this is to provide data recovery in case of another Katrina like event. In several instances all data was lost because the location was destroyed, the bank where backups were stored was flooded and the owner or employee home was washed away. I'm looking to provide a solution that would literally allow them to get to a new PC, install their apps, attach to the internet and download their data. The files won't be shared like a photo album or distributed to others. This is simply another prong in the solution to provide a recovery plan in case of catastrophe. Keep the suggestions and opinions coming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott P Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 After losing all my stuff when my five-month old Seagate drive died, I signed up for XDrive. For $100, I get 5GB of storage. I have all my crucial stuff there with nightly back up of financial and business files and weekly full back-up of documents, etc. At my old job, I set them up with Data Vault. The pricing wasn't too bad, but I found their tech support o be a little lacking. Regular external drives make great fast daily back-ups and is what I shoud've gotten a long time ago. But with my online backup, an asteroid could hit the house and I'd still be able to access my stuff (assuming I wasn't in the house when the asteroid hit) pretty quickly from any computer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorrento Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 I think online storage is a good idea, if propper planning is done first... the "Katrina" example is more than enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvintang Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 arnt you guys afraid that they might steal/sell the data with a 'inside' man? banks usually have extremely sensitive data. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 i've used this http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm and it works great Its a shell extention for your Gmail account. It shows up just like a regular HD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 GMail drive is out of the question due to security risks. Search and you will see. I can whole heartedly recommend www.streamload.com. They are secure and very reliable. If you want to host files separate from your secure files, they have that feature incorporated via separate locations. I used them until Photobucket started allowing me to host video files. Never once failed me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ce_hat Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 I like that GMail drive.. i'll probably never use it, but i find the concept is very good, but security risks are a downer.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 I can whole heartedly recommend www.streamload.com. How much can you trust a company that doesn't use a spell checker? "It also enables lightening-speed uploading and downloading." That's just too funny! It seems they've concentrated on streaming media but the new MediaMax XL component performs the backups that I'm looking for. I'll have to take a look at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 How much can you trust a company that doesn't use a spell checker? "It also enables lightening-speed uploading and downloading." That's just too funny! Heh, only trust them as far as you can sling them across the internet. It seems they've concentrated on streaming media but the new MediaMax XL component performs the backups that I'm looking for. I'll have to take a look at it. And it is painless to boot, especially if the client is on a central server. Their software allows for automatic backups which takes the 'inconvenience' factors away from the client. That in-of-itself provides a reassuring to the client themselves. As a realized benefit, their data will be located at a off-site installation which is accessible at any moments notice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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