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PresSTORE Workstation and Laptop Backup

backup2go_iconBackup laptop and workstation data to server disk. Backup server to tape using either stand alone tape device or single drive tape library.

Data stored on laptops and workstations is often overlooked by conventional back up software, not necessarily because the software cannot back up laptop data, simply because if laptops or workstations are switched off or out of the office, then they cannot be backed up.  

 

Laptop and workstation backup to disk

  • Extends data-security beyond just servers, if there’s valuable data on laptops or workstations, then it should be secured too
  • Extremely simple to deploy and manage
  • Beats time machine and network home folders
  • Can work remotely - use for out of office-workers
  • Extend data security and back up saved data to tape also
     
Tape backup
  • Daily short-term cyclic duplication
  • Protection against hardware/building failures
  • Complete machine (bare metal) recover using tapes alone
  • Storing tapes off-site is generally required to achieve this
  • Reliability is key
  • Keep back up plans simple and easy to manage
  • Backup more than one server

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Considerations

  • Identify your data protection needs
  • Look at total data set + how much changes each day
  • Ensure there is adequate storage for workstation and laptop data on backup server storage
  • Create policies for backup of laptop and workstation
  • Manual or automated processes Tape backup may require manual intervention particularly with stand alone tape device
  • Consider additional protection of workstation data - backup to tape
  • Off-site protection of data is important also

Where tape is used Backup plans should reflect the need to store data off-site. See Backup to tape for more information.

 

Features / benefits

  • Protect laptop and workstation data alonside server data
  • Simple set up
  • Little administration
  • Backup laptops and restore files when out of office
  • Scale the number of laptop and workstations to be included in backup plans
  • Add or upgrade licences to offer new features, servers or workstations, larger tape libraries
  • Cost effective
  • Any general user can be permissioned to search backup and restore lost files
  • Detailed PresSTORE Backup features
  • Detailed PresSTORE Backup2Go features
     

Licencing considerations

  • Will workstaion data also be backed up to tape? Licences for backup to tape will be needed
  • Will back ups also be held off-site?
  • The number of workstations will dicate the number of workstation client licences needed
PresSTORE licences to consider first:

For workstation and laptop backup

For tape backup

 

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