Comments on: Backing up to the "Cloud" with Backblaze (initial thoughts) http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/ Tech Comics for Sys Admins, IT Professionals, Engineers and Computer Geeks! Wed, 23 May 2012 18:16:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chad http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/#comment-3650 Chad Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:22:34 +0000 http://www.pcweenies.com/?p=3228#comment-3650 I've had a great experience with Mozy. The 1st GB is free and the Windows interface is very similar to your MAC screen shots. Mozy was recently purchased by EMC, so I think it will be around for awhile. Their first big customer was GE with 50K seats... impressive. If BackBlaze is better, then great. Some healthy competition is always good! Suggestion... scale back your initial backup to a few GB so it can finish. Then you can do your restore testing without waiting 41 days... ;) I’ve had a great experience with Mozy. The 1st GB is free and the Windows interface is very similar to your MAC screen shots. Mozy was recently purchased by EMC, so I think it will be around for awhile. Their first big customer was GE with 50K seats… impressive.

If BackBlaze is better, then great. Some healthy competition is always good!

Suggestion… scale back your initial backup to a few GB so it can finish. Then you can do your restore testing without waiting 41 days… ;)

]]> By: Antoine http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/#comment-3649 Antoine Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:58:19 +0000 http://www.pcweenies.com/?p=3228#comment-3649 Awesome! I have been looking for one as well. This one seems really interesting. Thanks Krishna, your detailed blog on these subjects are always useful! Awesome!

I have been looking for one as well. This one seems really interesting.

Thanks Krishna, your detailed blog on these subjects are always useful!

]]> By: Adam http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/#comment-3648 Adam Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:59:23 +0000 http://www.pcweenies.com/?p=3228#comment-3648 I'm constantly meaning to do an off site back up. I have a back up drive, but I know I should do better. Then again my documents aren't exceedingly important like my work ones are. I’m constantly meaning to do an off site back up. I have a back up drive, but I know I should do better. Then again my documents aren’t exceedingly important like my work ones are.

]]> By: Chris http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/#comment-3647 Chris Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:57:39 +0000 http://www.pcweenies.com/?p=3228#comment-3647 I figure I'm doing pretty good with just my time machine backup. I know I really should have an offsite backup, but at least I have a backup. I figure I’m doing pretty good with just my time machine backup. I know I really should have an offsite backup, but at least I have a backup.

]]> By: Randy http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/#comment-3646 Randy Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:10:38 +0000 http://www.pcweenies.com/?p=3228#comment-3646 I've been using Backblaze since it first came out. It's wonderful. Once you get the initial backup in place, the incremental backups are seamless and so painless, you almost forget it's happening. That is the way a successful backup system should be. Plug and play, in the background, realtime, always working. It's the best $50 a year you'll ever spend. I’ve been using Backblaze since it first came out. It’s wonderful. Once you get the initial backup in place, the incremental backups are seamless and so painless, you almost forget it’s happening. That is the way a successful backup system should be. Plug and play, in the background, realtime, always working.

It’s the best $50 a year you’ll ever spend.

]]> By: krishna http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/#comment-3645 krishna Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.pcweenies.com/?p=3228#comment-3645 Backblaze offers that - for $5 extra for every additional computer. All under one account. Backblaze offers that – for $5 extra for every additional computer. All under one account.

]]> By: Whitey http://pcweenies.com/2010/02/13/backing-up-to-the-cloud-with-backblaze-initial-thoughts/#comment-3644 Whitey Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:31:23 +0000 http://www.pcweenies.com/?p=3228#comment-3644 I like the external drive option, which would be great if you are archiving stuff off of your actual computer but also want that backed up. I wonder if you could use this option to actually back up another computer, though? It would be nice to be able to back up 2 computers without buying a second account. I like the external drive option, which would be great if you are archiving stuff off of your actual computer but also want that backed up. I wonder if you could use this option to actually back up another computer, though? It would be nice to be able to back up 2 computers without buying a second account.

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