We want to replace our aging server at work and thinking of getting Dell PowerEdge T110 II server and Synology DS415+ NAS for our storage.
Our current server (which is also a storage) is being backed up to Carbonite cloud storage ($60 a year plan).
But it looks like Carbonite wants $270 a year to back up NAS devices
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I guess the basic plan doesn't work with mapped drives, only Pro versions.
What are my options? Which cloud backup solution will work with Synology NAS and cost reasonably? We have about 500Gb data to backup but it's growing.
Thanks
I have a synology NAS, just 2 bay, 2 volumes, one backing up the other via Synology's Time Backup (versioning).
Clould backup is
- Not trustworthy for sensitive data
- Too slow to access due to residential ISP upstream speeds
- Inferior to just doing backups to 2 other local media. Mine is USB3 drives, one out of sight of thieves.
I try all the cloud services to use for VIP file backups, not drive images or 100's of MB.
I found these two the best
OpenDrive, "custom" pricing plan. (I've used it for the last 4 years. First year they were awful. Good since).
ADrive. Good services, great pricing.
Ones I tried and disliked
CrashPlan
Amazon AWS (not suitable for consumer use)
Acronis Cloud (though I have long used/like Acronis True Image for drive imaging and cloning)
Carbonite - marketing good. Otherwise bad.
iDrive - inferior technically
Several based in the EU - I'm in the US and they are far too slow
Several that are rebranded versions of another service
I have at most about 500Mb or so on cloud. I DO NOT give them my financial records or personal info, due to risk of disgruntled employee/contractor. If you MUST, then use free version of SafeHouse Software to create and manage a virtual disk drive that is encrypted. You might dare to upload the virtual disk which is merely a file. For me, that file is much too big to upload to a cloud.
I also auto-backup VIP folders to a 32GB SD card in my NAS, and to a USB on the go thumb drive (tiny) on my keyring.
From several years' use as a consumer and work-at-home embedded systems consultant I have abut 700GB on the main volume and 800GB on the time backup. And a 2TB USB3 2.5 in drive for main backup. I don't do video DVD ripping and the like.