16k_zx81
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Customer is a graphic design business with about 10 employees - called me in to work on their ';server' which is an old single core desktop running XP Pro.
Power supply had gone.
This machine stores the files for the entire business, all of their graphic design work for years.
"probably time to retire it, dont you think?"
"yes, we're thinking about it"
"Is the machine backed up regularly?"
"No., Not that we are aware of" (single harddisk)
I rang DELL and talked to them, they came back with a quote for 12 grand for a server and a tape backup. This is probably overkill and I am pretty confident would get laughed at (dont worry, Im going to lead with this and then see where the conversation goes). Assuming they dont have the budget, I will follow with a more cost-effective plan:
So what I am thinking is a NAS with 4x2TB tb hdd mirrored (2x2=4tb) (current storage need is about 500gb-1TB, but no point building to capacity - allowing overhead and expandibility if needed in future) - also would allow imaging of all of their machines to storage.
So, sanity check.
1. whats a suitable business grade NAS for this type of task? - bullet-proof, easy to upgrade, simple administration.
- I should note that permissions are all 'level' - ie everyone has access to all of the graphics files, no email storage, etc.
2. My understanding is that RAID mirror does not constitute a backup - so what would you recommend to a customer in regard to a proper backup of their data - cloud is probably not practical due to the sheer quantity?
- what I am thinking of suggesting is that they nominate a staff member to be in charge of weekly backup on an external to be taken off premises after each upload. - thoughts?
Am hoping those of you with relevant experience might be able to shed some light.
So, what would you do?
Something like this
http://web.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=165
With WD Blacks'?
- thoughts?
Power supply had gone.
This machine stores the files for the entire business, all of their graphic design work for years.
"probably time to retire it, dont you think?"
"yes, we're thinking about it"
"Is the machine backed up regularly?"
"No., Not that we are aware of" (single harddisk)
I rang DELL and talked to them, they came back with a quote for 12 grand for a server and a tape backup. This is probably overkill and I am pretty confident would get laughed at (dont worry, Im going to lead with this and then see where the conversation goes). Assuming they dont have the budget, I will follow with a more cost-effective plan:
So what I am thinking is a NAS with 4x2TB tb hdd mirrored (2x2=4tb) (current storage need is about 500gb-1TB, but no point building to capacity - allowing overhead and expandibility if needed in future) - also would allow imaging of all of their machines to storage.
So, sanity check.
1. whats a suitable business grade NAS for this type of task? - bullet-proof, easy to upgrade, simple administration.
- I should note that permissions are all 'level' - ie everyone has access to all of the graphics files, no email storage, etc.
2. My understanding is that RAID mirror does not constitute a backup - so what would you recommend to a customer in regard to a proper backup of their data - cloud is probably not practical due to the sheer quantity?
- what I am thinking of suggesting is that they nominate a staff member to be in charge of weekly backup on an external to be taken off premises after each upload. - thoughts?
Am hoping those of you with relevant experience might be able to shed some light.
So, what would you do?
Something like this
http://web.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=165
With WD Blacks'?
- thoughts?
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Seagate Constellations or some other Enterprise-y drives.
