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How to Backup SQL Server Online

Monday, July 12th, 2010


SQL ServerIf your company is running Microsoft SQL Server as its database server, and you’d like to get the databases backed-up online, without downtime, IBackup has the solution. Using existing capabilities of SQL Server’s API, and combining it with IBackup’s online backup scheduling software, you can have your database backups performed quickly, regularly, and reliably.

IBackup supports both full and transaction log style backups, so you’re in control of how backups are performed. In addition, when you set-up the backup schedule, you can be notified of the success or any failures of the backup.

This month only, you can get double the storage space when you sign-up, so a 35GB Enhanced Backup Plan, which supports SQL Server backups, now gives you 70GB of space, for $34.95 per month.

To get started, sign-up for IBackup, then download the Advanced Backup Plug-in.

Use Mozy To Backup NAS Drives Workaround

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010


I found this video today from Bob’s Tech Talk about how you can store data on a NAS and use Mozy to back it up.
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Backup Google Docs in the Cloud with Gladinet

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009


GladinetGladinet has a solution to backup your Google Docs to virtually any location in the cloud, including Amazon S3, EMC Atmos, and Box.net, using their Cloud Desktop backup software. It’s easy to use: just enter your Google Docs account information, choose a backup location, and then specify how often you want the backups to be done.

Backup Google Docs

Working with Google Docs makes a lot of sense: you can access your files from any Internet enabled device, and you don’t have to back anything up because the files are not on your local computer. But as we’ve seen before, cloud-based storage isn’t immune to disaster.

CNN Data Doctor’s Top Backup Mistakes

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009


Data Doctor Ken Colburn explains the top five mistakes people make when backing up their data.

  1. Buying an external hard drive w/out backup software
  2. Installing backup software, but not setting the scheduler
  3. Not verifying your backup
  4. Only having 1 copy of your data (no incremental backups)
  5. No offsite backup set

We’re glad to see Colburn included online backups in the top backup mistakes. He describes them as “easy to use” and “inexpensive”.

Restore a Previous Version of a File with Mozy

Thursday, September 10th, 2009


One of the biggest features of an online backup service is the ability to restore a particular version of a file, not just the latest. If you accidentally overwrite a file and don’t realize it until after your backup, the backup is useless. All backups should have an option for version history.

Restoring a previous version of a file with Mozy is easy. First, navigate to the file on your computer and right-click, then choose Restore Previous Version (more…)

Build a Backblaze

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009


BackblazeWho needs online backup, right? You can do backups yourself, and Backblaze is telling you how!
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SugarSync for IT Consultants

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009


Wayne Schulz is a self-proclaimed ERP Lifestyle Consultant, who wrote about a unique use for SugarSync: storing master program CDs.

Has this ever happened to you?

After arriving at a client site you find that you’re missing that one CD required to complete a software installation?

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How to Backup USB Drives with Mozy

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009


One of the questions we see time and again is whether or not Mozy can backup USB (external) drives. Well, since we have a Mozy account, and we have an external drive, we thought we’d give it a shot.

Update: Be sure to read this post in the Mozy Support section, Does MozyHome support external drives?

First, open “My Computer” (or, on Vista, simply “Computer”).
Backup USB Drive with Mozy Step 1

Next, find your external drive, right-click, and choose “Add to MozyHome Backups”
Backup USB Drive with Mozy Step 2

Well, that was easy. How can you test if it worked? Simple: open your drive and look for Mozy’s icon overlays. If you see a red exclamation point over the icons, it’s in the backup set, but not yet backed up. If you don’t see anything, hit F5 to refresh the view.
Mozy Red ! Overlay

One thing we’ve heard, however, is that an external drive that isn’t present when the backup starts will be dropped from the backup set. So we tested this theory.

We unplugged the external drive, then manually started the backup process. Once the backup was done, I plugged the USB drive back in, and checked for the icon overlays again. To my surprise, they were there! Hrm… maybe just a display bug. So I checked my MozyHome configuration, and the “G” drive was listed, and checked to be backed up!

Since my “G” drive is my local backup (using Acronis), I unchecked it, as a backup of my backup is a bit much, especially when it’s 140GB in size!

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