Backing up Windows Server 2016

[jkirkcaldy]

Crashplan has decided that it is pulling out of home backup solutions. This really throws a spanner in my backup solution. My current solution was to backup my devices to a local drive on my server and then back the server up to crashplan central.

 

This offered great protection for my devices and ok protection for the important files on my server. Now I'm at a loss as where to look next. 

 

I would continue on with the crashplan small business plan but they have got rid of the computer to computer backups so I'm looking for a new solution. 

 

Anyone have any advice on where to look to get unlimited cloud backup storage that will work with windows server 2016. Also if anyone has a good backup program that will work cross platform to backup my data from my devices (windows/mac/ubuntu) to my server that would be great. Currently I am playing with the server essentials backup service for my windows devices but this will only work on my home network. Crashplan was great because I could backup to my server remotely. 

 

I have about 15TB of data that needs to be backed up. (I am looking into tape archiving for some stuff but will still need a lot of this backed up to the cloud) 

 

So I guess what I want to know is: 

 

1. PC to PC backup software that will work cross platform (preferably remotely too)

2. Cloud backup solution (unlimited storage, works on server 2016)

 

Any help appreciated, thanks

 

 

 

[leadeater]

Combination of Veeam Backup Free Edition and Backblaze might work for you.

 

https://www.veeam.com/virtual-machine-backup-solution-free.html

https://www.veeam.com/windows-cloud-server-backup-agent.html

https://www.veeam.com/windows-endpoint-server-backup-free.html

https://www.veeam.com/linux-backup-free.html

 

https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html

[leadeater]

You'll likely want to use Veeam to backup to a network share then use Backblaze backup for that share to their service.

[Mikensan]

Also veeam has a NFR license with a few more bells and whistles :-) No cloud storage with the NFR license though. Looked at backblaze, they're very close to amazon glacier pricing.

I have no experience with these online storage providers, but I've started using veeam since I learned about their NFR license and I freaking love it. Having supported BackupExec for sadly 10 years now.... veeam is godsend. Trying to convince the powers-at-be @work to switch.

[jkirkcaldy]

Veeam looks very interesting. I will have a look this evening when I finish work. 

 

I have looked at backblaze but unfortunately they don’t support server OS unless you use their bus unless plans where the price very quickly shoots up. So at $5 per month per TB it would very quickly add up. And I can’t afford to be paying $75 per month (a cost that would only get greater over time.) 

 

Perhaps the best thing to do in terms of keeping costs down is to build another server out of some spare parts I have lying around or about to free up put some hard drives in it, and take it to my parents house to backup there until I can find a new service. At least then I can backup my important files offsite. (Especially as I am offering a few friends use of my nextcloud service. Need to make sure that this data is completely safe.) I will also still look into tape archiving as you can get a lto4 drive for fairly cheap on eBay now. 

[leadeater]

12 hours ago, Mikensan said:

BackupExec

lol and also sorry.

 

12 hours ago, Mikensan said:

Trying to convince the powers-at-be @work to switch.

Can't see why anyone would say no to switching to Veeam from BackupExec, can't think of a single down side or issue.

[Mikensan]

4 hours ago, leadeater said:

lol and also sorry.

 

Can't see why anyone would say no to switching to Veeam from BackupExec, can't think of a single down side or issue.

Maintaining the ability to read existing tapes for the next 2 years (they're encrypted via BackupExec), so we'd need 2 years of overlap. That and they had automatically renewed the license few months ago ~_~.

[leadeater]

7 hours ago, Mikensan said:

Maintaining the ability to read existing tapes for the next 2 years (they're encrypted via BackupExec), so we'd need 2 years of overlap. That and they had automatically renewed the license few months ago ~_~.

Sad, usually you can run your old system in read-only mode and just not pay the support bill but you paid it 

[Blake]

On 8/30/2017 at 6:41 PM, leadeater said:

lol and also sorry.

 

Can't see why anyone would say no to switching to Veeam from BackupExec, can't think of a single down side or issue.

Time and cost... You might also have a sadist for a boss...