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Cloud Backup solution

We thought about local storage but would like to avoid installing servers and storage appliances if possible. We also have a lot of regional offices around the world and getting storage/servers to some of them (customs, etc) is a huge PITA. We are hoping to go cloud only.
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- Post #6
- Mar 24, 2014
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Cloud Backup solution

Greetings! Our company is working on rolling out a backup solution to our users (desktop/laptop). We are looking at a cloud backup solution so that we can avoid having to roll out hardware to our various regional offices. We have been looking at solutions from Mozy, CrashPlan and Druva. They...
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- Mar 21, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Exchange 2010 ActiveSync - Any way to prestage devices?

Curious if any Exchange admins out there using ActiveSync can give me a hand. We have been using ASync internally for some time and are looking to move away from our existing product (Goodlink) to purely ASync for the organization. I don't see that there is any way to "pre-stage" devices, say by...
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- Jan 30, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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vmware ESX whitebox - AMD vs. Intel

Thanks for the great feedback. Can you give me any details regarding AMD compatibility? Not saying I don't believe you, but I have seen a few other posts/blogs where PhenomII platform was used for whitebox build and no mention of missing functionality, etc. Thanks in advance!
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- Post #11
- Oct 3, 2011
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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vmware ESX whitebox - AMD vs. Intel

Greetings, Looking for some CPU advice. I am planning on putting together 2 home lab systems to run vmware ESX, play around with clustering, etc. I was pricing out Intel vs AMD platforms and find that a 6 core Thuban processor and board are a heck of a lot cheaper than going with a...
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- Oct 3, 2011
- Replies: 18
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Advise on home NAS/SAN device

You bring up some very good points. I think, based on your experience and feedback, I need to reconsider the software RAID route. I've done a little shopping around and there are Core i5 motherboards available, for example, with 10 SATA ports. Furthermore, I admittedly have not fully...
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- Post #13
- Jun 8, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Advise on home NAS/SAN device

Great info. With regards to the VMs, nothing at all too demanding; 2 domain controllers running win2008r2 and 2 win2003 servers, one running as a web server and the other serving as a MySQL database server (for personal blog and phpBB). It is mostly a lab environment. The main performance...
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- Post #9
- Jun 7, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Advise on home NAS/SAN device

Thanks for the info! child of wonder~ Do you have any recommendations with regards to what type of RAID array for hosting VMs? The newer RAID controllers support a wide range of RAID types, but I was looking mainly at a choice between RAID 5 or 6. Additionally, would it make sense to...
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- Post #7
- Jun 7, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Advise on home NAS/SAN device

Thanks for the replies! I did some reading on comparisons between FreeNAS and Openfiler and I am leaning towards Openfiler, if I go the route of a home built system. Modelworks~ That is a great suggestion about the older servers. I didn't even really consider that route :) I would...
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- Post #4
- Jun 7, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Advise on home NAS/SAN device

Greetings! Hoping to get some feedback/experience. I am planning to piece together a DIY NAS device. Ideally, I would like a device/appliance that does nothing but serve files. My current setup at home for file storage is a core 2 quad box that has 2 mirrored arrays via on board RAID. The...
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- Jun 7, 2010
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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*DEAD* Intel NAS Server w/ Intel Celeron 420 1.6GHz, DDR2 & eSATA - $135

Question about this device; does the default management software/OS allow for Windows domain authentication? I run a little domain at home and am curious if I would have to set up credentials and sharing from scratch with this.
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- Post #564
- Mar 10, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Dell 2409 LCD monitor for $199

Price looks pretty decent; how does this monitor compare to the Acer special from OMax? Also, is this the future of LCDs? 1920x1080? I have a Dell 2407wfp and I'm looking for a second monitor to pair with it. I'm not sure I want to have a second monitor with a different resolution... any...
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- Post #2
- Sep 9, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Windows 2008 group policy headache

Greetings! I am working on a project which involves setting up Terminal Services access to users in our organization. Part of this project involved locking down the desktop to restrict access, for example, only to mapped network drives. One issue we immediately ran into is the windows...
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- Jun 16, 2009
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Security
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Back Again - AN OBSCENE PRICE! DMA2200 Linksys Media Center Extender $99.99 shipped at Newegg

Just wanted to share my experiences. I jumped on this deal and was sorely disappointed. The device I received would lock up repeatedly just sitting at the settings menus for more than a few minutes, forcing a power cycle. Updating the firmware did not solve this issue either. When I called...
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- Post #148
- Apr 17, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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ECS Support... ghastly

Thanks for the responses! I purchased the board from Newegg; it's been a little over a year (purchased in April 2007). From my conversations with their technical support, and also replies in this post, ECS will honor warranty on the board; the problem is actually getting their RMA department...
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- Post #6
- May 29, 2008
- Forum: Motherboards

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