[ale] Mozy is changing the pricing model.

[scott]

I have looked at Jungledisk in the past. (been about a year).  Problem
is it doesnt meet the "mom friendly" requirement I have.  But thank
you for pointing it out.  I will add it to part 2.

Scott

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Ron Frazier
<atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com> wrote:
> You REALLY need to check out Jungledisk ( http://jungledisk.com ), which
> uses S3. I've been using it for over 1 year. Very slick. Easy to use if
> you do the basics, but very configurable. On any software like this, I'd
> go through all the config options anyway and verify it's what you want.
> Works in Windows and Linux. Not sure about Mac. Once you set it, you can
> mostly forget it. Storage is about $0.15 / Mo. / GB. I back up 4
> computers using the philosophy, back up everything, and every new thing,
> unless it's excluded. That's on Windows. I exclude system files, etc. On
> Linux, I think I'm just backing up my home directory, but that would
> include all sub folders. I may have to reconsider anything that's not
> getting backed up. Anyway, I've got a lot of data there. I pay about $
> 15 / mo. You do pay for data transfer, so, the first time everything
> uploads, there is a spike in the bill. But not too much thereafter. If
> you get the right plan, it will only upload the changed parts of files.
> So, on an ongoing basis, there's not too much to upload. If you or
> anyone needs help configuring this application, I'd be glad to help.
>
> Ron
>
> On 02/02/2011 09:12 AM, scott wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> I have spoken very loudly (which is not unusual) for Mozy
>> (http://mozy.com) as a backup software/service.  Monday this week they
>> changed their pricing.  My bill is going up over 1000% due to the new
>> pricing.  Which I cant afford.  So I took the time to break down the
>> different options and did a quick bake off.  I have written a blog
>> posting about it (http://t.co/VvftR0Q).
>>
>> Please feel free to ask me about my research and why I picked what I
>> did.  Also pass this along to friends/family/coworkers/etc.  Share the
>> knowledge!
>>
>> Thanks
>> Scott the storage guy.
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