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ReadyNAS cloud backup options (& costs)
My and others recent issue with bandwidth charges (which Netgear are addressing) has made me look more at the range of Cloud Storage options that can be used alongside our ReadyNAS, and the comparabl...
Personally I went with Crashplan some years ago (though I am presently running it on a PC, with the NAS connected as a network drive). $120/year for unlimited storage and no bandwidth charges.
It is fast enough to keep up with my backup churn, but I don't know how fast recovery would be. For me it is just disaster recovery, my primary backups are on other ReadyNAS.
Just responding with two thoughts, the first re: the note about ReadyNAS Vault in the original post and the second re: the consideration of Crashplan...
1. olicuk Thanks for conisdering ReadyNAS Vault. Per your comment ("I presume Netgear's own ReadyNAS Vault offers a comparible service") we wanted to clarify some similarities and some differences. Like the other services, ReadyNAS Vault (aka RNV) offers a cloud-based, seperate site solution for data protection. A quick overview is here: https://kb.netgear.com/000051488/ReadyNAS-Vault-FAQ.
But there are few differences...
Unlike the S3 and Azure solutions, with RNV you pay a single simplified price for provisioned capacity as opposed to paying only for what you use for storage, transfers, and access requests. So, it's easier to predict your monthly charge with RNV, but you may end up paying more (or less) than you would for the same amount of data stored depending on how much of your capacity you utilize and how much of the data you access.
Also, RNV offers a set of backup tools with options like scheduling, versioning, archiving, and include/exclude.
And, you can also you the RNV desktop client for adding backups from your laptop or desktop to the same account.
Hope this helps.
2. StephenB Sounds like a good option. We just want to confirm that you are referring to the Crashplan option for Small Businesses. It looks like they are no longer supporting the "Home" option (https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/consumer/nextsteps/) and have sold that portion of the business to Carbonite.
ReadyNAS-Vault wrote:
...We just want to confirm that you are referring to the Crashplan option for Small Businesses. It looks like they are no longer supporting the "Home" option (https://www.crashplan.com/en-us/consumer/nextsteps/) and have sold that portion of the business to Carbonite.
Yes, I am using the Crashplan Pro option for small business. I started using Crashplan for Home (back in 2012 I think), with Crashplan installed on my Pro-6. Last fall I took their deal to switch to Crashplan for Small Business, and while I was at it I shifted to running the software on a PC (but still only backing up my RN526x ReadyNAS).
StephenB wrote:
Last fall I took their deal to switch to Crashplan for Small Business, and while I was at it I shifted to running the software on a PC (but still only backing up my RN526x ReadyNAS).Hi Stephen,
I still need to switch - haven't got much time left! Just wondering if Crashplan for business would run on my ReadyNas 6 pro as well? The website says they have a different software to run it.
Thanks.
Are thre any plans to remove the 2GB file limit in the near future?
Kind regards
Jellen - great question! So, there are two answers...
First, we just want to make sure you know that we do already offer upgraded plans the support 15 GB files, and upon request we make plans available that support up to 50 GB files. These are highler level plans, so more expensive.
Second, I'll answer the questions I think you are really asking - if/when we are planning on increasing the individual file size limit for our entry level plans. In short - yes, this is already in the works. We expect to increase the limits at each level, as early as July 1. The exact levels are still being evaluated (in fact, a small set of users may have already receivd surveys designed to help us identify the optimal levels).
At the moment - would you be comfortable sharing an increased threshold that would make a meaningful difference in your use case here? Would 3 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB make a material difference to you? Also, if you are interested please DM us or shoot a note to support@readynasvault.com and we can potentially get you on a higher limit plan earlier.
Hope this helps and thanks for your question.
RNV Team
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