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We have 40 users that have moderate data needs. They store on their computer already all their documents and stuff. We are buying a 2TB NAS device and looking to back up all their documents to the NAS device. Any advice on different storage schemes or backup schemes?

Should I just put all their information on the NAS device, instead of locally, and have them access it directly from the NAS unit, since it is too much to back up all these computers over the network all the time?

Expert4XP

If your 40 users put all their information on the NAS device insead of locally, then what is your backup for the NAS device? Another NAS device? What is your offsite storage (disaster recovery) strategy, in case your building catches on fire, or flood, or hurricane, and everything is lost?

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Any suggestions as to which method is more effective. Locally or on the network?

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Lee W, MVP

Expert4XP asked an excellent question - how would you backup the NAS?

Do you have a Windows domain? If so, moving the data there is easy...

I would strongly recommend you check out my page on backup - it started as a comment here and grew into a web page:
http://www.lwcomputing.com/tips/static/backup.asp