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We are looking to do our own backup of our servers. We are looking at backing up around 4TB. We want to do an off site backup, but like i said we want to do it ourselves. <br />
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We looked at Buffalo Technologies products and found a few boxes we would be interested in, but we are most likely going to need some software to allow us to back up off site. <br />
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Does anyone know of any good software that will allow us to back up? <br />
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Also suggestions on what hardware/software we should use for the backup and possibly an explanation of how it works would be of great help!<br />
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Thanks! 
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We are looking to do our own backup of our servers. We are looking at backing up around 4TB. We want to do an off site backup, but like i said we want to do it ourselves. 

We looked at Buffalo Technologies products and found a few boxes we would be interested in, but we are most likely going to need some software to allow us to back up off site. 

Does anyone know of any good software that will allow us to back up? 

Also suggestions on what hardware/software we should use for the backup and possibly an explanation of how it works would be of great help!

Thanks! 

Offsite Back-up Software

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.