Our LAN has a SBS 2008 and 5 desktops. I currently backup the SBS 2008 using Windows Backup. I am thinking about a simple way to back up the other computers, too. Where should I start to read and think about that? Simple, easy, brainless approach is best, like a set it and forget it. Use a common shared drive to back up each desktop?
If you really need the workstations backed up (I design all my networks so I don't care about workstation backups in most cases), then I'd suggest getting a Windows Home Server (it works on a domain, it just can't join the domain) or a Windows Storage Server Essentials system. These have agents that get installed on the clients and perform nightly backups and keep periodic backups over time (everyone for a week, once a week for 4 weeks, once per month for 6 months, I believe). If a hard drive fails, you can just boot off a DVD and restore the backup over the network in a few minutes to an hour or two. And it dedupes things so that if all your workstations use Windows 7 common files are only backed up once so the total space required is less.