Google Cloud Storage Backup

Hi Experts,

I want to be able to backup my file server data to the cloud. I have signed up for google cloud storage but does anyone know how I can create an automated process to backup my data to the cloud?

Thanks
Rio

Rio_10Asked: 2013-01-25

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btanExec ConsultantCommented: 2013-01-26

Cloudberry @ http://blog.cloudberrylab.com/2011/12/introducing-continues-real-time-backup.html

Gladinet Cloud @ http://www.gladinet.com/CloudServer/

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btanExec ConsultantCommented: 2013-01-25

Was thinking of Google Cloud Connect [1] initially but it is for microsoft document plugin. gsutil may be useful if you into scripting [2]. did not see the Google Cloud Storage Manager able to do any automated hence was thinking script may be more flexible (though i am not user of it). but all in all, this looks like more for developer backing up codes ...[3]

[1] http://support.google.com/drive/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=1361450&parent=2375186&ctx=topic
[2]http://www.jorgecastro.org/2012/07/23/using-gsutil-and-s3cmd-together/
[3] http://eng.pulse.me/google-cloud-storage/

Rio_10Author Commented: 2013-01-26

That was my impression. Anyone know of a cloud solution that can automate the backup of a Windows 2008 R2 share?

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ArneLoviusCommented: 2013-01-26

You could run the dropbox client on the server

Other options, mozy & crashplan etc

Rio_10Author Commented: 2013-01-26

I just wanted to go with a big company like Google, you never know how long drop box will be around for.

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btanExec ConsultantCommented: 2013-01-26

or this @ http://www.zmanda.com/cloud-backup.html

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ArneLoviusCommented: 2013-01-27

Of the other suggestions I made, Mozy is part of EMC, are they big enough for you ?

How many GB/TB do you need to backup ?
What backup retention do you need ?
Have you thought of running a hosted backup server in a colo ?