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I’m looking to move a client’s IT infrastructure entirely to the cloud (IaaS). It seems this is possible but I have not seen an image type backup that lets me restore the entire server to a point in time. &nbsp;I want to automate my “snapshot” backups and set the backup schedule. <br />
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Someone suggested Amazon EC2 with Rightscale but you have to write scripts. That is not going to work for our situation. Any suggestions?
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I’m looking to move a client’s IT infrastructure entirely to the cloud (IaaS). It seems this is possible but I have not seen an image type backup that lets me restore the entire server to a point in time.  I want to automate my “snapshot” backups and set the backup schedule. 

Someone suggested Amazon EC2 with Rightscale but you have to write scripts. That is not going to work for our situation. Any suggestions?

IaaS Backups

Cloud computing, also known as on-demand computing, is a kind of Internet-based computing where shared resources and information are provided to computers and other devices. It is a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources. Cloud computing and storage solutions provide users and enterprises with various capabilities to store and process their data in third-party data centers, relying on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale.

Cloud Computing

A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over a network. It is a software function provided at a network address over the Web with the service always on as in the concept of utility computing. A web service has an interface described in Web Services Description Language (WSDL). Other systems interact with the Web service in a manner prescribed by its description using SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) messages. There are two major classes of Web services: REST-compliant web services, and Arbitrary web services.

Web Services

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

Disaster Recovery is the planning for and creation of policies and procedures related to the resumption or continuation of an organization's functions following a catastrophic event. The term is most frequently used in relation to failure of networks, but DR preparations also include other business systems and personnel considerations.