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What is a Backup ?

• You get your data back• You can copy your data to ANY DEVICE• Your data may or may not be encrypted• Your data may be stored anywhere

• You do NOT save your programs• You do NOT save your OS• You cannot rebuild a damaged/stolen PC• (for last 3, you need a: clone/image/ghost

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Backup Types

• Do Nothing• Copy to: Floppys, CDs, DVDs, Flash Drive, HD• Copy to: Home Network, Share with Friend• Copy to: Cloud• Copy to: Domain• NAS system• Commercial Software

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Backup Errors

• Don’t do anything (Leo)• Copy to same hard drive• Copy to different HD, but same PC• Don’t move backup off site• Don’t test backup

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Backup Speakers

• Howard – vanilla, basic, MCC• Carol – NAS, school (bus)• Laura – NAS• Lynn – Cloud (Carbonite, Other)• Larry – other member’s comments• Larry – backup by type, on Cloud, for free• Larry – dental office (lost everything)

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• DOW: 5-6 tapes, Div-Corp trade, 1/day

• Domain: don’t allow straight backups

• Dental: 700 patients/mo; x-rays, $, schedule– Ran into ‘Perfect Storm’; lost ~20 days, no testing– Have both proprietary software & IT guy– Legally, cannot physically take data offsite

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