If you're interested in trying a Linux server, I'd try BackupPC. It allows you
to setup users so they can start their own backups and restore their own files.
Files are transfered over SMB using rsync, so it's network friendly. If the
remote VPN comptuer can be seen by name over the VPN, BackupPC should be able
to pull the files over the same vpn.
If you're interested in trying it, the easiest way to do so is to download
Ubuntu and installing the "BackupPC" package. ('apt-get install BackupPC' will
do it.)
http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District
----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Blackstone
[mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Thu, 08 Oct 2009
13:48:09 -0700
Subject: Remote Backup Solutions
> I'm looking for some kind of remote backup solution for about 60 road
> warriors.
>
> Something that when the users connect up via VPN would be smart enough to
> copy their new/changed files up to my storage here at home.
>
> I've tried the offline files and folders and have never been 100% sold on
> the reliability.
>
> Something I could be a bit granular with. I don't want to backup their whole
> laptop, but maybe their My Documents folder.
>
> If it could be managed from a console, great.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
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