Hey guys,
I'm looking at getting a full backup solution in place for multiple sites: let me give a breakdown of what I'm looking at:
- Multiple sites
- Replication between sites
- Possibly cloud-based for DR purposes
We want to get away from using the old tape/offsite storage solution, so replication between the two sites and having a "Master" backup in the cloud for DR purposes seems like the logical step. We want to be able to readily recover our virtual machines as well as the usual file servers, etc.
I can lose cloud solutions in exchange for the site-to-site replication. I am currently looking at Barracuda 490s, which looks quite costly (6000 up front, plus monthly for storage).
Are there any similar, more cost effective solutions that you can suggest?
EDIT: Marked as discussion, as there cannot really be a "best answer"