could a home server work? because u can do alot more with a whs.

would a home server be better? because you can do more with windows home server.

sorry for the double post

Thanks for the triple post

I'm not sure about this... I tried logging into their demo and I couldn't connect. I also didn't see how any of this was "automatic" - it seemed to me you could mount their ip onto network drive and then simply drag/drop files onto it. Of course if you're on a cable/dsl connection transferring 500gb of data will, oh I don't know, take FOREVER when you upload at a blistering 30-60kbps.

whs = for the lose, datto = for the win

@fusiongt:

Actually its not that bad. With the 500GB unit we will round trip mail it for you for free to backup your data quickly. The average home broadband connection can backup between 25 to 15 gigs a week. Remember than once the initial data transfer is complete only the changes need to be transmitted.

As our product is targeted for businesses most of them have much higher upstream speeds.

The real benefit with this product over an typical online storage provide comes from the fact that we can mail you a NEW NAS if you unit ever fails with your data already on it. This allows for a full recovery in under 24 hours. Which is important if you are a business.

-Austin
Datto Inc.

What you may fail to understand is that the box itself is a self-contained hard drive. You COPY your important files onto it and then it connects to the datto servers and makes an additional copy. Anytime you add new files to your personal box, the changes are uploaded. Your computer goes down, you've got your box. The upload may take time if you fill your box all at once, but on the upside, you already have ine backup!
You also have tremendous flexibility with the device as well in that you can connect to the servers via ftp and download any information that has been uploaded. I use mine for family photos & videos as well as music. For those of us that pay for our music, it's safer than LP's ever were!

Comment on Datto Backup NAS Automatically Mirrors Data Onto Remote Servers It seems the transfer from the NAS to the Datto data center is automatic. Obviously not from your computer to the NAS, unless you use a cron job and rsync etc, or just mount the NAS drive. Seems like a pretty good idea, although I'm not sure if I'd be one of the first people to trust my data to this unknown (?) company.

This seems pretty cool. I haven't seen anything else out there that "just works" the way datto does. I'm sure there are plenty of geeks who can do their backup by setting up rsync on the spare Linux box in their closet, but for all the photographers / videographers / graphic designers / musicians out there who create a bunch of data doing their work, being able to just copy their files to a device on their network and know that they'll be safe is definitely datto's strong suit.

@fusiongt:
Your cable/dsl connection is only giving you 30-60k upload? Maybe you should switch to ISDN.

I went to school with the creator of this device and he was nice enough to give me a sample unit to play around with.

It is a pretty neat unit, can hook it straight up to your network and plug it into the power and it will be detected by the Datto servers. I plugged it into my router, setup a username and was up and running. From the Datto website you can play around with all kinds of settings, it's almost like a router config page in that you can tell the unit when you want it to upload (I set it at night when I'm not using the unit), if you would like to delay uploads a certain amount of time (say you are going to do a 48-hour WoW grind and don't want it interrupting you at all), and the max upload speed you want the unit to use among other things.

As far as moving files onto the share, it works like a networked drive. You have access to the shares and it'll pop up on your computer and you can just drag and drop files onto it. They'll upload depending on the parameters you setup in the units configuration page.

All in all, I still need to play with it a lot more but school is keeping me busy. It is a pretty robust and neat taking on data backup and I would recommend it for anyone who would like to a secure, reliable and redundant form of data backup. Wow, I almost sound like a salesman for the company now. If you have any questions about the unit you can post em up and I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability.

Comment on Datto Backup NAS Automatically Mirrors Data Onto Remote Servers I actually have one of these. It's a great machine. I used it to store ghost images of my family's computers and my most important files (Resume's, Workd Docs, pictures) I also use it as a transfer drive for sharing files to other people in the house. It does sound steep uploading 500GB on a slow connection (I have about 25 kbps max upload) But people usually dont fill that up the first day. Mine finished uploading about 70 gigs worth in under a week, even when I turned the upload speed down to save bandwidth. Once it is caught up, if you add a 4 MB file, it only needs to upload that 4 MB to their servers, so it only takes a few minutes. The reasoning behind it is that no matter how many hard drives you buy to stick in your house, a lightning storm, a fire, a burgler, or something can ruin them all, None of them are foolproof. If you're a buisness, and you have a good amount of critical files that you want to keep protected, it's a good thing to have, it's cheaper than any other offsite backup you can use, and When you have an important file that's worth so many hours of work-time, it's worth the investment. --------------------------------- You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost.

dude i'll totally harbor those nude pics as well.

actually fuck that just come over and get naked.

Hmm... interesting. They can apparently even custom-build a multi-terabyte unit for you. I might be interested in that to store my video library (would suck to lose 2+ TB of ripped DVDs and recorded HD TV content), but I am concerned about the unit not having Gigabit Ethernet (only 10/100). If I store my stuff on it, I don't know if it can handle 2 HD streams...

@Rusdude:

Our 2TB + Boxes use RAID 5 and have 2 gigabit ethernet ports for accessing your data. We should be able to handle 2 HD streams no problem. If you have questions, seriously give us a call 1-877-455-6015 or send me an email personally amcchord@dattobackup.com I would be happy to help you with a reliable and affordable solution to keep your library safe.

-Austin