A Typical Small Business
Here is an example cost comparison for on-line backup vs. tape backup.
- 10 PCs
- 1 server
We have found the Sony AIT2 Turbo SATA tape drive to be among the very best backup solutions for small businesses.
- amongst the most cost-effective
- the SATA interface doesn't require the purchase or expense of a SCSI card or cabling
- Sony AIT technology is industry-leading
- superior reliability
Sony AIT2 Turbo SATA vs. On-Line Backup
Description | Approx. Cost |
| Sony AIT i200-ST Tape Drive - 80GB - Serial ATA | $1000 |
| Sony AIT Tapes - Six Month GFS Rotation - 14 Tapes | $900 |
| Sony AIT Cleaning Tape | $35 |
| Veritas BackupExec Software | $500 |
| Installation - Estimate - 2-3 Hours | $300 |
| Maintenance - Labor, etc. for Three Years - WAG | $500 |
| Subtotal | $3235 |
| Divided by 36 Months Expected Lifespan | 36 |
| Approximate Monthly Cost | $89.86/month |
| On-Line Backup - 30GB Option | $49.95/month |
| Monthly Savings | $39.91 |
| Estimated Savings Over the Expected Lifespan of Tape Drive | $1436.76 |
Now we have found through experience that most small businesses of this size typically store about 5GB to 30GB of data that needs to be backed up. Savings could be significantly greater with the 5GB, 10GB or 20GB plans.
As a general rule, we recommend to our customers to store all files of any value whatsoever on their server, where it gets backed up every night. We don't generally recommend the backup of workstation PCs...it's too much trouble and of dubious value. So this comparison is only for backing up the server.
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