MozyPro Failures

I have two servers on which I still use MozyPro for backups. The clients associated with these servers need offsite and secure backups and MozyPro has traditionally worked well for me for that.

Actually, let me clarify: MozyPro worked well for me until the backups got too big. Then it became awful and I switched over

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Encrypting SQL Server 2005 Backups

There just doesn’t seem to be an elegant way to encrypt SQL Server 2005 backups. It certainly isn’t a built-in option and I’ve been spending time this week trying to think up something “elegant” to accomplish this.

Allow me to share today’s journey with you.

First Take

Many moons ago I didn’t bother with encrypting my database backups.

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My (Current) Essential Mobile Apps

I flashed my Windows Mobile 6 based phone recently, so I had the opportunity to reload it with applications that I use — versus those that [at one point] looked neat, but I hardly ever touched. Turns out there were a lot fewer of the former and quite a few of the latter.

Before I started

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Office Backups: The Journey, Part 2

See Part 1 for the initial adventures in Office Backups.

In Part 1 I discussed what I’ve tried and experienced in trying to get reliable office backups going. When all the dust settled, I backed away a bit from the online backup scene and went a similar, but different direction.

In a nutshell, my solution is

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Office Backups: The Journey, Part 1

I’ve had quite an education these past few months while trying to keep office backups chugging along. It’s been interesting, but I have to admit that I’m ready to be done learning for a bit. I need to get to a place where backups “just happen.”

I’ve now experienced MozyPro and SOS Online Backup.

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