![]() Both are great and are a complete no-brainer for any business under 100 people. The couple of hundred (thousand?) dollars it's going to cost them to fix this debacle, they could pay for a hosted solution for a year. I recommended they look at a hosted mail solution. What are they running their own mail server for? Historically, it was the only option and I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time. They were running something in house that wasn't their core competency. Who set it up? What was his name? Where are the backups? Where is this week's mail? What can we do? What was wrong with this tragic situation? Well, lots of things, but ultimately this: Now the mail server reboots and reboots and they haven't gotten email in days. Power was cut and the machines are all fried. They forget about the mail server that has become as important to their little company as air and power.įast forward to last week and lightning strikes. (Stop me if this sounds familiar to you.) The machine runs great and the little company forgets about it. The truth and identity of the man is shrouded in mystery and the mists of time. At some point in the past, someone setup an Exchange Server or some kind of Mail system for them. The second thing was that I got a call from my cousin who works for a small (maybe 20-30 people) real estate management company. Lesson: Do what you're good at and let other folks do what they are good at. I'm using Mozy now, but I'm looking for a good system that also supports Windows Home Server and won't break the bank. Again, I point to having a family backup strategy. Take an external drive over to your relative's house, make them feed you dinner, and backup up an image of their entire machine.īetter yet, get Mom and Dad some kind of automatic server like WHS or some online backup like Mozy. ![]() Hit the start menu, type "Backup" and go to the Backup and Restore Center. You likely have this on your computer (and your parent's computer) and didn't know it. There's lots of ways to do this and one of them is built into Vista. It's like Norton Ghost and Acronis without the hassle.ĭo you back up? How often? What happens if your house burns down tomorrow and your business is run out of your house? Where are your digital photos? Videos? Memories? Tax forms and insurance details? What is your family backup strategy?īackup your computers - that means a full system image. I was up and running within an hour, everything working perfectly. I booted off the recovery CD and I was given the choice of 4 different backups in the last week. I don't even think about it until I totally need it. ![]() Yeah, yeah, blah blah, Microsoft Shill, blah, blah, Time Machine, whatever. However, my tuckus was saved by Windows Home Server (again). My subconscious knew what was doing on, but I got nailed anyway. Lesson: Back Up Your Stuff or Die.įirst, an errant unsigned driver install caused my beloved Lenovo T60p to start Blue Screening on Boot Up. Two interesting and unrelated things happened this weekend in my circle of influence. ![]()
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