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What is Carbonite Safe?
Carbonite Safe is a personal cloud backup solution offered on pricing tiers to backup a single computer to multiple computers, to an insfrastructure consisting of endpoints and servers. Users of the former Mozy product (an online data backup service which…
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$83.99
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$119.99
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$149.99
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Carbonite Safe Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Carbonite Safe is a personal cloud backup solution offered on pricing tiers to backup a single computer to multiple computers, to an insfrastructure consisting of endpoints and servers. Users of the former Mozy product (an online data backup service which allows users to back up their hard drive and, in the event of a computer catastrophe, perform a full restore of all files) are migrated to Carbonite Safe. Mozy was acquired by Carbonite from Dell in March 2018.
The most common users of Carbonite Safe are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Mozy Pro is widely used as an end-user backup client across organizations, catering to high-level executives and C-level employees. It proves valuable in backing up profile data such as My Documents, My Pictures, Favorites, Desktop, and Downloads. The software's user-friendly web portal allows for easy administration, enabling users to add new users, restore backups, and download files effortlessly. Updating policies and pushing them out to users is a straightforward process with Mozy Pro. This background application seamlessly backs up selected folders to the Mozy/Carbonite cloud, ensuring data integrity, restoration, and retention for the entire organization. Users appreciate its fully automated backups that require little to no intervention. With an easy-to-use interface and faster restore times compared to local backups, Mozy Pro stands out as a reliable solution. Small businesses find it particularly valuable as it can easily scale with their organization. For design files on work and personal computers, Mozy serves as a convenient backup service that facilitates effortless file transfers between machines. In small business environments, Mozy Pro serves the purpose of both offsite and onsite backup effectively safeguarding data. Its installation and setup are simple, along with intuitive day-to-day use and administration. By managing storage volume at the organizational level, Mozy simplifies data management while providing a user-friendly console for accessing backup sets, file systems, backup history, and restore options. Integration with Active Directory enhances user provisioning and management convenience. Restoration is effortless with the ability to select backup sets or individual files while also allowing for restoring the latest or older versions as needed. Throughout the day, Mozy ensures critical files are backed up efficiently across the organization. Moreover, it proves cost-effective when utilized for backing up subsidiary servers or handling automatic backups of work laptops to address data loss due to system or hard drive failure.
Simple and Easy Administrative Interface: Reviewers have praised the administrative web interface of the product, with multiple users stating that it is simple and easy to use. They have found it effortless to provision users, monitor data usage, disable users, and update policies for controlling user access to folders and options.
Effortless Installation and Updates: Many reviewers appreciate the straightforward process of installing and updating clients. The client notifies them when a new update is available, and the installation and updates generally go smoothly.
Fast Backups with Visual Indication: Users are impressed with the performance of the product in terms of backups. They mention that backups are fast and barely noticeable, while also appreciating the visual indication of backed-up files through color dots. Green dots indicate already backed up files, while brown dots indicate files that will be backed up in the next round.
Expensive Storage: Some users have expressed that Mozy is somewhat pricey for the amount of storage provided, especially when compared to other vendors offering unlimited storage at a more reasonable price. They found it to be expensive and not a good value for the price.
Lack of Data Deduplication: The absence of data deduplication has been seen as a drawback by some users, particularly considering the limited amount of storage available. Users have mentioned that the lack of data deduplication was a downside.
Dated Interface: Several reviewers have described the interface of Mozy Pro as slightly outdated and not as modern as competing backup solutions. They noted that the interface looked dated and could benefit from a more modern design.
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October 18, 2019
Carbonite Takes the Worry Out of Backing Up
We are using Carbonite Safe to back up files on all of our computers including pictures, videos, and documents. Once we set the system up, it is easy to check on each computer to see what is backed up by looking at the colored dots next to each file. This indicates currently backed up or backing up on the next save.
- It is so easy to see what files are backed up according to the color dots next to the files. Green indicates backed up and brown indicates that it will be backed up on the next round.
- We get email updates from Carbonite to help us stay current on our usage.
- I am confident that our files are backed up and can be easily be recovered. I have been through the process and was able to regain just the files I needed.
- I don't see any areas that need improvement. It can be a set it and forget it or you can easily monitor what is backed up if you want to stay on top of it.
- We know our data is backed up and secure. It eliminates worry.
- Questions get answered. The knowledge base has been helpful.
We originally used a backup product from Microsoft. It was so glitchy and difficult to set up. We spent a lot of time on the phone with their tech team trying to get it to work. They would come up with different reasons and fixes but in the end, it couldn't do the job so we gave up. We switched to Mozy now Carbonite and the set up took minutes and no phone call for help.
October 04, 2019
Very efficient and easy to use backup solution
This is a background application that is in use on one or more servers. It is a cloud backup software where you select a number of folders to automatically backup to the Mozy/Carbonite cloud. It has historically worked by selecting the amount of storage one needs and backup up the needed files. It is in use by an entire organization but it does so behind the scenes. The problem it solves is data integrity, restoration, and retention.
- Simple and reliable, set the software up and let it run.
- Clear and intuitive to install and configure.
- Easy to read/monitor email reporting for backup sets.
- The complicated licensing system, purchasing can become difficult to comprehend until set-up.
- From an MSP support standpoint, emails can be cumbersome based on a number of jobs.
- Affordable and reliable backup software.
- It does not take an IT professional to install and configure.
- May outgrow as business expansion continues.
Carbonite Safe is a great solution for startup entities. It ranks nicely with Acronis and Carbonite Server Backup. Carbonite Safe is very good for backing up workstations including home computers. This is a good solution for home office users. Acronis does image level backups better than Mozy / Carbonite Safe whereas Barracuda Backup is a much more expensive (but worthwhile) investment. Barracuda Backup includes a physical BDR appliance.