Backblaze is a VITAL component in my backup strategy
Overall Satisfaction with Backblaze
We use Backblaze company-wide on multiple Macs as redundant offsite backup, complementing our existing on-site backups. This way in the event something happens to our local backups, we're protected with the cloud backup as an additional safety net.
Pros
- Set it and forget it backup. Never even need to think about it - when I'm on wifi it's backing up my data.
- Includes the ability to backup attached hard drives at no additional cost.
- Easy setup of backup configuration.
- Affordable pricing.
Cons
- Lacks the ability to backup your Mac user library folder. I understand why it doesn't do this, but it should be clarified what doesn't get backed up when this folder is skipped: namely Outlook and Mac Mail databases. This can be quite a shock (as it was for me) when I attempted a recovery and was surprised to learn this data wasn't backed up to Backblaze.
- Peace of mind. I know that my data is safely backed up in the event something happens to either my Mac or my backup drives at the office.
- Protects employee data from accidental deletion or theft.
Backblaze surpasses the other options by enabling backup of attached hard drives - a feature that when I last checked, none of the competition offered. That's huge for me, with externals full of data. Carbonite is close to BackBlaze otherwise, but lacks this key feature.
iCloud/Dropbox aren't true backup services, so they're not on the level with Backblaze.
Mozy Pro is comparable to Backblaze, without much visible difference.
iCloud/Dropbox aren't true backup services, so they're not on the level with Backblaze.
Mozy Pro is comparable to Backblaze, without much visible difference.
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