We have a backup service for Amazing Charts that gets around a lot of these issues.
I know it is taking 5 hours to back up to AC offsite now. How would backing up to a server at home be quicker?
We do a complete backup of the database and a differential backup of the Imported Items (II). Some of our providers have been in practice for 10 years with AC and it only takes an hour or so to backup the database and II nightly. Some providers also have a full backup of all desktops and servers but that one is only available to people who buy their servers from us. Most people have very slow upload speeds (384K/512K) and the service was designed to accommodate that. Free seeding too.
Email reports to keep track of the backups, and file access is available to see the files.
OK, I hope I don't stir up a hive of bees. But, I just don't see why everyone is fascinated by online backups. They cost money, your data simply isn't secure and you have to use their hard drive shipping service if your need your data quickly.
We also got around this with our failover plan where we will host your Amazing Charts remotely until you get your server fixed. So you can be back online in less than an hour if your server fails or something else happens at the office.
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