[Gllug] [ OT ] network attached storage

[Huw Lynes]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:47:26 +0000
bradut at intelesuri.net wrote:

> I have a client with a bit of money who wants one of those stand-alone
> network appliance for backing-up files on LAN with about 20 Win2k desktops.
> For me it's an opportunity to see what these things are all about. 
> A quick look in the Insight catalogue shows me Linksys and SnapAppliance
> as the main providers at the sort of 500 pounds level.
> Does anyone have a favourite, anything I should avoid? 
> 

Our IT chaps have a couple of snapservers (now snapappliance) that they are
quite happy with although they don't quite tie into the domain properly.

In general terms anything that you can log into is good because then you have
a fighting chance of fixing it. Otherwise if the httpd goes down your
diagnostic tools are going to be quite limited. 

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