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      IT-ADMIN
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      windows built in backup

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        Dashrender @IT-ADMIN
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        @IT-ADMIN said:

        windows built in backup

        Then you are right back to square one - your backups will be limited to one day.

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          IT-ADMIN
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          i have been using it for a long time, i think it is great
          the only limitation that i had is how to keep my backup externally
          now that i will buy a NAS, this problem will be solved 🙂

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            IT-ADMIN @Dashrender
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            @Dashrender said:

            @IT-ADMIN said:

            windows built in backup

            Then you are right back to square one - your backups will be limited to one day.

            no, i will have daily version of my backups because windows backup can do this if the destination is a local HD

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              Dashrender
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              But a NAS is NOT considered local. NAS uses file protocol, so it will not work for your needs.

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                IT-ADMIN
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                the limitation comes when you choose network shared folder
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                  Dashrender
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                  To get what you want, you will have to use a DAS or a SAN. The only difference between DAS and SAN are the protocol you use to talk to the device. i.e. DAS = SATA or SCSI communciation, SAN = iSCSI or other block protocol.

                  *edited for clarity

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                    IT-ADMIN
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                    ooooooh i'm very very sorry i confused between NAS and SAN

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                      IT-ADMIN
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                      in this case i will content myself with DAS, because as far as i can see SAN is the most expensive one

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                        IT-ADMIN
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                        great, now i understand
                        i made my decision, buy a DAS and connect it with my file server and i'm done 😉

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                          Dashrender @IT-ADMIN
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                          @IT-ADMIN said:

                          in this case i will content myself with DAS, because as far as i can see SAN is the most expensive one

                          Well, that really depends. You don't have to do crazy expensive SAN. The Drobo 5n mentioned earlier might be perfect for this.

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                            IT-ADMIN
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                            i think i will buy a RAID 1 DAS, what do you think ??

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                              IT-ADMIN
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                              i want the cheapest option

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                                IT-ADMIN
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                                the size of the business is very small, and the size of data i want to backup is about 500 GB

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                                  scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                                  @IT-ADMIN said:

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  @IT-ADMIN said:

                                  windows built in backup

                                  Then you are right back to square one - your backups will be limited to one day.

                                  no, i will have daily version of my backups because windows backup can do this if the destination is a local HD

                                  You MUST stop saying local or network. You are confusing yourself. The options are only block and file. Block is what you are calling "local" and file is what you are calling "remote" and Windows calls "shared."

                                  If you need using terms that don't make sense, you will keep making bad decisions because you can't differentiate the technologies properly.

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                                    scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                                    @IT-ADMIN said:

                                    i have been using it for a long time, i think it is great
                                    the only limitation that i had is how to keep my backup externally
                                    now that i will buy a NAS, this problem will be solved 🙂

                                    You stated that this was not true in the original post.

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                                      scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                                      @IT-ADMIN said:

                                      ooooooh i'm very very sorry i confused between NAS and SAN

                                      Did you read the article about understanding NAS and SAN that I linked for you?

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                                        scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                                        @IT-ADMIN said:

                                        in this case i will content myself with DAS, because as far as i can see SAN is the most expensive one

                                        No, you skipped my article. DAS, NAS and SAN have no price difference. Anyone telling you that they are different based on cost does not understand the terms and you should not talk to them about storage further. We are only talking about protocols here, that there is a cost difference makes no sense conceptually.

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                                          scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                                          @IT-ADMIN said:

                                          great, now i understand
                                          i made my decision, buy a DAS and connect it with my file server and i'm done 😉

                                          But are very vulnerable to ransonware.

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                                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                            @Dashrender said:

                                            Well, that really depends. You don't have to do crazy expensive SAN. The Drobo 5n mentioned earlier might be perfect for this.

                                            No, the Drobo 5D, a DAS unit, was mentioned. The Drobo 5N is a NAS and only a NAS. It is, in fact, the only pure NAS available on the sub $50K market. The only SMB NAS device made.

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