How many times have you had to tell teachers that is is the own tough luck that they haven't backed up their My Documents on the Schools Laptops for Teachers Laptop. Sure the machine has a CD-Writer and can take a USB stick, but let face it, remembering to copy files or burn a CD is the last thing a member of staff will think of. However for an annual subscription of about £30, they could get automated online backups.
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Desktop Backup made Easy
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Windows 2000 Unmanaged Backup
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Windows 2000 introduced the Removable Storage database that is supposed to help manage tape/CD/DVD media that is inserted into a drive. The whole process helps to keep track of things like tapes, however it makes the process of doing a backup very difficult, especially if all you want to do is stick in the next available tape and let the computer do the backup.
Keeping backup simple is the key, automating it is another. Backup is one of the most important things that a school can do, as if your computer goes down, gets nicked or someone deletes important data, you will have no one to turn too unless you have implemented a tape backup policy.
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