Cloud data storage

andicole0 · 15 Mar 2020 at 11:25

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but...
I'm looking for a UK based cloud storage facility for a small business. Needs to be 200+GB and managed in as much as it needs to be backed up.
Cheers.
Andi.

andicole0 · 15 Mar 2020 at 13:16

Pho said:
What sort of data are you backing up, documents, server snapshots etc? Is what you're backing up in a central location (e.g., file server), split between several users etc? Do you need long-term retention or just as a failsafe?

Documents from a small architects business. This needs to become the central data store for the business so data can be accessed on site, probably only 3 users. Backup is required as is data retention.
Andi.

andicole0 · 16 Mar 2020 at 12:39

Thanks for the replies, there will be no more than 4 users. Currently looking like Office 365 as the business also needs to keep up to date with Office.
Andi.

andicole0 · 16 Mar 2020 at 16:01

Russinating said:
If you pay for 5 or more users with G Suite Business you get unlimited cloud storage (or 1TB for <5). https://gsuite.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/pricing.html

Not sure I could get the end user to switch from Office ;-)

Andi.

andicole0 · 17 Mar 2020 at 16:07

Theophany said:
Get a decent NAS, like a Synology. It's a single outlay rather than subscription model, which wouldn't need to be a massively expensive model based on the use case you have outlined - a DS220j would fit the bill. It would allow a collaborative, cloud accessible storage facility and give you the ability to plug in an external HDD once a week to do a one-touch backup of all data. The major consumer brand ones like Syno and QNAP will also do all the cool feature stuff cloud providers offer, like multi-level versioning and automated backups but are infinitely more configurable for the exact specifications you need.

Been doing that for some years, I no longer wish to support it so need to farm it out.
Andi.