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<\/a><\/div>\nCloud-to-Cloud backup solutions:<\/h1>\nPros:<\/h2>\n
1. Easy configuration<\/strong> The pricing for Backupify and Spanning is about $40-50 USD\/user\/year, which is not so affordable. 1. More affordable<\/strong> 1. Initial configuration is not easy<\/strong>
\nCloud-to-Cloud backups employ web interface which is pretty easy to be integrated with Google Apps marketplace. \u00a0Only a few steps are required to setup the backup process.
\n2. Less administration work<\/strong>
\nAll backup jobs\u00a0are running on backup\u00a0vendor’s servers. As a Google Apps domain administrator, you can relax with ease in most of the times.
\n3. A more natural choice<\/strong>
\nGoogle Apps is a cloud collaboration platform, with all data stored online. Backing up cloud data to another cloud sounds to be a more natural choice for most companies.<\/p>\nCons:<\/h2>\n
1.\u00a0Higher cost<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n2. No physical files accessible<\/strong>
\nWith a cloud-to-cloud backup solution, all backup data are stored in another cloud with a\u00a0vendor-specific format. Except restoring from the backup, you can almost do nothing with the backup data. \u00a0For example, migrating email message backups to another mail system is just impossible.<\/p>\nOn-premise \u00a0backup solutions:<\/h1>\n
Pros:<\/h2>\n
\nComparing to cloud-to-cloud backup solutions, the cost of local backups solutions are much lower.
\n2. Keep your data in your own hands<\/strong>
\nAll backups\u00a0are stored in a\u00a0local storage (a hard disk or a NAS)\u00a0inside your company’s firewall, totally under your control.
\n3. Get physical backup files<\/strong>
\nBackup data are stored locally as physical files, which means that you can easily export these files into another system. \u00a0For example, open docs backup files with Microsoft word\/OpenOffice, read email messages using Outlook, etc.
\n4. Keep data from being exposed to any third party<\/strong>
\nCloud-to-cloud backups open your data instance onto another cloud vendor which create privacy concerns. Cloud-to-local backups, which only preserve a copy of your data locally, keep you from this security concern.<\/p>\nCons:<\/h2>\n
\nLocal backup solutions require\u00a0a desktop app to access the local storage. Due to the limitation of Google Apps Marketplace, desktop apps cannot be easily integrated into Google Apps marketplace as web apps do. \u00a0To setup a local backup, domain\u00a0administrators need to create a Google cloud project in Google Developers console and authorize data\u00a0access to GDrive, Gmail, Contacts and Calendar.
\n2. A reliable physical server and a local storage are needed<\/strong>
\nUnlike cloud-to-cloud backup solutions, which are completely disk-free, on-premise backup solutions require a reliable server as well as a large and robust local storage.<\/p>\nConclusion:<\/h2>\n