thatguy Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Hey hosts, Being the MD of a UK host my self, it have come to my attention that alot of smaller host dont actually backup offsite; or in some cases backup in the same server on a diff HD. Would any host be interested in backup solutions with packages designed especially for us; the host? Obviously offering the following services: SFTP, large storage, fast upload/dl, unlimited transfer etc? Would just be interested in knowing what you guys feel, as i wouldnt mind starting to offer backup solutions and services. Let me know what you think guys and gals. Tim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberhost Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Many of us already offer backup solutions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 BQBackup have been working perfectly fine for me for a very long time now... no reason to change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Same here, backups already handled for my clients and servers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPH Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I think you will find as much competition for backup solutions as hosting in my opinion. Most of us here either have or offer backup solutions already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickendippers Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Datacentres offer backup solutions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soskel Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Most hosts just rent a dedicated server, and resell of that. Usually the upstream provider backups up for their clients. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonO Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I don't think its a big enough market for it. If the host can't get backups done by their datacenter or host - then they probably might not be able to afford a backup system (as if they are a reseller). Of course it can depend on how much your charging and how much people are willing to pay for backups. But as you can see from a lot of replies here, it probably won't work out very well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsonwebhosting Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 One of the issues that you will run into with regards to offering a backup solution to other people is that bandwidth will get eaten up. Most datacenters offer the ability to backup between machines and not affect paid for transfer. Some data centers (the planet) offer offsite backups also with fast direct connections as if you were going between two machines in one rack. A buddy of mine runs a backup company - http://www.edatashield.com - backs up both hosting accounts and also desktop computers. It's a tough business to be in - partly because you're selling a product people SHOULD have but not something that people WANT. People don't think about backups until they need it - when someone pays for something they want to see instant results - the fact that the backups are likely not to get used that often seems to be something that people ignore all together! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonO Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 That's a very good point. You could be waiting ages before your money pays off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othellotech Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Been offering it for years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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