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On December 28, 2005, Arrington of Techcrunch titled his posting on OmniDrive the following: “Omnidrive: Online Storage Perfection.”
On September 17, 2006, Arrington of Techcrunch waffles and calls Carbonite “the closest to perfection we’ve seen so far.”
So, Mike, which is more perfect?
I share more about Mike’s inconsistencies in this interview with Mozy. Also in that article, I explain the key differences between what Mike is calling “Online Backup” versus “Remote Backup” — there is a big difference that Mike Arrington does not explicate.
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Storage perfection – are you kidding me? Other than a glossy UI, how about encryption, incremental backups, open locked file support or a MAC version for starters. Of all the online backups out there, I’d hardly call Carbonite “perfection”. You got it right Pete, Mozy is head and shoulders above the competition in the backup world.
I agree with both of you.
These services continue to be wholly inadequate as an effective consumer application and for many but the most specific business applications.
As well Peter you draw attention to a fact I have been spewing for sometime and that is that TechCrunch is a marketing machine. People compare it to Engadget for technology but I think that is incorrect. Engadget are a bunch of enthusiasts and they talk like and act just like enthusiasts. TechCrunch tries to conduct itself as though they have an authority in their area and they don’t.
When they talk as you have pointed out TechCrunch only draws more attention to their lack of perspective and consistency. Are they a marketing tool? If so why does he try to remain ‘fair’ and not take paychecks for posts. If he is an enthusiast then act like one.
Mike you are confused. Sort it out big guy (he is actually quite big).
Techcrunch does see ‘remote backup’ and ‘online storage’ as two different things. At Omnidrive we have what swamik said and more
I do agree with all of you. Techcrunch has not even bothered to mention IBackup, which was recently rated by PC World as the `best all-around backup service.’
With IBackup for Windows you can backup and restore interactively or schedule regular online backups for Windows desktops, laptops and servers. It does incremental and compressed backups that greatly reduce your network bandwidth by transferring only portions of file that have been modified. All backups are secure with the highest level of 128-bit SSL encryption on transmission. And the best thing is, it’s really fast. You will not get runtime errors or ‘server not responding’ messages frequently as in other services.
This application supports open file backups, online backup of MS Exchange Server databases and backup MS SQL Server databases. IBackup also have IDrive for Mac, an excellent desktop interface for working with your IBackup account and Mac. IBackup also supports backups for UNIX and Linux based computers using rsync, the open source utility that provides fast incremental transfers. You can also access your online IBackup account through ILite.
For additional security and data retention, there is IBackup Professional. Encryption is based on a user-defined key so that the data stored on IBackup Professional servers cannot be decrypted by anybody other than you. IBackup Professional allows you to restore up to 30 prior versions including the most recent version of the data files. Then there is IDrive that maps the online account as a local drive on your computer and Web-Manager with which you can share data with your friends and colleagues.
With such features and products, I think IBackup is a class apart from the rest. No doubt about that.
Is it just me or do you hate that when someone is from a company and doesn’t even have the courage to admit it. Love your post Williams and obviously you work for iBackup but why not come out and say it?
I won’t be offended will you Peter if Williams comes clean and admits his background. I know on my blog I don’t get offended when company reps speak up. In my books everyone’s opinion is valid and from their own perspective whether its a paid perspective or not.
Cheers on the post.
Roger
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