Google Workspace Backup solutions

[bobsigny]

Hello! I am looking for a good solution to backup emails, and Drive/Shared drive folders and files. Is there a good recommendation either through on prem server or cloud based platform?

Our smaller non profit organization only uses cloud based platforms to store our data and no on prem server. We have about 40-50 employees.

Right now nothing is being backed up.

Thanks!

[supaplex-starwind]

I would recommend using Synology Active Backup for on-prem backups, or Afi for cloud-based ones. Or both.

• https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/feature/active_backup_google_workspace
• https://afi.ai/google-workspace-backup.

Depending on how much storage you need locally and whether immutability and ransomware protection are required, you may also be interested in our Backup Appliance https://www.starwindsoftware.com/backup-appliance for current or future projects.

[spiceuser-git0 (spiceusergitrr)]

In my company we’ve been using use Spanning Backup for the last two years. It is cloud-based and designed specifically for Google Workspace. It does daily automated backups which is very convenient, and we rely on it to backup our Gmail, Drive/Shared Drive, Contacts and Calendars, maybe something else but these are the main important things. It has encrypted storage and we didn’t have any issues with the security of our data so far. I think it would suit your needs well but it’s also on the pricy side compared to other solutions, what would be your budget by the way? Last time I checked it was $48 per year for one seat, this might not be good for a non-profit

[michaelandrus2 (Minya76)]

Hi Bob, Ive tried barracuda, afi, dropsuite and a few others. Another factor which is often overlooked is ‘After Sales Support’.

If you’d like to chat with my experience please reach out.

Michael.