I have a small office with around 12 macs. I would like to set up a system to back them up. Standard time machine is good but I don't want to get 12 USB hard drives and hook them up to each machine. All macs are running OSX lion.
I am thinking of getting a few 2GB time capsules (say 1 TC for every 3 machines) and then setting up each machine to go to a specific time capsule for backups.
Is that possible? Is this is best way to set this up? It seems a little clunky but I would set up a table like this:
Employee #1: TC #1
Employee #2: TC #1
Employee #3: TC #1
Employee #4: TC #2
Employee #5: TC #2
Employee #6: TC #2
Employee #7: TC #3
Employee #8: TC #3
Employee #9: TC #3
Employee #10: TC #4
Employee #11: TC #4
Employee #12: TC #4
Most employees work wirelessly but some are hard wired in so the solution should support both methods.
Another options I think would be to buy 1 or 2 NAS units like the Netgear ReadyNAS 8gb and hook those up with an AirportExpress?
On a related note, I will also need to back up these backup units to the cloud somewhere.
I am thinking of getting a few 2GB time capsules (say 1 TC for every 3 machines) and then setting up each machine to go to a specific time capsule for backups.
Is that possible? Is this is best way to set this up? It seems a little clunky but I would set up a table like this:
Employee #1: TC #1
Employee #2: TC #1
Employee #3: TC #1
Employee #4: TC #2
Employee #5: TC #2
Employee #6: TC #2
Employee #7: TC #3
Employee #8: TC #3
Employee #9: TC #3
Employee #10: TC #4
Employee #11: TC #4
Employee #12: TC #4
Most employees work wirelessly but some are hard wired in so the solution should support both methods.
Another options I think would be to buy 1 or 2 NAS units like the Netgear ReadyNAS 8gb and hook those up with an AirportExpress?
On a related note, I will also need to back up these backup units to the cloud somewhere.
