Comments on: Tiny Startup Mozy Nails Multi-Million Dollar GE Storage Contract

By: Mozy Review: Is Mozy Online Backup Worth it? My Experience…

Mozy Review: Is Mozy Online Backup Worth it? My Experience… — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:58:34 +0000

[...] about a few options, I came across an article on Techcrunch that mentioned Mozy securing a contract with GE. I figured if a company like GE trusts Mozy, I could too. I didn’t want to get setup with a [...]

By: WARNING: Mozy May Kill Your System’s Performance

WARNING: Mozy May Kill Your System’s Performance — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:47:26 +0000

[...] be forewarned: Mozy may be the Techcrunch darling, but it’s a pesky little piece of software that may very well kill your hard drive’s [...]

By: Still with old-style backup ? You’re losing your edge… - julienlenestour.com

Wed, 16 May 2007 21:47:38 +0000

[...] Toronto Star via Techcrunch, [...]

By: File Management / Backup / Versioning - Articulate Community Forums

File Management / Backup / Versioning - Articulate Community Forums — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:13:34 +0000

[...] extra 250 MB if you use my link above). The unlimited plan is only $5/month. Mozy recently made big news by signing an estimated $10M/year deal with GE. And Gerry is correct that publishing to project [...]

By: anchorite.org

anchorite.org — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:12:23 +0000

What, no backup?!…

Over the past week there are two classic examples of why a good backup process is critical. One is the highly publicized story of the June Issue of Business 2.0 that was inadvertently deleted two weeks before print and the backup had failed. The seco…

By: Chang

Chang — Tue, 01 May 2007 05:58:09 +0000

If you think Mozy is good. You must try Titanize.com and Carbonite.

Titanize are a pretty quiet group. But they have a bigger deal than Mozy. Their website says that they power McAfee’s backup. (That’s access to several million consumers, I guess.)

Carbonite is really the dumb-down version of backup. Just backs up, less fun.

By: John

John — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:41:49 +0000

To get 256 MB extra space, use this!!

https://mozy.com/?ref=GC3VCG

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:11:11 +0000

Hi, Paul, I used your registration code! Could someone please use mine? We’ll both get an extra 256 megs of free backup space! Here is the link:

https://mozy.com/?ref=LDBPV7

…or just use LDBPV7 as the referral code. Thank you!

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:29:22 +0000

Mozy is the best backup software out there. I love it. Though they need to lower their prices (perhaps they should host their backups on Amazon’s S3).

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:50:09 +0000

#47 John, I certainly don’t know if they have multiple locations, but isn’t it hard to think GE would have signed the deal without it?

As for Outlook concers, it bakes up locked pst files, and just as importantly it only needs to back up the changed portion. Your outlook.pst may be 200MB or so, and most other programs would back up the whole thing if you receive one email or change a contact record. The Mozy backup will be just a fraction of that.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:20:25 +0000

Use this registration code “WMA5BB” when you sign up and the referrer and the referee both get an extra 256 Mb of space. Pretty cool!

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:28:52 +0000

anthropocentric …I know I am a bit behind the 8-ball on letting you know this, but Mozy DOES NOT back up to multiple locations. They only have one data center in Utah that they back up to.

I would say that they do not practice what they preach, any company that is serious about themselves would at least show that by using their own service. They are a great solution for a home user, but a business that requires redundant backups can not use them.

By: Josh Carr Superstar

Josh Carr Superstar — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:37:13 +0000

We have been using Mozy for about a year on all of our PC’s in the office. They won my love when they released their MAC version about a month ago (beta) it has worked flawlessly and in my mind that is what puts them way ahead of their competition.

Congrats on the Big press Mozy Crew

By: Steves Job

Steves Job — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:35:22 +0000

Why are the “veterans” always so bitter? It’s pretty simple - develop the best software and the customers will come. Congratulations on the huge win Mozy!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:15:20 +0000

Sorry to be a nay-sayer, but I have had some real bumps with Mozy — they have some quality issues to contend with. They push out upgrades to their client software very frequently, and one last week hosed my computer (pegged CPU at 100%) — it took me hours to find and debug the problem, and then I had to reinstall Mozy and reupload all my files — it is still chugging way on my 65GB of backups a week later. $50 is cheap, but my time is expensive.

And as a veteran of several startups that got the **big deal** with the **giant customer** and suffered for it, I also know that can be the path to ruin, so I’d advise folks to be careful out there.

By: Phil801 - Geek Blog » Local Web 2.0 company makes good.

Phil801 - Geek Blog » Local Web 2.0 company makes good. — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:34:43 +0000

[...] the coolest thing about it is the write-up on TechCrunch which ensures that Silicon Valley heard about the [...]

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:46:42 +0000

First off, kudos to them for the deal. It’s huge no matter what the value. Way to go!

I’m surprised nobody has mentioned time to restore for these services. It’s one
thing to wait for a month to have your data backed up, it’s another to wait a week to get it back. There’s no such thing as “incremental” restore.

Our take on the problem is to allow you to backup to a destination of your choosing. On-site, near off-site, and far off-site are all supported. Best of all, there are no monthly fees if you backup to someone you know.

Your destination is more secure, less expensive, and faster to restore if disaster strikes. (i.e. laptop theft.)

By: Mitchell Orph

Mitchell Orph — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:35:42 +0000

11. Jonathan:
johnh: Mozy can back up open files like outlook pst.
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Great. How are they on restore?

36 Jon:
Eventually, there’s going to be a limit here, and machines are just going to arrive with RAID. It has to decrease in usefulness as file sizes increase.
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Still doesn’t solve the fire, power-surge, or burglary problem.

By: transparency « ElephantDrive

transparency « ElephantDrive — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:54:18 +0000

[...] be it data storage, or, navigating a flooded storm drain on a crowded city street. After reading this article that’s hanging out on Techcrunch, I decided to pay a visit to Mozy to further investigate [...]

By: Emilie

Emilie — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:23:40 +0000

What about other online data storage services, like ElephantDrive? I’m currently one of their customers, and some of the questions that people have posed here concerning security and speed, in particular, are pretty neatly answered by their services. Sure, it’s slightly more expensive, but, the speed of backup was seriously impressive, in addition to the security of storing data in different physical locations. (with automated backup, and saved older versions of files). In addition to this, you can share files with other users, which is pretty sweet–both for small businesses, and, just for filesharing in general.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:11:40 +0000

@Mikey

It would be nice if they disclosed a bit more about their infrastructure. I’d like to know my data isn’t being stored on a single hard-drive.

Can anyone comment on how it’s financially feasible to put-up with the storage and bandwidth usage of a client paying $4.95 who stores at least 80gb.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:40:38 +0000

I am a user and know their technology well.

First of all, be aware of “full” vs “diffs”. Mozy does an initial full backup of user files. Based on the unbreakable laws of physics, that may take some time. However, future weekly backups are “diffs”…They only back up block changes, and new files that were stored. It’s probably not the right service for the professional videographer ingesting 100GB/week, especially given that person has terrestrial backups (tapes) and serious local disk infrastructure.

For the other 99.9% of us, Mozy is awesome.

In terms of reliability, they use a custom storage design that is derived from past commercial work. It will tolerate multiple simultaneous failures of components without data loss. It is more reliable *and* more economical than the stuff connected.com or evault has deployed. The real differentiator is interface and design…It just works.

Congratulations to Josh and team. GE is big news, but even bigger news is the pace at which they have been signing up channel partners.

By: pallet jack

pallet jack — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:20:40 +0000

Great to hear!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:29:16 +0000

I have been using these guys for quite a while now and am extremely pleased with them and the fact that they are continuing to grow. Their pricing and service is great and I am glad to see they will be around for a while (or so it seems).

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:22:32 +0000

Eventually, there’s going to be a limit here, and machines are just going to arrive with RAID. It has to decrease in usefulness as file sizes increase.