But vendors are readying an onslaught of products designed to help IT shops back up mobile and desktop systems, as well as servers.
Users install client software on their systems.
It saves and stores all files once, and then performs incremental backups of any added and changed files. Baker also will have a user interface that's fully integrated with Windows Explorer and installation wizards to help users select which files to back up. Legato Systems Inc. this year plans two new versions of its NetWorker Remote software designed to run over a LAN, remote-access connection or virtual private network running on the Internet. The upcoming versions will include features for archiving data on the server. Backup data will be kept on server-side disk drives, but IT managers will be able to set up rules for offloading some of that data to tape storage to free up space on the disks.