Slow restores, downloads a problem for Mozy

EMC-owned Mozy has been one of the leaders in online backup during the past couple of years, but some users are starting to grumble about the elements of the service that really matter.

The old adage in IT is that your backup is only as good as your last restore and as Beth Pariseau reports for SearchDataBackup.com the Mozy restore experience can be frustratingly slow. Pariseau cites a few examples from real users who have encountered poor performance when they needed a fast recovery.

This sort of issue is going to become more and more important in determining which cloud storage provider to go with if you are using it as a backup solution.

New storage demands drive online adoption…

Anthony Calypso reports that massive accumulation of valuable digital assets is turning consumers on to online storage. He cites Jonathan Steuer, a vice president and general manager for Iconoculture Inc., a Minneapolis-based cultural trend research company who says “consumers are having data storage issues that they’ve never had before … more of their assets are digital (i.e. photo content, MP3 files). As people accumulate more stuff, there is a notion of wanting to protect those [items]. It’s really part of the Web 2.0 world that we’ve seen building for a long time.”

Calypso notes that “Consumers might have an easier time breaking bad habits once they become aware of the online back-up options available today,” and recommends ElephantDrive, Mozy, and Xdrive as solutions.