Hey everyone,

We have a VPS account that is quickly filling up with clients and at the moment we're relying on backing up to the Amazon cloud.

I'm really liking what I'm hearing about R1Soft and I'd like to give it more thought...

Can anyone explain how this exactly works? If I'm understanding this right I'll need:

- Server software (free!?)
- Client software
- Monthly paid storage

Looking over the R1Soft website makes it seem like I'm looking at a couple hundred dollar investment here.

Then... I came across this:

http://steadfast.net/services/backup.php

Anyways, I've got myself all confused. I'm basically looking for some advice on where I should be purchasing this from!?

If you run the server software yourself on a (seperate) dedicated server you have no monthly paid storage fees of course

If you run the server software yourself on a (seperate) dedicated server you have no monthly paid storage fees of course

Correct.

I'm more interested in paying a flat monthly fee for the storage and anything R1Soft specific that I need.

I notice many of the big companies offer this service. I'll contact them later today once I grasp this a little better.