u/AmstradPC1512

Hello,

Small school of roughly 1000 students, looking at improving our backup/recovery situation. Currently, most of the lifting is done by a QNAP unit that is getting old.

I have a quote for a backup server to the tune of $15,000 just for the hardware. Veeam and what not would be separate.

Am I crazy to think that a modern NAS setup, or even a refurb server with Truenas can still do the same job for us? Probably both for the same price or less? Remember this is just one school, and not a large one either.

As long as i am asking, what is your backup situation when it comes to hardware? Does the cloud make sense for you guys in a small environment?

Thanks in advance