Here’s my secret: I don’t pay for Backup Software. With fast Internet connections, cheap disks, and Open Source Software, I just don’t see the need.
I’ve been running the web hosting side of this business for 2 years now. This business started as a hobby. Some friends were starting up companies, and needed help. I justified the expense by running IRC on the machine and chatting with friends. Even with this hobby, I focused on data redundancy and backups.
I had heard of and followed Leafy Host, and didn’t want to go down that road, ever. Enter Rsync and OpenSSH.