Fry Info Tech
8401-F ML King St. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
727.576.2500


 

 

ZIP Drive vs. Remote Backup Service - Annualized Cost Analysis

ZIP Drive Backup Solution
Description Cost($)
Zip Drive Unit 200
21 ZIP Disks $20/disk 420
Recurring Employee Time* 2,200
   
Total Annual ZIP Drive Backup Investment $ 2,820


Remote Backup Service
Description Cost($)
Hardware 0
Media 0
Recurring Employee Time 0
RBS Subscription (estimated**) 550 
   
Total Annual RBS Investment $ 550

* Assumes 220 daily backups per year (1 per business day) and $20/hour employee costs and 30 minutes daily to perform backup, verification and transportation of media to offsite location

** Assumes daily, weekly and monthly backup schedule with up to 5,000MB of compressed data stored on RBS. Client has existing Internet service