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Table 9–1. BaaS Advantages and Disadvantages
BaaS Advantages BaaS Disadvantages
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Does not require infrastructure
purchases
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Complete remote management of
backups
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Can be deployed on desktops and
servers
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Backups can happen from
anywhere—great for "road warriors"
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Does not scale well over time—each
additional client consumes Internet
bandwidth
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Can impact client performance during
backup
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Ongoing monthly costs may outweigh
infrastructure and administrative costs
over time.
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Restores can be slow, especially if
multiple parallel restores consume
available Internet access ...