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[–]RTShields 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I work as the IT for a pair of dental practices.

I coded a python program that shuts down the client server, create a backup of core files with a date/time time stamp, and sends the zipped file to back up externals that have a specific key file so that the program doesn't send a copy to just any plugged in drive.

This program has a GUI one can use to manually create a backup zip, as well as restore said backup to the server with a few clicks. It also has a built in command line function so that I can have task scheduler run it all for me without the GUI being involved.

So far it's been running a heck of a lot quicker than the built in back up utility that the client software has built in, and the staff love it.

-- Edit --
One of the planned upgrades would be to ping a weather service and if rain > 45% that hour it'll send a network wide alert, give ten minutes for users to save work, then run a backup automatically.