u/AmstradPC1512

A few years ago, while "we" were drunk on ESSER money, we took our archives digital with a commercial solution that was way oversized and even more overpriced. Now "we" are trying to find another solution.

So, I run across PaperlessNG and a few other open source references and I wonder if anyone has any experience with them.

If not, what else do you guys use to keep, store and search digital records?

Obligated reminder, we are one small school, not a district.

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