Backup Direct’s network backup solution is ideal for IT managers or administrators responsible for the backup of multiple servers within a company network. Lowering your company's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), it allows managers to maintain complete control over their network wide backup responsibilities with just the click of a mouse.

SECURITY

Backup Direct’s network backup solution uses the most secure technology available on the market. Before being transferred from host machines, data is encrypted to bank-level encryption standards and transmitted to our data centres using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

When stored in our UK and EU-based, military-grade data centres, your data remains encrypted and completely unreadable by anybody unauthorized to see it. You are the only one who can see the content of your data because only you hold the required data encryption keys – the authorization certificate needed to de-encrypt data.

Security features of Network Backup

PERFORMANCE

Backup Direct’s network backup can be configured to provide automatic Continuous Data Protection (CDP). In this instance, the software continuously monitors changes on target servers and creates a backup of each file as changes are made. Supporting both open-file and database backup, it allows users to recover files in the exact state they looked at a specific time, normally minutes before loss, dramatically improving Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).

The solution also provides powerful disaster recovery capabilities. The backup and recovery software will support Bare Metal Restores where you can quickly recovery an entire network after a disaster – even to alternative hardware. No matter what has happened, you’ll get your data and systems back fast – minimising disruption to operations and productivity.

Performance features of Network Backup

MANAGEMENT

With Network Backup you can monitor and control the backup policies for all machines under a company wide network with ease. The agentless architecture used in our solution means you only need to install the software on a single machine in order to see every computer linked within the network. From here you can set the individual backup policies for each machine without even having to go physically near them.

For IT administrators with little time to spare, it offers valuable management benefits.

Management features of Network Backup

Security benefits and features:

• Offsite data storage in two IBM-owned, geographically separate, state-of-the-art, mirrored data vaults in the UK – removes the risk of data exposure commonly associated with tapes or external hard-drive backup.
• Double-layered digital security for data ‘in-flight and off-site’ with 448-bit Blowfish and SSL encryption standards – helps you meet all UK data protection regulation requirements.
• Professional, physical data security with 24/7 manned and monitored vault protection – there is no securer way to safeguard mission critical data.

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Performance benefits and features:

• Automatic backup configuration - saves you time and resources that are better spent in more value-adding areas of the business
• Continuous Data Protection (CDP) allows you to backup in real-time without severely affecting network traffic - restore data in the same state it looked minutes before disaster.
• Bare Metal Restore capability - recover your entire network fast after disaster, even to alternative hardware.
• Compatible with a variety of popular server platforms and software including SQL, Exchange, Sage, Lotus Domino, Oracle…

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Management benefits and features:

• A user-friendly application interface makes setting individual backup schedules simple - no more confusing software configurations or constant fixes, just simple and straightforward backup management
• Agentless architecture - allows you to monitor and manage all computers within a network without having to install software on each individual machine
• Central reporting and diagnostics interface - shows you when the last successful backup for each machine was executed and your overall backup usage
• Customisable backup rules - determine the frequency and retention of your backup copies on each machine

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