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Disk storage is rapidly replacing tape storage everywhere. IPod music players and DVRs have made tape virtually obsolete for music and video storage. Now, affordable disk storage is poised to replace tape in corporate data backup, one of the last bastions of tape. Online backups also solve the off-site backup challenge. Reliable, redundant, secure, flexible, cost-effective, and easy to implement, now is the right time to leave tape for good, and the SynchroNet Online Backup Solution (OBS) is the right way. Read on to see the key reasons.
Moving to a fully digital, off site, disk-based online backup has never been a better idea. Let SynchroNet make it easy.
Online Backup Is More Reliable
Disk array systems are a more reliable technology. The new disk array systems have fewer moving parts and the systems contain redundant drives, so even with a drive failure there is no loss of data. Compared to tape-based systems with their spinning record heads and eject mechanisms like in a VCR (remember those?), and even robotic tape changers, disk-based systems are imminently more stable.
The online backup process is fully automated. With an online backup solution there is no chance for a tape to need changing overnight, and no chance that someone will forget to do it. Offsite removal of data also happens every night with no intervention required.
Disk based storage does not deteriorate with age. Magnetic tape is a fragile medium. Disk array systems are periodically refreshed with new drives, and are configured so that data will not be lost despite drive failures.
Online Backup is Redundant
Disk Arrays provide for protection of data even in the event of drive failure. Through complex combined mirroring and replication designs, the storage system is resilient and will keep integrity at all times.
Online Backup is Secure
Data backups are transmitted offsite in an encrypted session. There are no tapes lying around that could potentially be restored to a different system.
Data centers are safer. The SynchroNet data center and all Tier 4 data centers are the most protected and secure places to host systems and data. Multiple levels of redundancy in power, cooling, access security, and environmental protection makes it far safer than a corporate computer room.
Online Backup is Flexible
Backup Exchange servers. SynchroNet OBS can backup an open Exchange message store, and even backup and restore individual mailboxes.
Backup database servers. Open Microsoft SQL, Sharepoint, and other databases can also be backed up by SynchroNet OBS for protection of your critical shared information.
Online Backup is Cost Effective
Disk storage has dropped significantly in price in recent years. New technologies have increased the density of storage and decreased manufacturing costs.
Optimization means less data to store. Proprietary storage optimization protocols such as are used in SynchroNet OBS drastically reduce the amount of data that is stored.
Optimization means less data to send. By achieving industry-leading transmission technologies, SynchroNet OBS eliminates the need to increase your Internet connection bandwidth.
Online backup means there is no offsite tape storage bill. Moving and storing your data tapes is an expensive necessity that can be eliminated.
The SynchroNet Online Backup Solution is Easy to Implement
SynchroNet OBS can be implemented in just a few days. The actual time depends on the number and size of the data stores and databases, and the number of locations.
SynchroNet OBS will support and coexist with other backup strategies. For a fully redundant configuration, your company can add local disk arrays for backup using the SynchroNet OBS Backup Manager. You can choose to continue other backup methodologies without impacting SynchroNet OBS.
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