Key benefits of our Online Data Backup Service:
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| Issue |
Feature |
Benefit |
| Manual tape backup causes operational inefficiencies and ties up skilled IT resources. |
Fully automated process allows regular data backups to remote location at scheduled intervals. |
Frees up IT resources and delivers operational efficiencies and cost savings. |
| Backup window is ever increasing and often extends into the business day. |
Backs up and transfers new incremental data, which is typically not more than 1-2% of all data. |
Even over small LAN or WAN capacities, the data backup is completed outside of normal business hours. |
| Restoring data from tape is a slow, unreliable and inefficient process. |
Data stored on dedicated disk to allow rapid online restore of single files or larger data volumes. |
Improved productivity and SLA for both system administrators and end users. |
| Data backup and restore are cumbersome to support in geographically distributed operations. |
Centralised management of all backup and restore operations for central and remote sites. |
Effective online data protection for remote sites whilst reducing capital and operational costs. |
| Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) processes are currently not addressed. |
SLA-backed Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery service (includes on-site DR restore) supported by experienced staff 24x7. |
Reduced downtime for Business Continuity, in addition to reduced recovery time in the case of a disaster. |
| The current data backup solution is not scalable. |
Online Data Backup Service is currently delivering managed data backup services from 10GB to 50TB using the same technology and infrastructure. |
Industrial-strength online data backup solution that scales with your business requirements. |
| Using tape backup technology causes unpredictable capital expenditure as data volumes grow. |
Online Data Backup Service (previously VBAK) is charged on a per-usage basis. |
Pay-as-you-use model offers a storage-on-demand charging model enabling further cost savings. |
| Security and data integrity concerns. |
The managed Online Data Backup service is government rated 'Restricted' with link and data encryption. Security audits clearance by the DTI. |
Reduced risk and additional compliance with audit and regulatory requirements. |