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Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions Buyer’s Guide

Includes a Category Overview; The Top 10 Questions to Ask

Plus, a Capabilities Reference of the Leading 24 Providers for

Enterprise Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions

2017 Buyer’s Guide

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anagement INTRODUCTION:

TRENDS:

Backup and disaster recovery are critical to the survival of your business; as in those without a solution will

find themselves out of business when the inevitable disaster, be it technical failure, natural, or a malicious

human, brings their systems down. It is therefore entirely logical that businesses should put in some time

and energy towards finding a good backup and disaster recovery solution.

This buyers guide hopes to reduce the amount of time and energy you spend finding the right solution by

giving you a good starting point from which to begin your search. Included below you will find an analysis of

industry trends and current debates, 10 questions to ask yourself and prospective solutions providers, and

the profiles of top backup and disaster recovery solutions providers selected by Solutions Review. We wish

you the best of luck as you start your search.

One of the big trends we’ve seen recently is the rise of Cloud Computing. The Cloud has gained relevance in a

variety of industries and services, and this includes backup and disaster recovery solutions. Of course, the

cloud is only the newest version of backup and disaster recovery service delivery. Other set ups include

onsite backup, backup to a self-managed secondary location, backup to a third-party warehouse, and hosted

solutions. Each version has its pros and its cons, including the cloud.

The cloud offers a few big advantages. First is the cost for enterprise

data backup and recovery, where once you get into the terabyte range

of data storage the cloud’s scalability really outshines much of the

other options. In other words, with cloud solutions, it costs less to

keep adding more data backup capacity than the others, meaning

superior scalability for a good cloud backup and disaster recovery

solution, at in terms of price.

The cloud also enables much quicker recovery times after a disaster than other forms of storage, especially

in cases where the facility itself was damaged or destroyed due to an accident or act of nature. That’s

because Cloud storage can avoid some of the geographic and natural disaster risks that come from hosted

or on premise solutions. Finally, with a cloud solution you don’t have to worry as much about a hard drive

failing and all that backed up data disappearing in one fell swoop.

On the other hand, we’ve all become familiar with the security risks the cloud can entail, a la Apple’s iCloud

and Jennifer Lawrence. For sensitive data, cloud storage might seem too risky for security-conscious

business and IT leaders, despite cloud backup solution providers’ protests to the contrary. Hosted, third-party

and on premise solutions can be made very secure when run by a security focused and conscious company.

A related disadvantage is the lack of control users can find with cloud-based solutions, as you don’t have

direct access to the physical device that stores backed up data. In cases where you need to have access or

where there are legal issues involved, the cloud may not be your best solution.

Nevertheless, there are a few trends that are increasing the importance of one of the clouds more important

benefits: scalability. Big Data has seen rapid increases in the amounts of data being collected and processed,

so it would only be natural that companies might want to protect that data and back it up as well. In addition,

part of what makes big data so awesome is that many kinds of both structured and unstructured data are

collected and analyzed, yielding insights that were not possible before. That also increases the complexity

and difficulty of backing it up, storing it, and then retrieving it all in a prompt and useful fashion when

something goes wrong.

“The cloud also enables much

quicker recovery times after a disaster

than other forms of storage.”



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One type of data involves social media content and information, which can be used for analytics purposes as

well as sales and marketing, among other areas. As official social media continues to spread through

companies, industries and departments, companies are increasingly finding the need to back up that

information as well. In addition to files, it is increasingly important to also backup entire business-critical

applications and the operating systems they run on. These trends are putting increasing strain on the ability

of backup and disaster recovery solutions to handle the incoming deluge of data. The ability to scale to both

the quantity and kinds of data streaming in, including social media, will therefore be of the utmost importance

to any company that deals with big data analytics or extensive social media use and analysis.

That said, data security can no longer be ignored. The cyber threats that come from individuals, criminal

groups, and even nation-states have grown and evolved over the years to the point where they represent a

major business risk. Any business that foolishly ignores that risk,

as did Sony, will reap a whirlwind of negative financial and

personal consequences. Therefore, if sensitive data or log in

credentials are stored on backup servers, that represents a large

vulnerability for any company. In choosing a backup and disaster

recovery solution, make sure good security practices are a top

priority for both yourself and the potential solution provider.

Another trend to note may not be as sexy as the cloud, but is nonetheless worth your understanding.

Infrastructure convergence and consolidation will also impact backup and disaster recovery practices.

Convergence means that once separate technology systems are increasingly connected and integrated, or

even situated within the same hardware and software. This can simplify operations, including backup and

disaster recovery processes, as long as those technology components are integrated into your data center.

Consolidation is a little more straightforward. Businesses have been reducing the number of data centers as

well as physical pieces of hardware, replacing them with virtualization. This has had a number of benefits, but

has presented challenges for backup and disaster recovery solutions. You will need to ensure that the

solution you pick can handle virtual environments and will not slow or stop any virtualization plans.

Backup and disaster recovery has come a long way since asking the secretary to copy the week’s files onto a

floppy disk and take it home for the weekend for safekeeping (although some businesses still follow this

practice!). Although better than nothing, there are better ways to protect your business. On the other hand,

you will need a way to choose the best fit for your company. To that end, you will find below 10 questions, 5

to ask yourself, and 5 to ask a potential data backup and disaster recovery solution provider, as you search

for the right solution for your company.

Douglas Atkinson

President

Solutions Review

“Cyber threats have grown and evolved over

the years to the point where they represent a

major business risk.”



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5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Selecting a Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution

QUESTION #1 How much and what kinds of data do we need to back up, and how quickly?

Determining the quantities and kinds of data you need to back up can help you to narrow your focus when

looking at vendors, as will pinning down how fast you need to move that data. Different kinds of data refers to

types such as files, programs/applications and entire operating systems, the former being easier to store and

the latter two being more difficult. Be aware that there is often a tradeoff between the quantity and

complexity of the data you need to back up against the speed and ease with which that backup can happen,

but a good solution can help by reducing the tradeoff costs involved.

QUESTION #2 How much time and how many people are available to set up and operate any solution?

The resources available to your company include time and people, and figuring out what amounts of each are

actually available for implementing and operating a new backup and disaster recovery solution will be critical

in establishing what your requirements are for a solution’s technical specs, such as kinds and amount of

automation, and support services.

QUESTION #3 How much and what kinds of support will we need?

Support can come in a lot of forms. You have good old fashioned technical support, support for backing up

applications, support of backing up operating systems, internal and external audit assistance, and assistance

with disaster recovery, among others. Pick out what you will need given your available resources so you know

what to ask for and compare when talking with vendors.

QUESTION #4 What will our business need to backup in the future?

No business can remain static for long, and that includes yours. Therefore, as with any solution that you plan

to keep for a while, you have to plan for not just what you need and do now, but also what you plan to need

and do in the foreseeable future. A good place to start would be listing out the kinds of data, programs, and

operating systems you know you will need to back up within the lifetime of the solution, and then another list

detailing those that are a possibility.

QUESTION #5 How much are we willing to pay?

The bottom line. Of course, the answer to this question can be more complicated than one might first

assume. For example, even if you don’t want to pay for fancy automation, you will still need to figure in the

costs of the IT guy’s time and effort to do the job manually. A complete accounting picture also needs to

include the costs and risks associated with a disruptive event, which in many cases can be fatal for a

business. Will the “cheaper” solution really be cheaper if it can’t back up and then restore critical types of data

after a crash?



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And 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Potential Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution Provider

QUESTION #6 Performance?

The performance of any backup and disaster recovery solution goes way beyond speed of data transfer and

data durability (how often the data that gets backed up gets corrupted). You should also evaluate ease of

use, how protected physical backup sites are from various natural and man-made phenomena, and the types

of data and devices the solution can handle. Those last three points should include both now and the rest of

the time you plan on having the solution in place. There are a whole host of additional features that can fall

into the category of performance, and a good way to measure them would be to find out how they improve

the speed and accuracy of data transmission and disaster recovery.

QUESTION #7 How scalable is your solution?

As your business grows, so does the need for your enterprise back up and disaster recovery solution to keep

up. How easy will it be for the potential solution to keep up with you as you scale? Details can include

additional licenses, increased functionality, and any limits on the amount of data that the solution can handle.

QUESTION #8 What is the total cost of ownership?

Many companies that offer back up and disaster recovery solutions play pricing games. While one solution

may headline a cheaper cost per gigabit of storage, make sure to read into the fine print to make sure they’re

not charging you in other ways to make up the difference and then some. Total cost of ownership also means

looking at the resources your company has to expend to run the solution, so take that into account as well.

Finally, a “cheaper” solution that leaves you more vulnerable to an event may not be cheaper in the long run.

QUESTION #9 What kinds of support are offered as part of the package?

This question allows you to match up your previously identified support needs with what each potential

solution offers. See who matches up best with your needs for the best price, and you will be one step closer

to choosing a winning back up and disaster recovery solution.

QUESTION #10 How do you approach Data Security?

Data Security is no joke, as Sony employees can tell you as a result of the company’s data breach in late

2014. Make sure to ask how and where data is encrypted, and avoid companies that don’t encrypt data on

their own servers, or give many of their own employees access to the encryption key if they do encrypt. The

best providers will offer end-to-end encryption while adopting data security best practices to ensure that any

breaches that do occur are dealt with swiftly and before much damage can be inflicted. Cloud solutions may

be cheaper on average once you get into the terabyte range of data storage, but watch out for those hackers,

who may try to make your cloud the next Apple iCloud.



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Solution Provider Profiles

Acronis ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 7

Actifio ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8

Arcserve ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 9

Asigra _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10

Attunity _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11

Acxient _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12

Barracuda Networks _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13

CA Technologies _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14

Carbonite _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15

CloudBerry Lab _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16

Catalogic Software _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17

Commvault _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18

Datto _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 19

Dell _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 20

FalconStor _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 21

HP _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 22

IBM _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 23

Infrascale _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 24

NovaStor _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 25

Symantec _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 26

Unitrends _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 27

VaultLogix _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 28

Veeam _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 29

VMWare _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 30

Zetta _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 31



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anagement Acronis Backup Advanced

Acronis Backup Advanced is a disk-based backup and disaster recovery software

designed for larger enterprise environments and provides flexible disaster recovery for

all systems; physical, virtual and cloud.

Acronis Backup Advanced is tailored to support virtual machines, physical servers,

applications and workstations. One of Acronis’ strengths is its speed; average recovery

time for Acronis Backup Advanced is minutes rather than hours.

Backup data can be stored anywhere, including the Acronis Cloud and all backup

activity can be managed by a single management console.

Key Features

Disk Image Technology – Disk-level snapshots save complete images of a disk or volume in one step (including the

operating system, applications and data). This technology works for both physical and virtual machines.

Centralized Management – The unified dashboard lets you manage all the backup options for both physical; and virtual

machines from a single, central location. Assign backup plans to one or more machines, review status updates and

receive alerts from one console.

Business Applications Protection – Disk image technology enables consistent backup of running applications. This allows

you to backup Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and active directory data as you work. Granular applications data may

be restored without taking the systems offline, protecting your business from expensive downtime.

Compression and Duplication – Deduplication can be run on either the source or target side to minimize data movement

and maximize utilization of storage and network infrastructure. This helps reduce storage costs and minimizes network

load.

Multiple Backup Destinations – Store your backups in up to 5 different locations to ensure more flexible, reliable recovery.

Combine local disks, attached storage, tape, network storage and/or cloud locations to minimize your storage costs and

provide multiple recovery options in the case of disaster.

Acronis Backup to Cloud – All Acronis Backup Advanced products have direct access to secure offsite storage in the

Acronis Cloud if you add the subscription to your purchase.

Universal Restore – Included with all Acronis backup products, this data recovery technology gives you the ability to

instantly restore backups to any machine, regardless of the platform.

Bottom Line

Acronis Backup Advanced is a thorough and powerful backup application, which is suited for an expert IT manager of a large

business rather than smaller businesses. Acronis Backup Advanced has corporate level power, and has the versatility to restore

individual files as well. Acronis Backup Advanced stores and recovers drives, partitions, folders and files is quite a bit differently

than its competitors and requires an expert IT manager to handle but it has all the features needed for the most advanced

hardware and software along with the speed desired by most large corporations.

Acronis Intl.

Rheinweg 9,

Schaffhausen,

Switzerland, 8200

+41 52 630 280-0

www.acronis.com



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anagement Actifio Copy Data Storage

The Actifio Copy Data Storage System is based on patented virtual data pipeline

technology that virtualizes storage and data management functions to operate at a

high scale and efficiency.

Actifio enables a “data time machine” for the enterprise, eliminating backup and restore

windows and creating virtual, point-in-time copies of data on demand, for use by any

business application. Instant data recovery means no delays in restoring data for any

use. And it all is enabled through a simple consumer grade interface that is SLA-driven

and application centric in applying data protection.

Actifio’s differentiated features in backup and recovery deliver functionality that can

speed backup modernization, improve recovery point (RPO) and recovery time (RTO)

service levels and apply granular protection at the application level and at the VM level.

Key Features

Fine Tuned Service Levels – Built around the SLA Architect, the SLA (service level agreement) describes how frequently

data is ingested, how long that data is retained in an instantly available snapshot pool, when that data is moved to a

deduplicated and compressed pool, and how and when that data is replicated to a remote location. These SLAs can be

applied to any discovered application, delivering automated lifecycle data management.

Remote Data Protection – At set intervals, based on SLA, change blocks are asynchronously replicated. The SLA may also

specify for the data to be rehydrated into the remote instant access snapshot pool to become available for immediate

use. Since Dedup Async only replicates change blocks, it only uses a fraction of bandwidth most other replication

technologies do. This enables remote site data protection for a broad set of applications.

Supports Most Environments and Operating Systems – Works across physical and virtual environments and supports a

broad range of operating systems, storage systems and application environments. Actifio also has tailored deep

integration for many application APIs including VMware, Oracle and major Microsoft applications.

Streamlines IT Infrastructure and Operations – Actifio decouples data management from storage, network and server

infrastructure. It enables new thinking about data protection as well as data management. By virtualizing copy data,

creating a single “gold copy” for instant access, IT infrastructure and operations are streamlined.

Bottom Line

Even though they are a small private company, the fact that Actifio’s architecture removes backup windows is huge when it

comes to improving RPO and RTO. Significant savings have been reported because of the elimination of competitive products

and reduced storage acquisition, but they currently do not have a master catalog and single files or object resources are only

supported for Windows file system, Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint.

Actifio, Inc.

333 Wyman Street

Waltham, MA 02451

United States

+1 (781) 790-7500

www.actifio.com



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anagement Arcserve Unified Data Protection

Arcserve Unified Data Protection delivers comprehensive Assured Recovery for virtual

and physical environments with a next generation unified architecture and an easy to

use consol. This solution enables organizations to scale their IT environments easily

while delivering against their recovery point and recovery time objectives, on premise or

in cloud.

Arcserve UDP provides a spectrum of enterprise-level functionality typically found in

multiple point solutions such as imaging, replication and high availability. It is easy to

deploy, use and manage, on premise or in the cloud, across multiple virtual and physical

platforms.

It also enables the automated disaster recovery testing of business-critical systems, applications and data, without business

downtime or impact on production systems. Recovery testing can be fully automated or performed on a scheduled basis, as

needed.

Key Features

Recovery Point Server (RPS) – Generates, catalogs , deletes expired backups, stores backup data sets, replicates data

to other RPS machines, manages backup and restore operations and supervises CA arcserve Replication and High

Availability operations.

Global Deduplication – Optionally store a single copy of data, source-side-deduplicated across all nodes, to save both

disk space and network bandwidth.

Integrated Replication – On a continuous basis, each RPS can optionally maintain multiple copies of backup data via

replication. These backup data copies are available for virtually instantaneous use on secondary servers if a primary

server fails.

Backup Plans – East-to-administer named policies that specify how to make backup copies of your data. Each plan

contains instructions for copying data, replications data, making secondary and tertiary copies of data (typically

offsite), setting up and maintaining Virtual Standby machines and notifying administrators that a backup job succeed

or failed.

Multiple Data Store Options – CA arcserve UDP can store data on a local disk, a remote file server, a virtualized

storage device or a NAS device. Compression, global data deduplication and strong encryption are settable options.

Bare Metal Recovery (BMR) – Restores a Windows or Linux computer’s system complete operating environment,

including files, settings and operating system, to a different hard disk, to a similar but different computer or to even a

dissimilar computer.

Bottom Line

Unified Data Protection is the product offers a full range of data protection products. It has made major leaps forward in the

past year in improvements to previous products, but still does not have end-user file restore. UDP is most popular in Europe

and Asia and appeals to midmarket companies.

Arcserve LLC 8911 Columbine Road

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

United States

+1 866 576-9742

www.arcserve.com



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anagement Asigra Enterprise Cloud Backup and Recovery

Asigra Cloud Backup is an enterprise-class backup and recovery software solution that

provides a single, integrated approach to data protection. Its range of tools and

capabilities ensure you can securely protect more data while using less network and

storage resources, without having to deploy multiple point solutions.

Asigra is built for cloud computing environments and designed to offer backup

efficiencies by allowing enterprises to capture less, ingest less and store less data,

reducing the amount of backup assets you buy, manage and maintain.

Designed for compatibility with public, private and hybrid cloud architectures, the

Asigra Cloud Backup solution is equipped with, agentless software architecture, global

deduplication and data compression technology, NIST FIPS 140-2 certified security,

including AES 256 encryption and autonomic healing and validation restore

capabilities.

Key Features

Single Integrated Platform – Asigra’s single integrated platform covers against all data-loss scenarios in your

environment. Whether you need to protect data on endpoint devices such as desktops, laptops, tablets and

smartphones, or protect critical servers and enterprise applications in physical and virtual environments.

Flexible Data Protection Options – Asigra Cloud Backup offers flexibility in how you protect data—file-based or image-

based, physical or virtual environments, from servers to smartphones and across all hardware and software

platforms.

Encryption that Secures Data In-flight and At-rest – Asigra's data encryption modules are FIPS 140-2 certified by the

US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Data is encrypted at the source before it leaves the company

LAN, so you can be sure that all your data is secure as it travels over public networks and while it is stored in backup

repositories.

Storage and Network Resource Efficiency – Asigra's global deduplication and data compression technologies

minimize the amount of data that is sent over the network and ensure that it is efficiently stored, making it easier and

more cost-effective for you to protect all the data in your environment.

Bottom Line

Asigra Cloud Backup is an agentless solution for physical and virtual environments. Asigra has also been in partnerships with

Cisco and NetApp which have developed a new licensing scheme called Asigra Recovery License Model that prices based on

the amount of data that is actually recovered. Even though Asigra offers cloud backup, they do not have their own cloud

service to offer so you will need to seek cloud storage elsewhere

Asigra, Inc.

1120 Finch Avenue West

Toronto, Ontario

M3J 3H7, Canada

+1 (416) 736-8111

www.asigra.com



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anagement Attunity Replicate

Attunity Replicate is data replication software that enables organizations to accelerate

and reduce the costs of distributing, sharing and ensuring the availability of data for

meeting business operations and business intelligence needs.

Attunity Replicate’s multi-server, multi-task, and multi-threaded architecture is designed

to scale and support large-scale data replication scenarios. Common use cases where

the product can be employed to improve business operations include data replication

for operational analytics or query offloading, line of business specific workload

offloading, and fast deployment of a test data system.

Attunity Replicate’s architecture facilitates data replication from many enterprises

databases including Oracle, SQL Server and DB2, Big Data platforms including Apache

Hadoop, Teradata and Pivotal Greenplum Database, and is designed to deliver quick time-to-value.

Key Features

Attunity TurboStream CDC – A next-generation technology, which significantly improves the performance of high-

volume data delivery.

TurboStream DX (Data Transfer) – Innovative, highly secured and resilient WAN transfer engine optimizes transfer

speeds when target databases are located off premise or in the cloud.

Click-2-Replicate Design – Simplifying user experience by automating the steps required to build a replication solution

with packaged software that is fast to learn and implement.

Zero-footprint Technology – Reducing impact on IT operations with log-based capture and delivery of transaction

data that does not require the Attunity software to be installed on each source and target database.

Unlimited Scalability, Monitoring and Control – When deployed on top of the Attunity Maestro platform, alleviating the

burden of designing and managing complex business processes, by providing a single point of control for defining,

executing and monitoring data transfer and distribution tasks throughout an organization.

Scalability for all Replication Types – Automates Schema & DDL Replication, Snapshot Replication (full load) and

Incremental Replication (change data capture).

Bottom Line

Attunity Replicate is a solution for businesses and enterprises of all sizes but is designed for large scale data replication

scenarios. Its standout feature is Click-2-Replicate which is an easy-to-use, simple way of replicating and backing up data.

Click-2-Replicate uses the simple drag and drop functionality and automated the steps required to build a replication solution

and shields users from complexity, eliminating the need for master DBA skills, custom scripting or consultants.

Attunity, Inc.

70 Blanchard Road

Burlington, MA 01803

United States

+1 (866) 288-8648

www.attunity.com



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anagement Axcient Backup and Disaster Recovery

Axcient's backup and disaster recovery solution creates a fully-deduplicated mirror the

business locally and in the cloud so that it can easily be accessed and recover files,

folders, applications, servers and even the entire office with one click.

Axcient's backup and disaster recovery solution offers granular recovery options,

system snapshots, bare metal restores and full virtualization. Axcient protects physical

and virtual environments with one backup and disaster recovery solution; Windows,

Mac, Linux, VMWare, Hyper-V and XenServer.

Meet Recovery Point Objectives and Recovery Time Objectives with Axcient's backup

and disaster recovery solution. All recovery points are full recovery points that can

quickly be accessed, searched or restored from.

Key Features

Local and Cloud Based Recovery – Recover MS Exchange server, files, folders, databases and objects with full

comprehensive text search within email attachments.

Reverse Incremental Technology – The latest backup is always compiled of previous backups, that way if one is

accidentally damaged or deleted it does not affect the latest backup. This also frees up time because you don’t need

to wait for the latest image to reassemble.

Off Site Storage – Axcient stores your data in a SSAE 16 certified data warehouse. This warehouse uses secure

technologies and procedures to makes sure that all data is safe and secure.

Agentless Solution – Axcient is and agentless solution that requires no installation on the destination server and does

not require a reboot after installation. Axcient uses VSS to backup in use files like Exchange or SQL.

Application Continuity – If a server crashes or an outage leaves the office unavailable, you can continue working by

using Axcient’s local and cloud recovery functionality.

Bottom Line

Axcient Backup and Disaster Recovery was founded in 2007 and continues to grow. It works better with smaller to midmarket

businesses. Axcient also allows you to backup and recover Mac laptops and desktops by simply entering the device’s IP

address into the Axcient software. Axcient has received favorable reviews despite it being so young.

Axcient, Inc.

1161 San Antonio Road

Mountain View, CA 94043

United States

+1 (800) 715-2339

www.axcient.com



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anagement Barracuda Backup Plus

Barracuda Backup is a complete cloud-integrated solution for protecting physical and

virtual environments that includes software, appliance, and offsite replication.

Barracuda Backup is simple to deploy, easy to manage and offers unlimited cloud

storage. With an extensive range of supported environments and integration with Copy

file sync and share services, organizations can replace multi-vendor piecemeal backup

solutions with an all-in-one Barracuda Backup appliance.

Barracuda Backup supports replication to another Barracuda appliance for private-

cloud data protection or secure transfer to the Barracuda Cloud.

Key Features

Deduplication – Removes duplicate data both inline and across all sources via block and file-level deduplication.

Data Sources – Choose the method for backing up data based on the type of data and data source.

Recovery and Restoration – Restore data from the local Barracuda Backup Server, from a remote Barracuda Backup

Server that has been used to replicate that system, or from Barracuda Cloud Storage.

Barracuda LiveBoot – Use Barracuda LiveBoot to boot VMware virtual guest systems in the Barracuda Cloud.

LiveBoot in the cloud is useful as a sandbox for testing purposes.

Barracuda Copt Integration – Restore to a Barracuda Copy account.

Backup Analytics – View a detailed list of large items by source or file name in the Reports/Large Items page.

Local Control – Enable Local Control to manage your Barracuda Backup Server independently of Barracuda Networks

Cloud in a “connectionless” state.

Bottom Line

Barracuda Backup is an affordable all-in-one hybrid cloud backup solution that is easy to set up and manage. Midsized

businesses and enterprises tend to do very well with hybrid cloud platforms like Barracuda Backup and it is built with a focus

on small to medium sized businesses. It supports Windows and Linux servers and is easy to set up, manage and offers short

recruitment process outsourcing and RTOs.

Barracuda Networks

3175 Winchester Blvd.

Campbell, CA 95008,

United States

+1 (408) 342-5400

www.barracuda.com



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anagement Catalogic DPX

Catalogic DPX integrates backup and recovery, tape backup, disaster recovery and bare

metal recovery as copy data services that reduce both backup and recovery times

through mountable recoveries. DPX simplifies data protection across your enterprise

infrastructure and reduces operational costs.

DPX combines a management interface with backup and disaster recovery capabilities.

Built-in integration with NetApp means backup operators don’t need to be storage

experts. DPX doesn’t require months of training and storage administration experience

to operate freeing up IT staff to work on other projects that drive new revenue.

DPX reduces recovery time and provides granular recovery at all levels including files,

volumes, applications, farms, or entire servers, all from one backup image. Supported

applications include MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, MS SharePoint, Oracle, DB2 and SAP.

Key Features

Low Impact Data Backup – Backups that normally take hours are completed in minutes, which eliminate pressure in

meeting backup windows and relieve applications and networks from the stress of moving large amounts of data

every day.

Snapshots for Rapid Recovery – DPX uses NetApp snapshot technology and patented instant mountable snapshots

to recover data from any primary storage. By using snapshots, data can be recovered in minutes. Recovery options

span file, volume and applications across physical and virtual servers.

Built-in Replication for Disaster Recovery – DPX combines local backup with data replication for a fully integrated

Disaster Recovery solution. By using efficient and reliable NetApp SnapMirror technology to replicate backup images

to an alternate location, DPX delivers a unified solution that replaces multiple complex and costly data protection

point solutions.

Remote Office Backup – DPX improves operational efficiency by combining catalogic and instant data access for

backup, DR, Test/Dev and Big Data analytics across physical, virtual and cloud environments.

Bottom Line

Catalogic is an easy-to-use solution, comparable to most solutions out there. In 2015, Catalogic intends to integrate their

NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup (NSB) and their ECX Enterprise Catalog search and catalog solution with DPX, making

them all available in one product. Right now, NetApp is a separate requirement for the snapshot storage and recovery to work

and also requires mounting the snap and manually finding the item.

Catalogic Software

50 Tice Boulevard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

United States

+1 (201) 249-8980

www.catalogicsoftware.com

http://www.catalogic/



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anagement Carbonite

EVault by Carbonite provides cloud-based backup, recovery and storage solutions to

enterprises. EVault centralizes the backup and recovery of data on all computers

distributed throughout an organization’s locations. Agents automatically back up the

data over the internet to a highly secure data center.

Enterprises monitor and manage everything within a web browser. Data recovery with

Carbonite is easy :when the data needs to be restored, users navigate to the recovery

point via an intuitive interface, and click to retrieve data. EVault provides reports that

provide details about the status of the backups. EVault’s cloud-based backup and

recovery subscription service deduplicates, compresses, encrypts and then transmits

the data to one of their data centers to be managed by one of EVault’s agents.

Key Features

Secure Data Protection Infrastructure- Backups support 24/7 operations by backing up mission-critical applications

while they are online. FIPS-approved AES encryption protects data in transit and at rest in their cloud, only the data

owner is able to access it.

Easy Deployment and Management- Real-time collaboration with colleagues or the EVault Customer Service team via

a special social platform portal, the ability to manage and monitor the health of the backup environment, and

troubleshoot failed backups with greater speed and accuracy.

Compression and Data Duplication- Front-end data deduplication uses EVault delta block-level processing technology

to ensure only new and changed data blocks within files are sent to storage, decreasing backup times.

Compliance with Data Protection Policies and Regulations- EVault Reports provide instant, centralized and accurate

information about the entire backup and recovery process. To retain data for more than a year, the cloud-based long

term retention service lets clients manage their data retention from the same user interface as their backups.

Bottom Line

EVault is a good backup and disaster recovery solution for companies on the small to medium side, who don’t need to back

up terabytes of complicated data. They also have more data centers that most of their competitors, and since the have been

around for some time, they support broader platforms. EVault only supports Windows-based NAS directly.

Carbonite

2 Ave de Lafayette

Boston, MA 02111

United States

+1 (617) 587-1100

www.carbonite.com



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anagement CloudBerry Lab

Established in 2008 by a group of experienced IT professionals, CloudBerry Lab

provides cloud-based backup and file management services to small and mid-sized

businesses (SMBs).

CloudBerry’s offerings include powerful, easy-to-use backup management capabilities

and military-grade encryption using customer-controlled keys. Customers can choose

to store their backup data with more than 20 online storage providers, including

Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, HP Cloud, Rackspace, IBM Softlayer and

others. CloudBerry also partners with thousands of VARs and MSPs to provide them

with turnkey, white-label data protection services. CloudBerry Lab is an Amazon Web

Services Advanced Technology Partner

Key Features

Image Based Backup – Block-level volume snapshots are taken and sent directly to the cloud, allowing dissimilar

hardware or virtual machines restores.

Restore to the Cloud VM – CloudBerry Backup allows to deploy Windows Server image from a backup copy image as

an Amazon EC2 or Azure VM instance and get your physical or virtual server up and running in the cloud.

256-bit AES Encryption – Encrypt backups with up to 256-bit strong keys on source side. All data sent to the cloud is

also encrypted using the SSL protocols to protect while it is in transit.

Compression – Reduce data overhead, decrease storage costs, aid bandwidth and accelerate backup completion

with optional compression.

Cloud and Local Backup – Backup to cloud storage of your choice or set up local backup if you want to send only a

subset of your data to the cloud and keep the rest on your local backup storage.

Block Level Backup – Backup only modified or new portions of files to add them to existing online data pool.

Bottom Line

CloudBerry Backup is an easy to use, and disaster recovery solution. It is less expensive than most other solutions out there

and provides an affordable backup cloud-based backup and file management service for small to medium-size business.

CloudBerry Explorer and CloudBerry Managed Backup Service is user-friendly and straight forward, so it can be easily

managed by someone who is not in the IT department.

CloudBerry Lab

207 Sandcastle

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

United States

+1 (212) 863-9918

www.clouberrylab.com



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anagement Commvault

Commvault Backup and Recovery was designed so that all functions share a single

code base and backend technologies. The technology’s console allows for viewing,

managing and accessing all functions and all data across an enterprise from one place.

Commvault also enables policy-based automations, while role-based access ensures

secure management. It also provides built-in alerts and reporting for easier oversight of

your data management operations.

CommVault Backup and Recovery eliminates the inconvenience of sprawled data and

unintegrated legacy products with its converged solution, built on a single platform that

allows the user to analyze, replicate, protect, archive and search data efficiently from

any storage tier.

Key Features

VMs and The Cloud – Backup and recover your virtual machines, structured and unstructured data with speed and

scale.

Databases– Commvault’s single solution will simplify backup and disaster recovery across your databases - from

local servers to the cloud.

Enterprise Applications- Commvault protects your mission-critical applications, from SAP to Microsoft SharePoint

and Office 365. Built-in application aware snapshot support and software deduplication keep your applications

available and your users happy, while dramatically reducing recovery times.

Files– Even business files stored in third-party file sharing applications can be protected in a secure, searchable and

centralized virtual repository.

Endpoints-- Commvault enables the data created and stored on laptops, desktops and more to be accessible anytime,

anywhere, with a self-service recovery portal accessible from any web browser or mobile device.

Bottom Line

CommVault has one of the industry’s broadest support for integrating and with and exploiting storage hardware

platforms, supporting 19 of the 20 best sellers. The solution has also been successful with enterprises with

locations all over the world.

CommVault

1 CommVault Way

Tinton Falls, NJ 07724

United States

+1 (732) 728-5310

www.commvault.com



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anagement Datto SIRIS 2

Datto SIRIS 2 is a complete family of enterprise business continuity solutions, available

in both physical and virtual platforms. Datto SIRIS 2 has features that make it easier to

deploy, scale and manage data. The new Backup Insights tool gives you a complete

picture of how files and folders have changed over time, adding versioning to the file

restore capabilities.

Datto utilizes Hybrid Cloud technology to improve redundancy and give users greater

protection of their systems and data. Hybrid Cloud technology leverages the

advantages of local backup and the security of the cloud.

Should a business experience a server failure, the system can be virtualized instantly on

the Datto device. The advanced web interface allows for configuration of CPU and

memory resources. Networking resources can also be configured dynamically, allowing for changes to be made without

restarting the virtual machine. With the system now virtualized, the business can operate “business as usual” until it has the

time to fix its server issue, without compromising any data or incurring any downtime.

Key Features

Image Based Backup – Using image-based backup allows Datto to take an image of an entire system. This

contributes to good Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and the ability to boot virtual machines.

Multiple Appliance Platforms – Datto virtual appliances now supports VMware and Hyper-V. Their Intelligent Business

Continuity solution can be purchased as a virtual appliance to their physical hardware.

Encryption – All data is protected by AES 256 encryption both in transit and in the cloud. Additionally, users have the

option to encrypt data locally and pass phrases can be specified per appliance or per protected machine to meet

compliance regulations.

Advanced Deduplication and Compression – All data sent off-site is compressed using LZMA2 compression to ensure

maximum efficiency and provide a stellar user experience even in low bandwidth and high network traffic

environments.

ShadowSnap – ShadowSnap is based on the premise of dual backup engines: applications-aware VSS by default, with

the engine as a safety net. ShadowSnap is useful in performing bare metal restores.

Bottom Line

Datto SIRIS 2 works best for medium sized businesses and comes in 11 different hardware models. It is also highly scalable

and can grow without having to replace the hardware. The system supports all of Datto’s software and can run multiple

virtualizations at the same time.

Datto, Inc.

101 Merritt 7

Norwalk, CT 06851

United States

+1 (888) 294-6312

www.datto.com



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anagement Dell NetVault

Dell currently has two different backup and disaster solutions to choose from,

AppAssure and NetVault. Although Dell plans on merging the two together eventually,

right now if you’re looking for a Dell solution for a larger enterprise, than NetVault is the

one you want to choose.

NetVault is a backup and recovery software solution that allows enterprises to protect

data in diverse IT environments from one single console. It supports multiple server

and application platforms across an organization. A single interface requires minimal

experience, simplifying the data backup and recovery operations.

NetVault Backup offers data protection for Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint,

MySQL, DB2, PostgreSQL, Domino, Informix, SAP and Sybase. No scripting is requires

to run online backup and recovery jobs.

Key Features

Global Data Deduplication – Enables full advantage of the appliances’ powerful deduplication, compression and

replication capabilities. Shrink backup windows and improve restore times, use source-side recovery deduplication to

reduce network traffic and efficiently send copies of backup data offsite for disaster recovery.

Network-Attached Storage – Advanced data protection for information stores on NAS devices. Reduce traffic over the

LAN and maximize performance by backing up over the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP). NetVault

backup supports different storage topologies and configurations.

Virtualization Support – Gives consistent, reliable, point-and-click backup and restore for virtual environments without

requiring an expert.

Enterprise-Wide Control – Uses NetVault’s web-based user interface to configure, manage and monitor backup and

recovery operations. Wizards guide through the common tasks, like creating backup jobs, assigning policies,

configuring storage devices and generating reports.

Backup to Disk and Tape – Supports disk and tape-based backup to a wide range of storage targets, including disk-

based devices, tape libraries, and third-party deduplication appliances. Allows the power to move data from one

storage target to another for disaster recovery purposes.

Flexible Storage Attachment – Avoid data transfers over the network by attaching a target storage device directly to a

source server. With LAN-free backups, it’s easy to distribute the workload throughout the backup domain.

Bottom Line

Dell AppAssure and NetVault are two solid backup and recovery solutions that cater to two different kinds of enterprises.

AppAssure offers virtual standby and Universal recovery which are two things that NetVault does not have, but AppAssure is

better suited for small to medium enterprises. NetVault has client-side deduplication and has better scalability than

AppAssure; this makes it better suited for medium to large enterprises. They are both predominantly targeting physical and

virtual Windows environments.

Dell Software

5 Polaris Way

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

United States

+1 (800) 306-9329

software.dell.com



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anagement Dell/EMC Data Protection Suite

EMC’s backup and recovery solution is a prepackaged backup suite made up of several

different components that are also available for individual sale. These include Avamar,

Networker and Data Protection adviser, with options for MozyEnterprise for cloud

backup and SourceOne for archiving.

EMC’s data protection solutions give a full range of data protection, from archive to

continuous availability for physical, virtual and cloud environments. EMC has integrated

with primary and protection storage platforms and with hypervisors and enterprise

applications, while extending support for cloud environments and delivery new

technologies that enable data protections-as-a-service delivery.

The EMC Data Protection Suite enables flexible application of integrated products

optimizes both on premise and cloud-based backup and archive environments as they evolve.

Key Features

EMC Avamar – Equipped with integrated variable-length deduplication technology, Avamar facilitated fast, daily full

backups for virtual environments, remote offices, enterprise applications, network-attached storage (NAS) servers

and desktops/laptops.

EMC Networker – Centralizes automates and accelerates data backup and recovery across IT environments.

NetWorker delivers a wide range of data protection options to safeguard critical business data.

EMC Data Protection Advisor – Unifies and automates monitoring, analysis and reporting across backup and recovery

environments while reducing complexity, lowering costs and eliminating manual efforts.

EMC MozyEnterprise – Acquired by EMC in 2007, Mozy Enterprise is a cloud backup solution for desktops, laptops

and small servers. It gives complete data protection for users on any network and the administrative console can be

managed from anywhere.

EMC SourceOne Archiving – Archiving software that improves user productivity, providing access to archived email,

files and Microsoft SharePoint content. Proactive information management helps with litigation readiness and a

centralized archive accelerates high-volume discovery searches and enables secure legal holds.

Bottom Line

EMC Data Protection Suite is available through Dell, due to a recent acquisition. It is a great self-service backup for vSphere

administrators and the different backup products work very well together, but there is no news of them consolidating all of

the solutions that make up EMC Data Protection Suite any time in the near future.

Dell Software

176 South St.

Hopkinton, MA 01748

United States

+1 (508) 435-1000

www.emc.com

http://www.emc.com/index.htm?fromGlobalSelector



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anagement FalconStor Continuous Data Protector

FalconStor Continuous Data Protector (CDP) is a disk-based backup solution that

efficiently protects business-critical data such as databases, email and files. CDP

enabled fast recovery from disasters that range from as little as five minutes for files

and under four hours for critical data.

Centralized backup can be performed off of secondary CDP snapshot volumes. This

out-of-band configuration isolates all backup related loads from physical or virtual

production servers. Archive requirements can be addressed with the FalconStor

HyperTrac Backup Accelerator option, which automates the selection and mounting of

CDP snapshot volumes to backup media servers.

CDP streamlines and simplifies complicated DR tasks like network configuration and

booting physical or virtual servers. Data is continuously available and protected in its original format without the need to run

manually backup software. This frees up IT administrators to meet business protection demands in heterogeneous

environments.

Key Features

Open Backup Architecture – Direct attached/internal storage (DAD), networked storage over iSCSI or Fibre Channel

(FC), physical and virtual server environments and Major enterprise operating systems including Microsoft Windows,

Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.

Flexible Data Capture – Continuous or periodic protection, data journaling to protect information at a per-write level

ofgranularity, periodic snapshots to give numerous bootable recovery images based on a pre-set schedule, and

advanced scheduling, retention, disposal and reclamation optimize snapshot capacity management.

Zero-Impact Backup – Eliminates the need to back up directly from application servers by allowing you to back up

raw data to tape directly from virtual FalconStor CDP volumes.

RecoverTrac Technology – Automates the tasks of protecting and recovery data, and resuming business operations,

supports any type of storage networking: P2P, P2V or V2V.

Non-distributive DR Testing – The RecoverTrac enables non-disruptive testing of recovery jobs before an actual fail

occurs.

Any-to-Any WAN-Optimized Data Replication – Replicate data from any vendor’s primary storage environment to any

other storage device.

Bottom Line

FalconStor supports application-specific data protection for most business applications including Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP.

CDP is a relatively flexible solution can be applied at enterprise level or in the form of storage appliances, gateway appliances

and small-footprint virtual appliances for VMWare environments, but there is no SharePoint granular recovery so file and

image-level recovery cannot be performed at the same time.

FalconStor Software

2 Huntington

Quadrangle Melville, NY

11747

United States

+1 (631) 777-5188

www.falconstor.com



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anagement HP Data Protector

HP Data Protector software helps enterprises meet current and future backup and

recovery challenges and business requirements with a sturdy architecture designed to

scale from small and medium businesses, to larger and more complex enterprises.

The solution uses advanced integration with applications and infrastructure, and

operational analytics, to optimize backup, improve business continuity and resiliency,

and boost uptime within IT environments.

Integration with applications and infrastructure, and operational analytics to optimize

backup and recovery process, help improve business continuity and boost uptime

within IT environments. HP Data Protector can centrally manage and protect critical

data scattered across remote sites and data centers in physical, virtual and cloud

infrastructures.

Key Features

Analytical Insight and Adaptive Intelligence – Optimizing the backup and recovery process with an approach that also

addresses tomorrow’s needs requires that ability to derive value and insight from backup-related operational

information.

HP StoreOnce Federated Deduplication – A patented deduplication technology that is deployed with HP Data

Protector software and HP storage systems.

Cloud-Based Backup – Through integrated cloud protection, HP Data Protector extends backup to the cloud by

blending the on premise and secure hosted backup into one offering.

Automated Disaster Recovery – Delivers centralized system recovery (bare metal recovery) to virtual or physical

servers (from p2v or v2p) from a single backup, at no additional cost- to streamline the disaster recovery process.

Customers can create a disaster recovery image from any existing file system or image backup.

Advanced Application Protection – Advanced functionality to simplify and automate application protection and

recovery, allowing users to automate the recovery process by rolling forward the application transaction logs and

recovering applications to an exact point in time.

Centralized Management – Offers a single console to centrally manage data protection for physical and virtual

servers across on premise, hybrid and cloud infrastructure. It offers integration with HP storage from tape

automation to array snapshots and replication from a centralized console without scripting to support and RPO/RTO.

Bottom Line

HP Data Protector is an on premise backup and disaster recovery solution that is catered towards large enterprises. Data

Protector does not include any kind of cloud backup, but that is available with a different HP backup and disaster solution.

Data Protector runs on Windows based machines.

Hewlett-Packard Company

3000 Hanover St.

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1185

United States

+1 (650) 857-1501

www.hp.com



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anagement IBM Spectrum Project

IBM Spectrum Protect, formerly Tivoli Storage Manager, is a data protection platform

that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and

recovery. It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual,

physical and cloud environments of all sizes. IBM Spectrum Protect is a family of

software offerings designed to help organizations manage and protect their data by

simplifying backup administration, delivering more scalable solutions and helping

reduce costs related to backup and recovery.

Incremental “forever” backup features in conjunction with deduplication can reduce

backup storage requirements up to 95 percent for virtual and physical environments

making this product a cost effective backup solution.

Key Features

Scalability – Can start small and grow, offering flexible deployment options and can consolidate multiple

Tivoli Storage Manager servers for simpler administration of large environments.

Easy -to-use- The IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center dashboard, policy driven administration and

cloud integration make the product easy to use.

VMware- VMware administrators can manage backups and restores using familiar user interfaces. There

is no need to interact directly with backup servers.

Simplified restores-- OpenStack backup drivers and VMware vCloud integration enable automated

backups and simplified restores for cloud applications.

IBM components and Patented IBM Technology – Uses premium IBM components and patented IBM

technology not found in other backup and recovery software.

Bottom Line

Spectrum Protect is highly scalable – a single backup server can protect billions of objects and can ingest, deduplicate and

replicate up to 100 terabytes per day of new or changed client data. There are specially priced and packaged entry versions

for small and mid-sized organizations. These versions are full featured and offer a choice of capacity and component based

license plans.

IBM Corporation

1 New Orchard Road

Armonk, New York 10504

United States

+ 1 914-499-1900

www.ibm.com



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anagement Infrascale

Infrascale is an enterprise-grade disaster recovery solution that provides rapid failover

to a second site with the flexibility to boot from the appliance or cloud. Founded in

2006, the company aims to give every company the ability to recover from a disaster -

quickly, easily and affordably. Delivered as a physical or virtual appliance and includes

DR software.

Infrascale’s dashboard simplifies the management of data protection by providing a

single pane of glass through which the entire suite of services is deployed. An

administrative dashboard, accessible from any browser or device, makes it easy to

recover mission critical applications and systems with push-button simplicity.

Key Features

Flexible DR Deployment - Users decide how to deploy failover for business, as Infrascale DRaaS is delivered as

software, physical or virtual appliance, and flexible cloud storage targeting.

Triple Layer End-to-End Encryption - Data is encrypted at the source, transferred via a secured connection then

encrypted again in the cloud.

Store in Any Cloud - Infrascale’s true DR flexibility means you choose where your data is kept. You can use our cloud,

your cloud, or public cloud like Amazon and Azure.

Near-Zero Downtime - With CloudBoot technology built into the Infrascale cloud service, users experience little, to no

downime.

Reduce Hardware Costs - When the cloud and intelligent software join forces, good things happen. It’s how we erase

expensive hardware and complex steps from the DR equation so you can bring your business back to life in minutes.

Bottom Line

By offering an intelligent software solution with the power of the cloud, Infrascale trascends the disaster recovery cost barrier

without complex, expensive hardware, enabling businesses to restore operations quickly, with a push of a button. Infrascale

equips businesses with recovery support to handle unexpected outages and ensures less downtime, greater security, and

always-on availability.

Infrascale Inc.

999 N. Sepulveda Blvd

El Segundo, CA 90245

United States

+1 310 878 2626

www.infrascale.com

https://www.infrascale.com/cloud-spillover/



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anagement NovaStor: NovaBACKUP Data Center

NovaBACKUP DataCenter is acentralized backup software for heterogeneous IT

environments including Windows and Linux, VMware and Hyper-V. The network backup

software is a stable, reliable and cost effective data protection solution that includes

support for the newest technologies and addresses the requirements of small and

medium sized IT environments using the hardware of their choice.

With multi-tenancy functions customers have the option to setup and maintain multiple

locations, departments, and users within the company’s backup infrastructure.

The premium support for NovaBACKUP DataCenter includes unlimited phone and email

communication from NovaStor's highly qualified US based technical support team.

Key Features

Low Resource Requirement – Only 4GB of RAM plus 50GB of available hard drive space

Hardware and vendor agnostic – Run as many backup jobs as the storage allows you to

Distributed software architecture – To improve stability, performance, and scalability

Failover Media Pools – When a storage medium, local drive or backup server is not available, backups are

automatically send to an alternative location

Multistreaming to keep backup windows in line – Backup and restore one server to the storage using multiple

streams, and run multiple backup jobs at the same time

High performance datamover – Multithreading and optimized compression to distribute the processing load to both

the client and the storage

One backup software to support all current operating systems and applications (Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V

(CSV), Exchange (DAG), SQL, MySQL, Oracle, and many more)

US based support – From experienced NovaStor engineers

Bottom Line

NovaBACKUP DataCenter is fast and easy to use especially if you don’t have the space to sacrifice for a backup program.

NovaStor’s target network size is 5 to 200 servers. NovaBACKUP works especially well with tape drives and virtual tape

libraries (VTL).

NovaStor Corporation

29209 Canwood Street

Agoura Hills, CA 91301

United States

+1 (805) 579-6700

www.novastor.com



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anagement Symantec NetBackup

Symantec NetBackup is built to protect the largest and most demanding data center

environments. Engineered with Symantec V-Ray technology, NetBackup delivers

capabilities for virtualized systems. A single, intuitive management console reveals all

backup and recovery activity, allowing consistent policies and service levels to be

enforced across the enterprise.

From backup appliances to big data platforms, NetBackup integrates at every point in

the technology stack to improve reliability and performance. OpenStorage Technology

(OST) provides tighter integration with third-party storage and snapshot solutions.

Elastic automation, and centralized management based on a flexible, multitier

architecture enables NetBackup to adapt to the growing needs of a fast-paced,

modern enterprise data center.

Key Features

Instant Recovery for VMware- Recover virtual machines (VMs) by simply booting the VM directly from backup disk.

After the VM is running, use VMware Storage vMotion to move the VM back to primary storage. Even very large VMs

can be online within a few minutes.

Accelerator for VMware- Eliminate full VM backups with NetBackup Accelerator, only changed blocks are backed up

each time. These blocks are combined with previous backups to synthesize a current full backup image for quick

recovery.

Replication Director for VMware- NetApp system will run backups automatically. With NetBackup Replication Director,

VM snapshots are orchestrated, cataloged and replicated by NetBackup using NetApp Snapshot, NetApp SnapMirror,

and NetApp SnapVault.

VMware vCloud Director Integration- Protect the metadata that defines the virtual data center, including the

relationships between vApps and VMs. Automatically discover new VMs and break through the abstraction layer to

preserve file level restore.

Intelligent Policy for Oracle- Automatically discover new Oracle® instances and include them in future backups to

help ensure all data is protected. RMAN scripts are generated dynamically so there is no longer any need to maintain

scripts on client systems.

Bottom Line

Symantec NetBackup is a backup and disaster recovery solution that is designed for large enterprises. It has great server

virtualization for VMware and reduces backup windows to provide space efficient backups. Recent updated have given users

what they are looking for in terms of refreshing or adding servers and fixing any deduplication issues from software-only

implementation.

Symantec Corporation

350 Ellis St.

Mountain View, CA 94043

United States

+1 (800) 745-6054

www.symatec.com



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anagement Unitrends Enterprise Backup

Unitrends Enterprise Backup is a virtual backup appliance that can be deployed on

Microsoft Hyper-V or VMware vSphere for enterprise-class virtual deep virtual, physical

protection and unified compute protection.

It offers backup archiving; disaster recovery and business continuity delivered via

flexible deployment options with Unitrends Cloud storage and DRaas (disaster recovery-

as-a-service) offering featuring application-level recovery assurance via ReliableDR.

Flexible licensing with protected capacity or per-socket/server licensing is available as

well.

Unitrends Enterprise backup includes Recovery Assurance for vSphere, ReliableDR,

Unitrends Bridge, Unified Bare Metal, NDMP Backup, Unitrends Cloud and CloudHook.

Key Features

Instant Recovery with Failover Virtualization- Instant recovery for VMware, Hyper-V and Windows allows for complete

system recovery in less than five minutes.

Continuous Data Protection- Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) backups can be performed as often as once every 60

seconds. Improves recovery point objectives with Incremental Forever. Near-CDP with up to 10,000 snapshots per

week means smaller backup windows and improved network bandwidth efficiency.

Adaptive Byte-level Deduplication- A hybrid data reduction technology combining inline compression with post-

processing data deduplication that adapts dynamically to multiple factors.

Unitrends Bridge- Transformation of physical Windows systems into virtual machines (VMware vSphere and

Microsoft Hyper-V) with this one-click physical to virtual feature. Enables instant recovery and drives down recovery

time objectives (RTO) for physical as well as virtual backups.

Unified Bare Metal- Unifies the bare metal backup and master backup so only one backup type is needed. The

advantages include; increasing retention, improving replication performance,, removing the need to restore bare

metal backup before the file-based backup and allowing bare metal backups to be restored to different size targets.

No Limits Licensing- No per client fees, no per agent fees, no per operating system fees, no per application fees, and

no new release fees.

Simply Scalable- A federated, scalable architecture means flexible deployments and no “fork-lift” upgrades. The

technology supports scaling up and scaling out as well as scaling down.

Archiving- Allows archiving of multiple backups at the same time, enabling multiple archive jobs to execute an

increasing performance.

Bottom Line

Unitrends has been around for about 20 years so the products have been tested and adjusted accordingly. Unitrends

Enterprise Backup has been well reviewed for its all-in-one licensing and centralized management. It offers only NAS backup

over NFS or CIFS and appeals to midmarket companies.

Unitrends, Inc.

200 Wheeler Rd.

Burlington, MA 01803

United States

+1 (866) 359-5411

www.unitrends.com



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anagement VaultLogix Classic Cloud Backup

VaultLogix is a multi-platform backup solution designed for the Enterprise. Classic

automatically sends critical data off-site to one of our Tier 4 Data Centers. The

VaultLogix software supports backup of physical and virtual servers, as well as the

ability to backup many Operating Systems, Hypervisors and Applications including

Windows, Oracle, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux, IBM iSeries, VMware, Hyper-V,

Microsoft SQL, SharePoint, and Exchange.

In addition to the Classic product, VaultLogix also offers a Windows only Advantage

platform which allows for no-charge local backup, no-charge local imaging, off-site

critical storage, and long term CloudArc archived storage. The Advantage product

also features Premier Care, which includes active monitoring of client backups to

ensure they are working properly, and a bi-annual audit to make sure that all critical

data is being backed up.

VaultLogix continually undergoes and maintains a SOC 2 Type II Audit and offers 24/7 US based support, 256-bit AES

encryption, rapid recovery anytime; anywhere, user defined flexible data retention schedule, off-site mirrored data centers,

and a service level agreement (SLA) including 99.9% uptime.

Key Features

Centralized Management – A simple to use web console for managing backups. Set backups, manage recoveries, and

monitor the status of backups all from one centralized location.

No Hardware Required – VaultLogix Classic can send your critical data to the cloud to be securely stored in one of

our Tier 4 data centers; it does not require additional hardware. If local backup is also required, additional hardware is

needed, which can be provided by VaultLogix.

Bare Metal Restore – Easily set-up and configure Images of System Volumes, Data Volumes, or both, significantly

reducing recovery time objectives.

Encryption – VaultLogix protects data with 256-bit AES encryption in transit and at rest in the cloud.

24/7 data access and US based support – Never worry about getting your data back when you need it. VaultLogix

support is available 24/7 to recover your data in an emergency to ensure seamless business continuity.

Simple per gigabyte (GB) Pricing – Pay simple per GB pricing based on the amount of data used. There is no licensing,

per agent, per socket, or per server costs, and no separate cost for recovering your data.

Bottom Line

VaultLogix Classic Cloud Backup and Advantage Cloud Backup are well suited to cover a wide range of businesses from SMB

to Enterprise. Providing an SLA with 99.9% uptime, continuing to undergo SOC 2 Type II audits, and delivering retention

policies and requirements that meet the most stringent legislative requirements make VaultLogix a versatile and scalable

choice for companies to securely backup their critical business data.

VaultLogix

75 Sylvan St

Danvers, MA 01923

United States

+1 (978) 777-7177

www.vaultlogix.com



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anagement Veeam Software Backup & Replication

Veeam Backup & Replication is a data protection and disaster recovery solution for

virtual environments of any size. It provides fast, flexible and reliable recovery of

virtualized applications and data. It unifies backup and replication in a single solution,

increases value of backup and reinvents data protection for VMware VSphere and

Microsoft Hyper-V virtual environments.

Veeam Backup & Replication supports entire virtual infrastructures with industry

leading features such as instant file-level recovery and streamlined VM recovery,

scalability, 2-in-1 backup and replication, built-in deduplication and centralized

management.

Key Features

Veeam Explorer for SQL- Fast, transaction-level recovery of Microsoft SQL databases. With agentless transaction log

backup and replay, SQL databases can be restored to the point in time desired, giving both RTO and RPO SQL

database protection.

End-to-End Encryption- Secure backup data with end-to-end AES 256 encryption at source (during backup), in flight

and at rest without negative impact on built-in compression, deduplication and WAN Acceleration. Even if the

password is lost, data can still be recovered from encrypted backup files without compromising security.

Veeam Cloud Connect- Efficient way to get backups off site to a service provider hosted cloud repository through an

SSL connection and cloud gateway.

Customizable Reporting and Documentation- advanced report building and functionality allows you to pull data from

any field and from any report into one all-purpose document, providing visibility and control.

Multi-tenant Reporting and Monitoring- IT managers can delegate reporting and monitoring to system admins over a

limited scope of assigned VMs. Admins can monitor and customize reporting for their own VWs while managers can

pre-build backup reports for the entire team by pre-populating individual dashboards with filtered results, saving time

each month.

Replication Enhancements- Efficient replication with WAN Acceleration, gives faster replication, a reduction in

bandwidth reduction, replication from backup files without negatively impacting the production environment, failover

plans with built-in orchestration enabling 1-click site failover and planned failover designed to facilitate data center

migrations with zero data loss.

Bottom Line

Veeam Software had arguably the most growth in the industry last year and continues to grow fast. The backup and

replication functions provided in Veeam’s Backup & Replication product touch on many different levels of data protection and

were well received for that. Works well for companies of all sizes that are looking for only virtual backup for VMware and

Hyper-V environments.

Veeam Software Linden Park, Lidenstr, 16,

Ch-6340 Baar

Switzerland

+41 (41) 766 71 31

www.veeam.com



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anagement VMware vSphere

vSphere is a fast, easy to use and efficient backup and disaster solution from VMWare.

It allows you to reliably protect your virtual machines with technology powered by EMC

Avamar and minimizes costs of backup infrastructure with patented duplication.

Backup both physical (non-virtualizes) and virtualized Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server

and SharePoint, through the vSphere Web Client user interface, using agents that

provide application-consistent, granular backup and recovery.

This easy-to-use simple backup and replication solution is controlled through the

vSphere web console and provides fast and predictable recovery that improves recovery

time objectives with restore capabilities. vSphere also enables disaster recovery with

network efficient, secure backup data replication.

Key Features

VMware NSX- This new product is aimed at large corporations with large compound networks. It utilizes STT and

VXLAN tunneling protocol allowing access to network services that aren’t supported or provided directly.

Single-Step Recovery- Synthetic full backups enable simple browsing of restore points for a single-step recovery of

virtual machines, without the need of agents.

Network-Efficient Backup Replication- Deduplication at the source, along with compensation and encryption, ensures

that backup data is optimized for WAN transmission.

Deduplication- Data is broken into segments of dynamic length to filter redundancies with greater granularity.

Deduplication is performed across all virtual machines and pointed to the same VDP Advanced virtual appliance.

Duplicate data across users and their VM is stored only once.

Site Failure Resilience- vSphere offers flexible schedules and retentions, multiple replications topologies the ability to

store replicated backups at either the primary or DR site and multiple replications targets.

Replication Enhancements- Efficient replication with WAN Acceleration, gives faster replication, a reduction in

bandwidth reduction, replication from backup files without negatively impacting the production environment, failover

plans with built-in orchestration enabling 1-click site failover and planned failover designed to facilitate data center

migrations with zero data loss.

Bottom Line

VMWare vSphere is built more for large enterprises and corporations than small to medium sized businesses with its ability

to support 100 hosts and 3,000 virtual machines. The new web management interface still has to prove its longevity but is

very easy to use. In order for some of the more updated management functions to run, at least one version of vCenter Server,

the flagship management tool, needs to be running, preferably version 5.5.

VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave.

Palo Alto, CA 94304

United States

+1 (877) 486-9273

www.vmware.com



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anagement Zetta DataProtect

Zetta DataProtect is an enterprise-grade, cloud backup and disaster recovery and

archiving solution for small to midsized enterprises, managed service providers and

value added resellers.

Zetta DataProtect is a complete server backup and disaster recovery (DR) service that

enables you to backup server data to both an enterprise-grade cloud and existing on

premise storage. Zetta's lightweight software agent, ZettaMirror replicates your file

system in its native format in the cloud and is designed to move large amounts of

data quickly.

Zetta’s SaaS solution has an easy-to-use architecture designed to move large

amounts of data quickly over the web- up to 5TB in 24 hours. Zetta’s online backup

and disaster recovery service does not require an appliance so managing backup deployments can be done quickly while

reducing cost.

Key Features

Full Server Image Backups- Direct to cloud backup and sync with no appliance or staging drive needed.

Range of Image Recovery Options- Recover all of your businesses VHD images as physical or virtual systems.

Supports Multiple Platforms- Zetta DataProtect supports Windows. Mac and Linux operating systems.

Supports Multiple Types of Data- Supports different kinds of data including Unstructured Data, MS SQL, MS Exchange,

HyperV, VMware, System State, NetApp and Server Images.

SaaS Data Backup and Recovery- Backs up data to multiple locations including offsite, to the cloud and to existing

local storage.

Easy to Use- Zetta DataProtect deploys quickly and does not require an appliance to run. Uses a web-based

management console.

ZettaMirror- Install ZettaMirror to backup full server images directly to the cloud without an appliance or local staging

drive. It gives you customizable snapshot-enabled version history and automated daily backups to online storage.

Bottom Line

VMWare vSphere is built more for large enterprises and corporations than small to medium sized businesses with its ability

to support 100 hosts and 3,000 virtual machines. The new web management interface still has to prove its longevity but is

very easy to use. In order for some of the more updated management functions to run, at least one version of vCenter Server,

the flagship management tool, needs to be running, preferably version 5.5.

Zetta Inc. 1362 Borregas Ave.

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

United States

+1 (877) 469-3882

www.zetta.com



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