Online
Data Backup (Offsite Backup)
Nearly all businesses throughout
Europe have moved into the digital age. Bits and Bytes
have replaced paper, servers have replaced filing cabinets.
Although adopting the digital revolution has helped to
streamline and improve business processes we all now rely on the
data these processes create. Most businesses attempt to secure
data, one of many potential methods is to back up, but
often the methods used can be expensive to manage, time
consuming and ultimately ineffective when data loss has
occurred. It is a well know fact that around 30 to 35% of
businesses survive if total data loss is suffered.
Even if you have data secured it is important this data is
recoverable quickly. There could be large financial
consequences if a business cannot trade even for just a one week
period. The need for an effective backup and recover
tool such as Online or Offsite Backup is no longer a luxury but
a necessity.
It is not just
businesses that are reliant on data, many home computers generate
data which has a high value to the owner, those cherished images
and videos. We understand that nobody wants to lose data, so
we have solutions for servers and desktops/laptops.
Online Data Backup solutions
are increasingly acknowledged as one of the most effective
ways of securing data and has quickly become a main method of
backup for a very high percentage of businesses around the world.
As hardware developed and the introduction of raid, tape and disk
backup many thought that was safe and secure, but recent events
have illustrated this not to be the case and for reasons beyond
anybodies control data has been lost with devastating effects.
BlockBackup do not
just help protect data but totally secure it.
Technologically we are know to be one of the most advanced data
protection specialists which leave you free to carry out your
tasks instead of worrying about data loss due to fire, theft,
flood, virus or even human error. If you store your
data with us, we guarantee you can restore it.
No more tapes to change, no more disks to buy and no more hassle,
users who automatically store data offsite are no longer forward
thinking, they are just using the most effective and efficient way
to backup.
At most, businesses will have 2 copies of data backed up,
normally this is only one. Usually the backup in question
is not verified and out of date. Using a
BlockBackup solution you can be assured your data is safe.
It is stored twice in three separate data centres (we store 1
live copies and 1 offline copies at each data centre). We
have over 100 replicated servers controlling our processes and
over 1,400,000 TB of storage. The amount of data your can
store with us is limitless and can scale up as you require.
Our infrastructure is so resilient we can lose 45% of
connectivity and processing power without our clients noticing
any effect on service. All hardware and software
controlling replication is Hewlett Packard from end to end and
every component in the middle is support with a 2 hour call to
repair agreement. It is this level of commitment we make
which has enabled us to illustrate not one of second downtime in
the past 5 years. Is not just our infrastructure which is
class leading, it also the service and software which completes
the total package. We offer pre sales support, our high
qualified staff offer advise ensuring you purchase a best fit
solution, only what is required, no more, no less. Support
staff offer a free of charge remote install installation service
making sure all goes well from day one. A free seed load
is offered to clients where the initial upload of data
will take excessive time. Once you are up and running we
monitor all your data transfers and should anything go wrong
support is available via, remote chat, telephone or email 24
hours a day.
As mentioned, our
backup software is class leading, we were the first to market
offering Exchange 2010 and system state backups for Windows 2008.
There is not one Microsoft and MAC operating system or application
we cannot backup. We are one of only 3 providers who offer a
data restore guarantee. Should the worst happen and all data
is lost, we will send you your data via a point to point courier
ensuring it will arrive with you in 8 business hours. Once
delivered we will help you get up and running again as quickly as
possible.
It is vitally
important you take all the above into account when selecting a provider
and don't just look for the lowest monthly cost. Talk to all
providers, make sure you are happy with their processes, make sure
you have referrals you can talk too, especially referrals who have
had to restore data. Once you have narrowed your potentials,
have a trial, and make sure it is a full trial where you can test
all of your data being backed up and restored. Make sure you
don't have to agree to any long term contract and also you don't
have to pay upfront for any period longer than a month. We
are so confident in our offering we have made your choice of
provider easy, we have compared ourselves and detailed to top 5
listings from Google on this very site.
Online Backup
solutions from BlockBackup offers many advantages over other forms
of backup, one of the main benefits yet to be mentioned is cost.
When dealing with BlockBackup this benefit is two fold. From
the point of order to completing your first backup only five
minutes of your time will be required and there is zero
administration required thereafter, you will no longer need to
change tapes or prepare them to be removed offsite. You do
not and will never need to purchase and additional hardware or
software licenses to protect all of your data. The second
cost benefit is BlockBackup are one of the lowest cost providers
of enterprise class solutions. Again, you will see we have
the lowest entry point of any other provider. We do not
charge extra for seed loads, disk restores, quota changes or
excessive bandwidth usage. Your can backup and restore as
many times a day as you wish. Make sure the other providers
offer the same and there are no hidden costs.
We ensure your data
is totally secure and only authorised uses have access. Data
is encrypted and then compressed at source before being
transferred via an SSL connection to our secure target
infrastructure. What makes BlockBackup totally unique is the
fact we encrypt data again before it is replicated to the other
storage facilities.
Reporting is another
key benefit. Should you wish, our reports keep you totally
up to date with your backup process. Backup reports can be
sent to a single or multiple addresses and simply state
successful, warnings or failed. With every backup report
there is a log attached detailing every new, updated, changed and
deleted file which has been uploaded. Many clients choose
not to receive email reports as we monitor all processes 24 hours
a day and will contact users where required.
Online data backup is
all we do, and we consider ourselves as a leading provider because
we put the client first. What makes BlockBackup unique is
the fact we do not charge setup fees, we accept payments monthly,
we do not hold users in any long term contract and there are
absolutely no hidden costs at a later date. We have
the lowest starting price of any other provider starting at
£2.99 per month for a 20GB account and work to the strongest
security processes available. In short we are
determined to supply the best backup software and service for the
lowest possible price. Please take your time and view all
the pages on our site, if you have any questions or feel certain
elements are not clear, please do not hesitate to call us.
Once you have all the information you need regarding our service,
please view our competitors pages to make sure your are making the
correct choice. We certainly think you will be! |
Online Backup
When implementing a new backup solutions there are many options
to address. Businesses may employ different practices
depending on the type of device and type of data being backed up.
Initially many businesses implement and onsite solution as well
as an offsite. The main reasons for a dual backup method is
lack of knowledge and trust regarding an online solution.
It is perceived two solutions are better than one but over time
users realize an offsite solution is less troublesome and
therefore quickly becomes the priority solution and the onsite
method becomes redundant. The reason why BlockBackups
client base is growing so fast is because our backup software will
automatically and simultaneously backup data onsite and
offsite therefore offering total peace of mind.
As mentioned,
BlockBackup has a large server infrastructure and a huge online
storage facility located in 3 data centres, many other providers
do not and simple re-brand their backup software and use other
level 1 providers infrastructure. BlockBackup does not rely
on any other 3rd party we completely control al aspects of our
backup solutions which allows us to make the best decisions and
act upon them.
We have already
stated we take security of data with great importance and have
mentioned our encryption processes but the data centres where the online backup data
resides are highly secure and only accessible to authorised
members of staff. Our data centres are monitored 24 hours a
day and all aspects of operations such as network performance,
temperature and humidity which ensure our data centres are the
most secure locations to store your data.
BlockBackup offer two
online backup solutions, backup pro for servers and backup lite
for personal computers. Using backup pro users can
create multiple backup sets and multiple schedules on a server.
For example, a backup set Exchange, SQL, file data and system
state. Each set can be scheduled individually so Exchange
can run 3 times a day, SQL daily, file run 3 times a day and the
system state may run every Friday. This type of
advanced scheduling offers the flexibility for users to prioritize
data which is deemed to be most important and backup accordingly.
It is also possible
to secure data multiple from multiple devices. When using
backup pro you are able to protect and unlimited number of
computers to a single online storage account. This is ideal
for backing up satellite offices, laptops which may be on the
peripheral of a network or for offices which are not yet
networked. As long as you have enough storage space
allocated to your account you can backup exactly what you require.
For larger companies this option becomes more advantageous as all
backups can be controlled from a single location. Backup
lite is for single computers or laptops. It has a single
schedule function which enables a daily backup or CDP (continuous
data protection) and the ability to create a single backup set for
file data. This backup solution is ideal for a home computer
or home worker who wants to automatically protect just file data.
To say what we offer
is state of art is an understatement we consider it to be the
ultimate. |