Asigra, a cloud backup and recovery software provider, announced the
launch of Cloud Backup v10. The latest edition extends the reach and
performance of the Asigra platform, including protection for laptops,
desktops, servers, data centers and cloud computing environments with
tiered recovery options to meet Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs). The
solution is available through the Asigra partner network. Organizations
can opt to deploy the software directly onsite or select an Asigra
service provider for offsite backup or both. Pricing starts at $50 per
month through cloud backup service providers.
V10 expands the tiers of backup and recovery (Local-Only Backup and
Backup Lifecycle Manager (BLM) enabled cloud storage) and allows the
backup of laptops in the field and other environments, so businesses
can back up and recover their data to and from physical, virtual or mix
of physical and virtual servers. Features include DS-Mobile support to
backup laptops in the field, FIPS 140-2 NIST certified security and
encryption of data in-flight and at-rest and new backup sets for
comprehensive protection of enterprise applications, including MS
Exchange, MS SharePoint, MS SQL, Windows Server Hyper-V, Oracle SBT,
Sybase and Local-Only backup.
“The local backup option is a powerful benefit for managed service
providers (MSPs) as they can now offer more pricing granularity for
customers on three levels – local, new and aging data,” said Lauren
Whitehouse, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group. “With more
pricing flexibility for local backup, service providers offering cloud
backup can offer a faster, more reliable and affordable backup service
package to attract more business customers and free them from the pain
of tape backup.”
According to Forrester Research, at least two-thirds of companies in
North America and Europe have already implemented server
virtualization. With the major server virtualization vendors embracing
the cloud as the strategic deliverable of a virtualized infrastructure,
Asigra also added enhancements to the virtualization support in v10.
Cloud Backup v10 can be deployed as a virtual appliance within virtual
infrastructures and the company has offered support for virtual machine
backups at the host level. The current version now supports Hyper-V,
VMware and XenServer, the company noted.
“The availability of Asigra Cloud Backup v10 has reset the playing
field for Asigra with end-to-end data protection from the laptop to the
data center to the public cloud,” said Eran Farajun, executive vice
president for Asigra. “With advanced features that differentiate Asigra
both technologically and economically from comparable solutions, the
platform can adapt to the changing nature of today’s IT environments,
providing unmatched backup efficiency and security as well as the
agility to respond to dynamic business challenges."
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