PHD Virtual Releases esXpress 4.0 with Changed Block Tracking and Unified Central Restore GUI

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 4, 2009

During VMworld 2009, PHD Virtual Technologies, provider of the pioneering esXpress data protection and recovery solution for virtual machines, today announced the release of esXpress version 4.0. This major new release of the most scalable and cost effective VMware backup solution on the market has added changed block tracking to reduce the amount of time and resources required to create backups and a unified central restore GUI to restore data faster and easier than ever before.

“PHD Virtual has developed an efficient solution for the data protection and recovery of virtual machines,” said Laura DuBois, program director, storage software, IDC. “By creating small virtual machines – virtual backup appliances (VBAs) – esXpress uses the virtual environment itself to perform the backups, eliminating the need for added hardware or software resources.”

The new esXpress version 4.0 adds enhanced support for VMware vSphere 4 in addition to ESX 3.x, including the ability to track changes to each VMDK using VMware’s change tracking API. By reading only the blocks that have changed, and not scanning the entire virtual disk each time a backup is performed, esXpress shortens the backup window and uses considerably less data I/O while also reducing overall loads on network and SAN resources.

“By utilizing the changed block data API to do incremental backups, esXpress 4.0 significantly reduces critical backup windows and lowers storage contention,” said Ron McKelvey, CTO, PHD Virtual. “This allows for greater scalability and more frequent backups to meet any virtual environment’s data protection objectives.”

esXpress is the first and only third-party solution that uses multiple virtual backup appliances to leverage the VMware changed block API. In addition to changed block tracking, esXpress 4.0 has also added the ability to initiate VM restores from within the Configuration and Deployment Virtual Appliance GUI. The GUI appliance provides unified management of virtual machine recovery tasks, bypassing the need to connect to each individual ESX host’s Service Console. Using this centralized interface, restoring data is simpler, faster, and more scalable than ever before.

Pricing and Availability

esXpress 4.0 is available now with pricing starting at $ 1,000 per host for four concurrent backup streams delivering the best price/performance for data recovery and protection in virtual environments. The product supports unlimited sockets and unlimited cores per host and no additional hardware is required.

PHD Virtual will be demonstrating esXpress during VMworld 2009 in booth number 1502, presenting a breakout session during VMworld 2009 titled, “Why you should be using Virtual Backup Appliances for business continuity and disaster recovery” at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2009, and presenting its patent-pending deduplication appliance in the Solutions Exchange Theater on Tuesday, September 1 at 1:10 p.m. You may also learn about esXpress by visiting PHD Virtual’s virtual VMworld booth: http://www.vmworld.com/community/exhibitors/phdvirtual. To download a free trial version of esXpress, please visit: http://www.phdvirtual.com/products/esxpress-virtual-backup.

About PHD Virtual Technologies:

The pioneer of Virtual Backup Appliances (VBAs), PHD Virtual Technologies has been transforming data protection for VMware since 2006. Its award-winning data protection solution, esXpress, is used today by more than 1,600 enterprises worldwide to achieve scalable, high availability and cost effective backup and restore solutions for VMware. In 2008, esXpress was named “Data Protection Product of the Year” by SearchServerVirtualization.com. PHD Virtual also provides a suite of free, virtualization utilities to assist with the administration and management of virtualized environments. PHD Virtual supports global resellers through its Channel Xpress partner program and is a proud VMware Technology Alliance Partner. For more information, please visit http://www.phdvirtual.com.

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PHD Virtual Releases esXpress 4.0 with Changed Block Tracking and Unified Central Restore GUI

PEER 1 Offers Image Backup and Restore Tools

Southampton, UK (PRWEB) October 12, 2009

PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX), the global online business hosting provider, has today announced that it will be offering image backup and bare metal recovery (BMR) to its managed backup customers. The BMR functionality will be provided by software from Cristie and will be fully managed by PEER 1 in conjunction with standard managed backup plans. (managed hosting)

The service replaces cumbersome and slow data protection strategies that use backup or replication to tape or disk. Both Windows

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Protravel International Continues to Utilize Backup My Info! to Backup and Restore Critical Data for their Corporate Servers and Remote Workforce

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 28, 2010

Backup My Info! (BUMI), the premier provider of online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced that Protravel International, Inc. continues to utilize BUMI for its off-site data backup and disaster recovery needs. Protravel is a full service, dynamic retail travel company with annual sales of nearly $ 700 million. With 780 employees spread throughout 24 worldwide locations serving a diverse client base, Protravel needed a backup solution that would safeguard its critical data and protect against a disaster recovery situation.

In the past, Protravel used a standard tape backup system to safeguard data across 13 servers. According to Lou Moran, Chief Technology Officer at Protravel, the daily backup processes were time-consuming, difficult to administer and could not be trusted.

“I wasn’t even sure if the tape system was working, and if the backups would be there if we needed to restore,” explained Moran. “With data backups, you cannot leave anything for chance, so we decided to replace our tape-based system with a hosted service. We identified several hosted backup options, and quickly realized that BUMI was best suited to support our enterprise needs. Additionally, their emphasis on service and support provided an added level of comfort knowing that if, or when, we ever need to restore data, they are well-positioned to guide us through the process quickly.”

Protravel is using BUMI to backup data of local Microsoft applications including SQL, Office, SharePoint, and Active Directory, as well as their Web servers. In addition, Protravel utilizes BUMI to manage remote desktops and laptops, which are scheduled to run at specific intervals. If any of the servers, desktops or laptops experience backup errors, BUMI’s senior-level technicians immediately notify Moran’s team.

“When I first started using the BUMI service, I was immediately impressed with how transparent it is to our day-to-day operations,” said Moran. “In addition, BUMI’s proactive monitoring of backups – as well as the professional and friendly customer service we receive – have been added bonuses for us. We’re not BUMI’s largest client, but you would never know that from the attention to detail we receive. I want all my vendors to treat us like we are that important – and that’s exactly what BUMI does with every interaction with them.”

“Aside from providing best-in-class technology and processes, it is important for our team to learn about the nuances of each client’s data so they are in the best position to backup and restore it,” said Jennifer Walzer, CEO at Backup My Info!, Inc. “For Protravel, we understand the urgency of backing up their business-critical data and constantly work with them to ensure it is always safe and accessible.”

About Backup My Info!

Founded in 2002, Backup My Info! (BUMI) specializes in delivering online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. Based in New York City, BUMI provides an off-site data protection solution that addresses critical issues such as rapid growth of data, business continuity, and regulatory compliance. Every BUMI client is cared for by a team of senior-level engineers dedicated to providing proactive and personalized support. Clients include professional service organizations such as banking, financial, insurance, accounting, hedge funds and law firms. For more information, visit http://www.backupmyinfo.com, call (866) 444-BUMI (2864), or follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/backupmyinfo.

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CRC Clients Receiving the Best of All Backup Worlds: Local Restore, Emergency Virtualization, and Online/offsite Component

(PRWEB) November 17, 2011

Says Robert Gerace, CEO, Backup should be complete, automatic, monitored, have a local restore option, have an online/offsite component, and should be able to restore a server to life in 30 minutes or less by creating a virtual copy of it in case of a failure.

Yet all too often, CRCs new IT clients come from businesses that relied on substandard solutions and either lost data or a great deal of time in attempting to recover from a data catastrophe.

This is not so, and will not ever happen to any of CRCs current IT clients. CRCs solution takes 15 minute snapshots of entire servers, moves that data offsite, allows technicians to restore data without waiting for it to download from the Internet, and allows technicians to bring up an emergency copy of the server in a virtual environment.

Tony Perry, CRCs CTO said, This is the ultimate backup solution. Imagine a company depending on a server to process orders or perform other critical business tasks. In the past, companies would lose that server, and be days without a replacement. No more. Now, in less than 30 minutes they are right back in business taking orders, receiving email, etc. While the virtual copy is running, its still making backups of itself. Once the new (or repaired ) server is available, the solution simply copies the virtual server back to the physical server, and the system is restored to full health without more than 5 minutes of downtime for users.

CRC, Computer Resource Center, LLC was founded in 1989 in Tampa Florida as a software development company for the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. Beginning in 1996, CRC began serving its software in the cloud as a provider of Software as a Service. Since the year 2000, CRC has grown and diversified and become four distinct but synergistic business units. In addition to the SaaS mentioned above, CRC offers other cloud based services such as: IT service/support, Disaster Recovery planning and protection, and hosted applications such as QuickBooks. CRC is headquartered in Cumming, GA and led by Robert Gerace, its CEO.

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Capital Internet in Atlanta, Georgia Announces Disaster Recovery Services to Restore Servers and Data Infrastructure Online as Quickly as Possible

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 06, 2012

Companies hit hard by recent weather-related catastrophes are reevaluating the location of their critical data and servers.

Businesses rely on their information systems to run their operations. If a data management system goes down due to flooding, fire or lengthy power outages from storms, blizzards, hurricanes, earthquakes, or other catastrophes, a companys operations could be severely impaired or shut down completely.

It is critical to implement a reliable infrastructure for IT operations to minimize business disruption in the event of a disaster. This might mean moving existing servers to a data center in a geographic location that is less susceptible to natural disasters. A company might also look to outsource data needs if capital is limited and skyrocketing energy costs prohibit in-house data center expansion. Utilizing dedicated servers and virtual private servers (or cloud servers), a data center will provide and set up servers built to your exact specifications and lease them to the company.

Advantages of utilizing a data center, in addition to risk mitigation from natural disasters, also include lower costs and better performance than operating an in-house network. Disaster Recovery Services are available to get servers and data infrastructure back online as quickly as possible.

Hurricane Sandy, a 900-mile-wide superstorm left a devastating path of damage spanning 15 states with sustained hurricane-force winds of 80 mph and 13-foot flood tides, according to the National Hurricane Center.

An estimated 7.5 million people on the eastern seaboard lost power, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate as coastal towns were ravaged, transportation disrupted, tons of snow dumped by fierce storms, flooding rains, gale-force winds and fires destroyed homes and claimed over 100 lives. Thousands of homes and businesses are still without power.

The price of the damage from Sandy is epic: between $ 30 billion and $ 50 billion, according to EQECAT, a firm that provides catastrophe risk models for insurance and reinsurance industries. Unfortunately, the damage and disruption may not be over. With more inclement weather expected to hit the same region this week, attention is now focused on a new developing Nor’easter off the Southeast coast affecting the Northeast I-95 corridor, from the Poconos to the Catskills and New England.

Careful planning of your companys IT hardware and data management operations in the event of a natural disaster can be the difference between your business completely shutting down or remaining active in times of a catastrophe like Sandy.

What is a Data Center

A colocation facility, which is also known as a data center, is a facility that provides a safe and secure environment for a companys servers and other computing equipment. The colocation center or data center is equipped with clean, reliable and redundant power and cooling for the equipment.

Data centers often operate more cost-effectively because they serve multiple clients by housing servers from many companies and investing in more energy efficient hardware and technologies to keep equipment running 24/7.

One such company, Capital Internet, located in Atlanta, Georgia is the longest continuously operating data center in Metro Atlanta and has expanded to more than ten times their original data size since the company was founded more than 14 years ago. Unlike other data centers, Capital Internet owns and manages their own fiber optic network throughout the metro Atlanta area, providing better speeds at a great value.

Capital Internet now offers disaster recovery services to enable companies to quickly get their hardware and data up and running after a catastrophe strikes.

Disaster Recovery Services

Backing up and protecting your data is important, but it’s also important to be able to quickly and easily recover that data for your business continuity in the event of a natural disaster. Capital Internet provides clients with an off-site backup and a location with space to get IT systems back up and working in a minimum of time. Capital Internets Backup and Recovery Solution is one of the easiest to use and most robust on the market and includes IT consulting work to help get servers and data infrastructure back online as quickly as possible.

Ease of Use

With Cloud Backup and Recovery Solution, you can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to recover lost data because it requires minimal user intervention, making it extremely reliable. You no longer have to worry about sick days or forgotten backups.

Affordable

With Capital Internets Cloud Backup and Recovery solution, a company can pay as it grows. You only pay for the amount of data you need to protect in a month, however when you have more data to backup, your solution will grow with you. With Cloud Backup and Recovery, there are none of the fixed costs that you encounter with traditional backup solutions; the only factor that you need to consider is the amount of data you are going to backup.

Data Security

With Cloud Backup and Recovery, your data is fully encrypted from the point it leaves your systems, during data transfer and data storage, for maximum speed and efficiency, saving bandwidth. Capital Internet offers a secure environment in three locations in the country that minimizes any type of security breach and maintains high standards for assuring the integrity and functionality of hosted computer environment, accomplished through redundancy of both fiber optic cables and power, which includes emergency backup power generation. The on-site generator has not yet been needed but is kept maintained, and the uptime is 99.9%.

Colocation

Capital Internets colocation solutions are customized to give you the perfect package; from a single server to a full rack or multiple racks and bandwidth from 1 Mbps to 100 Mbps and beyond. All colocation solutions include at least a 100 Mbps uplink with burstable bandwidth, so you have that extra speed for your busier server times without having to commit to a higher rate.

Capital Internet offers three different types of colocation: traditional colocation, managed colocation, and hybrid colocation. Traditional colocation is the most common platform; your servers are placed in our data center and managed by you and your team. With managed colocation, your servers are hosted in our data center and we manage them for you, acting as part of your IT team. With hybrid colocation, we help you develop a solution that is right for your company and may include multiple types of colocation, as well as dedicated servers and cloud servers. Our focus is on finding the best solution for you.

Colocation offers a number of advantages in time and cost savings. As your business grows, you can add more space as you need it, instead of investing in additional capital expenditures. You also save the time, trouble, and expense of hiring your own staff to operate and maintain your system. Capital Internet delivers lower cost and better performance than operating your network in-house. If you have a need to upgrade and your system is in-house, you will incur additional cost, either by training employees or by bringing-in outside consultants to help.

Dedicated Servers

Dedicated servers are built to your specifications by Capital Internet and leased to you on a 12-month basis. Each dedicated server is used exclusively by you. A dedicated server solution provides you with a dedicated IP address and full control of the server, including root level access. Dedicated servers let you defray the initial costs of new servers. Dedicated servers come with the level of managed hosting that works for you, with our team providing maintenance and upgrades as needed.

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