Backup Professional is an automated on-line network-based
data backup and recovery solution. In order to appreciate
its advantages and applicability, key solution concepts
are outlined below:
| Automated |
Backups can be scheduled to run
unattended at a particular time or frequency. |
| Secure |
Data is encrypted before leaving
the device and remains so until recovered. SSL
is used for network encryption and 448 bit Blowfish
for storage. |
| Networked |
Data is transferred via any TCP-IP-enabled
network connection. This removes the cost and
effort of daily physical data shipment. |
| On-line |
A full copy of the most recent data
is kept available for immediate recovery, eliminating
the response times associated with near-line and
off-line systems. |
| Disk-to-disk |
Backups are held on disk for designated
periods, enabling faster recovery, before being
archived to tape for long term storage. Writing
to disk also improves backup speed and data integrity
verification. |
| Incremental |
Only files that have been modified
or added since the last backup will be identified
for backup by the system. |
| Sub-file |
Changes to a file are extracted
at the binary level. For example if a Word document
is edited only the changed bytes of that document
will be extracted and sent through to the backup
server. Both binary and blocking techniques can
be selected according to file type and size. |
| Progressive |
The backup server is able to update
files using the daily incrementals. This means
every recovery is a full, updated file. |
