Internet / Intranet based services

Online Data backup (ODB) Service

The Department of Trade and Industry has reported that, of the companies that suffer a major data loss, only 30% are still in business one year later. Data security is a business critical matter. But what is really secure?

All the backup technology in the world is useless if people don't use it. And all the backups in the world are useless if data cannot be restored quickly and efficiently, from anywhere, when disaster strikes. It comes down to the fact that, if you don't have an automated solution, you don't have a solution at all. And if you don't have universal access to a restore, then that severely compromises your backup policy's effectiveness.

The demand for real-time PC data protection and recovery is paramount. The large number of disk crashes and laptops stolen annually cost organizations millions of pounds in lost productivity and technical support.

It is estimated that 32% of data loss arises from human error. Today's executive laptops hold data assets of enormous value, and the data is not well protected.

Most of us are a hardware failure, a machine theft or a spilled drink away from disaster.

You could backup data to removable media, such as Jazz and Zip drives, or by mirroring it to a network drive. But these solutions are dependent on, and demand a lot of effort from, the end users. Removing this dependency on the end user greatly enhances the process. People are busy with the job at hand and the reality is that if you don't have an automated solution you don't have a solution at all.

Typically a backup strategy is in place. However, there is no idea whether these backups are occurring and the validity of the data being backed up. The realization of the issue is only brought to light upon a requirement to restore data. Worse still, even if the data is being backed up, where is the media stored when it is needed? Is it somewhere secure, or is it in a desk draw or a laptop bag that was stolen?

All of these issues mean that traditional options are useless for today's business critical distributed data.

The Bluespine online data backup (ODB) service gives organizations of any size the ability to secure and quickly recover critical applications and corporate data that resides on laptop, desktop and server computers without having to make a large IT investment. An automated, online data capture and PC management solution, ODB provides companies of any size with the same data and PC management benefits available to the largest enterprises.

Designed specifically to support today's business computing requirements, ODB automatically captures data residing on business computers via the Internet or any IP connection, to two mirrored, secure data centers. Data is stored automatically and securely and can be retrieved easily whenever users log in, whether they're in a satellite office or on the road. ODB benefits everyone in an organization.

For mobile users, it frees them from the responsibility of daily data capture procedures and provides them with point-and-click versioned recovery whenever needed. IT staff members are relieved of the burden of providing individual user support for application failure and data recovery while gaining tools for easier help desk operation. Most importantly, for senior management, companies can acquire industry best practices at the best price/performance available today.

Why ODB is Better than Traditional Tape Backup

On-line Backup allows you to backup your data automatically, securely and accessibly. Backups happen without user intervention, involving full encryption and secure transmission and storage, in a form and over a medium (the Internet) that is accessible to the permissioned user from anywhere in the world.

	Rapid
	The first stage to providing any backup solution is to install the software and hardware required. The service is based around a small piece of client software which can be installed within minutes with little or even no user involvement. This means that your backup solution can be up and running in minutes - not hours, days or weeks.

	User-independent
	On-line Backup provides automated scheduling of backups, with a variety of options to cater for all user environments. This removes the need for the end user to initiate the backup, ensuring regular backups and freeing up end-user time.

	Secure
	All backup data is encrypted before it leaves the client PC. It remains encrypted whilst in the data centres and is only decrypted when it's back on the client and being restored.

	Fast and efficient
	A secure and reliable backup solution is important, but speed and efficiency is critical. End users will complain and try to prevent backups completing if they have too great an impact on their normal working activities. The on-line backup service provides a solution which uses advanced technology to reduce data transfer and ensure that backups happen with minimal impact on the end user - even if they are working in a dial-up environment: Simple Restoration Backup is nothing without restore. With the Online Backup's Explorer-style interface, end users are a few mouse clicks away from restoring their missing data. If time is not so critical, then full restores can be achieved by requesting a CD.

	Universally accessible
	Users can restore data 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All you need is Internet connectivity.

	Supported Clients
	Windows 95®, Windows NT®, Windows 98®, Windows 2000®

Back up all user data ODB features advanced data and system protection capabilities for self-healing, disaster recovery, and backing up all desktop and mobile PCs. As an Internet service, ODB works across the Internet.

All data and applications are captured regularly and can be restored in real time - anytime, anywhere!

	Self-heal any configuration, system or application problems.
	Recover from virus attacks
	Replace crashed drives with identical clones.
	Lost/stolen PC's are exactly cloned in every detail.
	Upgrade users to new PC's with all their data pre-loaded ODB maximizes employee productivity, improves IT management, and enables businesses to retain ownership of their most valuable asset -- their data!

Pricing

Individual User Hosted Service Pricing (For corporate plans & pricing, please contact your sales rep.)

The ODB Service is priced with flat-rate plans designed for a wide range of business and consumer needs.

Protect your data from only *£20.95 per month! The ODB service will backup your data files and folders. The ODB software will automatically locate all your data files, and ensure you are completely protected. You don't even have to identify what you want protected! No transfer fees; no connection or storage charges.

You get complete protection of your data for one low price.

*This service is intended to backup data stored on local disk drives (as opposed to network drives) for business PC's. There is no limit on the number or types of files to be backed up. However, the service is not intended for servers or PC's used for extensive multimedia processing. (Servers are PC's that are accessed by and store data for multiple users. Multimedia processors are PC's that store or process/play picture or sound files).

For Server pricing please contact the Bluespine sales team.

CD Restore (We send you CDs of your data) £29.95 per request (up to 3 CDs) + shipping/handling.