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Traditional Tape/CD/Zip Backup |
Online Backup |
| Labor time |
Longer recovery times = lost productivity |
Data retrieval is immediate with the click of the mouse. |
| Service/Support Costs |
•When backups fail, there is usually a very large expense associated with the timely recovery process.
• Very often these in-house backup services are never tested properly and data is never recovered. |
Pay as you grow model – only pay for the storage you use, when you use it. Data recovery is free! |
| Hardware costs |
Tape backup or hard drive units can be expensive. |
None |
| Media Required |
Multiple tapes averaging $40 a piece . Approximately 30 are needed for one month, their shelf life is short and regular maintenance is required. |
None |
| Security |
Anyone can steal these tapes and recover them on another computer. |
We use the highest form of security, 448 bit encryption – US Government standard for it's most classified information. |
| Restoration time |
Single file minimum restore time > 30 minutes. |
Single file minimum restore time < 30 seconds. |
| Laptop support |
Very tricky especially if user is mobile. |
Backup and restore from and internet connection, anywhere, any time. |
| Secure media format |
Non-encrypted media such as CD-ROMs and tapes are very fragile and has the potential to be corrupted or even stolen. |
•We replicate and store your encrypted data in two separate secured facilities as one form of data protection.
•Three copies of your data ensures continuity. |
| Reliability |
•Tapes can fail to backup and they can fail to restore
•Prone to human error, easy to forget to perform |
With online backup, you "set it and forget it"… it's fully automated so the risk of human error is eliminated. |
Less initial investment