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Global Edge deploys the latest data backup techniques, which may include a combination of backing up files to a removable hard disk and/or using tape drives.
Global Edge is also a Diamond Partner with Barracuda Networks, and is fully certified to provide data backup and storage solutions using Barracuda technology.
Barracuda Cloud Storage with Deduplication
Barracuda Backup Subscription plans provide diverse offsite storage at affordable monthly fees that scale to meet increasing data requirements.
Secure offsite backups in the cloud
Deduplicated efficient backup storage
Redundant disk-based storage
Best-of-breed data retention policies
Web interface multi-location management
Restore by Web, FTP and Windows software
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Barracuda Backup
The Barracuda Backup Service is an affordable data backup solution, providing a full local data backup that is combined with a storage subscription to replicate data offsite. This approach provides the best of both worlds - onsite backups for fast restore times and secure, offsite storage for disaster recovery. Block level deduplication is applied inline to reduce traditional backup storage requirements by 20 to 50 times while also reducing backup windows and bandwidth requirements.
Here's what a recent Barracuda client said of his new backup solution:
"This past week, our new Barracuda Data Backup Service was installed and activated, replacing our 7 year old tape backup system.
This new solution, compared to our old tape backup solution:
No more changing tapes every Monday
No more shipping tapes off-site every week ($125 to $160 / month)
No more replacing tapes every year (21 or more tapes at $70 to $100 per tape)
No more annual licensing for backup software ($3000 / year)
No need to replace our 7 year old tape library hardware ($11,000)
No need to replace the computer running the tape backup software ($4,000)
Two pieces of equipment - a server & the tape library - have been replaced by a single smaller, more efficient unit
All of this does not factor in the time required to maintain & test the old tape solution, which was a considerable amount each week
The ongoing cost of storing the data securely off site (at a data centre in Montreal, although in 2011 Barracuda is opening a data centre in Toronto) is less than $200 per month. The support contract for the backup hardware & software is $100/month.
My first impressions of this backup solution are that it's a phenomenal product. It takes very little time & effort to set up, Barracuda's support is quick to respond and very knowledgeable, and the reporting and management tools are very easy to use. Overall I'm extremely pleased with this solution, and very comfortable with how it is protecting our data. I actually feel less stressed as tape backups can be very unreliable, and my testing so far with this product shows it to be extremely reliable. If we ever need to restore data, I am very confident that the data will be there, and that we can restore it very quickly."
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Backup Rotation
We design a rotation for backups both onsite and offsite storage.
Solutions include:
Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM)
HP - tape drive hardware and tapes
Symantec - software
Quantum - tape drive hardware and tapes
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Symantec Backup Exec 2010
One other solution Global Edge often deploys is Symantic Backup Exec 2010, which delivers reliable backup and recovery designed for your growing business. Easily protect more data while you reduce storage and management costs through integrated deduplication and archiving technology. Reduce business downtime, ensure critical information on virtual or physical systems is always protected and restored in seconds.
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Solutions
Networking
Data Security
Data Backup
MS Exchange
Blackberry / BES
Sharepoint
Office 365
VOIP with CudaTel
Programming
Web
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