After a few weeks of testing our cloud backup service, Storage Switzerland published a review of Zetta DataProtect yesterday. In their words, the service is: “impressive – easy and reliable and certainly worthy of strong consideration.”
Let’s dig into more of their specific comments, and why they might be relevant to your organization’s data backup and recovery needs:
“One simple goal – get critical data offsite as simply and reliably as possible.”
Having an offsite copy of the really important data your organization generates everyday is an obvious advantage in scenarios ranging from a file server crash to a datacenter power failure. Tape backup solutions are not simple and consumer-grade online backup services are not reliable, but we’re happy to help achieve your “one simple goal.”
“Many cloud backup providers force the user to implement another piece of backup hardware.”
A unique feature of Zetta’s backup solution is that there is no appliance to buy, install, and manage in your datacenter. This means there’s no single point of failure like with an on-premise appliance. It also means lower TCO, since you never buy a unit – not to start with and not to “upgrade” with more storage later.
“A significant advantage for backup administrators needing to deploy across multiple offices or remote users.”
Another benefit of being appliance-free is that Zetta can backup all your remote offices easily with no extra fees. Even if an intern tried to backup all 5 seasons of Mad Men in HD she downloaded, it would be less than 300GB and barely move the needle on your monthly bill.
“A variety of methods to recover the data, the simplest being to mount the backup volume as a file system and drag back the files.”
The unique ability to recover files from a browser window is something that makes life so much easier when the inevitable data loss event occurs. All the files, directories, and databases are there and ready to use.
“Backend infrastructure more like that designed for primary storage and better able to handle growth.”
Zetta’s enterprise-grade data centers are SAS 70 Type II and SSAE 16 certified. These auditing standards are proof of how seriously we take data protection and availability. Consumer-grade services can’t and won’t offer this level of security.
The team at Storage Switzerland sees a lot of backup solutions, and they think Zetta is, “easy and reliable and certainly worthy of strong consideration.” Since the best way to consider a backup service is to try it out, we’re offering a 15-day trial here.
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