HyperStor
Hyperstor is an automatic remote backup service for both servers and desktops, and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux-platforms. We can fully automate the backup process for your entire business, eliminating any human intervention and reducing cost of ownership.
PC/Laptop Backups
The supplied Client Software includes some plug-ins. In addition to data files, these enable the automated backups of several of the most common applications like:
Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express
Data files and favourites
Windows System State (Windows Registry)
Active Directory, System/Boot Files
Server Backups
At the Server level, the Client Software can make ‘hot backups’ of MS Exchange Server, MS SQL Server, and MySQL databases. Open file backups are also possible, leveraging Microsoft's latest Volume Shadow-Copy Service (VSS) framework. No need to save/close open files.
Microsoft Exchange Server
MSSQL and MYSQL Server
Volume Shadow Copy - Open File Backup
Client data is encrypted and transferred securely to our expansive SAN storage [HyperSAN] at the datacentre. All the backup data is zipped first and encrypted using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 128 or 256 bit encryption technology. Once encrypted, the backup data is transferred to the Online Backup Server. The encryption key is only known by you, so only you can open the backup data on the Backup Server.
In the event of a disaster, access and recovery of data is critical. With Hyperstor, restoring your files and data is as easy as making the backup. Because the folder structure is preserved in the stored data, the restored data is equal to its original. Restoring is a matter of select-and-start. After data loss, the system is restored in no time.
The WebAccess portal also provides access to stored data online. Once backed up, a file can be approached from anywhere in the world - on every computer with an internet connection – via a web browser. This enables you to work with your data on multiple locations without the need to install the Client Software.
Hyperstor software uses an easy ‘seed-load’-technology, which allows the initial backup of a large volume of data to a local hard drive, which can be shipped to the backup SAN server. This eliminates the first backup over the internet of hours/days/weeks. Of course, subsequent backups will be made incrementally over the internet. This method saves time and bandwidth.
Our preference is to supply a dedicated data link to our private network so backups do not disrupt your main internet link. Where this is not possible and data transfer has to occur over the public network, all communications between the PC, laptop or server and the Backup Server takes place through a secure SSL (Secure Socket Layer) channel. This ensures the same security level as Internet Banking. Although all the backup data is transferred through a public network (internet), nobody can obtain any knowledge of the information exchanged.
Additionally, in case of a disaster, the backup data can also be restored using a local hard drive. This allows you to be back-in-business ultra-fast. This optional SLA-based disaster recovery as an additional service to the online backup service. Of course, all backup data on a local hard drive is fully secured and encrypted.