ENTERPRISE SERVER BACKUP BUYER S GUIDE A CHECKLIST FOR PREVENTING SERVER MAYHEM

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1 ENTERPRISE SERVER BACKUP BUYER S GUIDE A CHECKLIST FOR PREVENTING SERVER MAYHEM BY SCOTT BLEASDELL

2 ENTERPRISE SERVER BACKUP BUYER S GUIDE: A CHECKLIST FOR PREVENTING SERVER MAYHEM BY SCOTT BLEASDELL FOR THE ENTERPRISE, HAVING EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE BACKUP AND RESTORE MATTERS If you re like most of the enterprise organizations we work with, here s what things look like in your shop: You have IT resources dedicated to backup and restore, but those resources are juggling multiple demands The budget pressure s on to do more with less You re relying on your systems to run your business: time to restore is important You re security conscious You have to deal with a growing number of regulatory and compliance demands You need solutions that scale You want to be able to integrate backup and restore with other systems So you need a rock-solid reliable backup and restore solution that s also simple to use and resource-efficient. And when you look for one, you need to avoid the underkill and overkill traps. THE UNDERKILL AND OVERKILL TRAPS Especially with today s budget pressures, it s tempting to look to a free, open source backup/ restore solution, or to a commercial product originally designed for the consumer market. But if you do take either of these routes, you risk ending up in a situation that won t support your needs for simplicity, efficiency, and reliability. You ll find that your no-cost/low-cost solution requires far too much of your time to manage. And that will cost you in the long run. Overkill can be even more hazardous. You ll get plenty of encouragement urging you to buy a complex and sophisticated solution that s more than your need. But give in to the sales pitch, and you ll end up paying too much for bells, whistles, add-ons, and services that make your life harder, not easier. You ll have a solution that s so difficult to deploy, configure, and manage that it ends up as shelfware.

3 FINDING A JUST RIGHT BACKUP AND RESTORE SOLUTION What are the key features the enterprise needs in a backup and restore solution? Even with dedicated IT resources, enterprises need: Ease of use and automation of routine tasks An intuitive interface eliminates the need to learn yet another system. Functions are at your fingertips, right when you need them. Automated scheduling of backup activities, regular reporting, backup set grooming, archiving, and maintenance, etc. free up scarce resources to focus on higher-value, more strategic tasks. Budget conscious, you need: A low cost solution A Protect all your important data and applications without sacrificing on quality or skimping on true needs. No special hardware needed The ability to use existing equipment saves on the high costs associated with dedicated, single-task equipment One solution Handle Windows and Linux, physical and virtual servers from a signle piece of software, eliminating the need to learn and support multiple solutions Portable backups The ability to move and copy backups to various types of storage, including additional servers, SAN, NAS offers low cost redundancy. Relying on systems and data availability to keep the business going, you need: High performance Continuous data protection gives you the benefit of continual instead of periodic backups. Back up as frequently as every 15 minutes, enough to support the most aggressive recovery point objectives Fast file restore The ability to easily mount and navigate backup sets getting you quickly back in business in the event of a file loss or application crash. And if you lose a whole server, bare metal restore capabilities bring you back from a disaster. Verified storage Monitoring that lets you know that your backup sets are free from corruption, reducing the need for test restores. Bare metal restore When your server craters and the hardware is toast, a file-by file restore is just too slow. You need to be able to get back online with bare metal restores. To meet their compliance and security requirements, enterprises need: Access controls To ensure that all the appropriate personnel have the right permissions they need to handle sensitive backups and restores in the case of distributed backup management. Audit trails To demonstrate compliance in our increasingly complex government and regulatory environment, from industry regulations to Sarbanes Oxley. Security measures Encryption keeps data secure in transit and at rest.

4 To meet their scale and customization requirements, enterprises need: Scalability - A solution that can support large scale environments means no need for costly swap-outs when your environment grows. An API Enables you to connect your backup and restore system to other enterprise systems. FOR ENTERPRISES, IDERA DELIVERS Fast Backup in minutes, not hours with Continuous Data Protection Affordable Starting at $20 per virtual machine and $200 per physical server Multi-Platform Supports physical and virtual servers, Windows and Linux Easy to Use Download and go in minutes, no professional services required. Routine functions automated for ongoing time savings and ease of use. Centralized management simplifies managing multi-server environments Quick Restore Expedite recovery from single files to Bare-Metal restore Compliance-ready Providing encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, and auditability Proven Used on over 275,000 servers from small companies to some of the world s largest data centers API To integrate their existing billing or provisioning system. For enterprises, effective, reliable, low cost, and high performing backup and restore matters. No more falling into the underkill or overkill trap: Idera delivers what the enterprise needs. TRY IDERA S SERVER BACKUP ENTERPRISE 14 DAYS FREE Now that you ve learned about what to look for in an SMB (Enterprise) backup solution, here s a fast, proven, affordable way to keep your data nice and safe with Idera s Server Backup Enterprise. Backup in minutes, not hours with Continuous Data Protection while protecting physical and virtual servers, Windows and Linux. Get quick restores, from single files to Bare-Metal restore. Try it for 14 days free. Idera is headquartered in Houston, TX with offices in London and Melbourne. US EMEA APAC MEXICO BRAZIL GO IDERA ( ) +44 (0) (55) (11) WEB TWITTER FACEBOOK LINKEDIN

5 TRY IDERA S SERVER BACKUP ENTERPRISE 14 DAYS FREE Now that you ve learned about what to look for in an Enterprise backup solution, here s a fast, proven, affordable way to keep your data nice and safe with Idera s Server Backup Enterprise. Backup in minutes, not hours with Continuous Data Protection while protecting physical and virtual servers, Windows and Linux. Get quick restores, from single files to Bare-Metal restore. Try it for 14 days free. ABOUT IDERA Idera provides industry-leading application and server management software for physical and virtual server platforms, including solutions for server backup, SQL Server administration, and SharePoint administration. Idera s award-winning products address real-world challenges, including performance monitoring, backup & recovery, security, compliance, and administration. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Idera is a Microsoft Managed Partner and has over 11,000 customers worldwide. Visit for free product trials, free tools and more information. Idera is headquartered in Houston, TX with offices in London and Melbourne. US EMEA APAC MEXICO BRAZIL GO IDERA ( ) +44 (0) (55) (11) WEB TWITTER FACEBOOK LINKEDIN