Ahsay released v6.15 of AhsayOBM, AhsayACB, AhsayOBS, AhsayRPS and v2.15 of AhsayUBS Released

v6.15 of AhsayOBM, AhsayACB, AhsayOBS, AhsayRPS and v2.15 of AhsayUBS are released. The new AhsayOBM now fully supports the backup of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, including mail-level and DAG backups. MySQL version 5.6 is also supported. For details, please refer to their related release notes.

StorageCraft releases ShadowProtect IT Edition PRO

A new tool is now available to IT professionals in their quest to successfully protect valuable business systems and data. StorageCraft Technology Corporation today released StorageCraft ShadowProtect IT Edition PRO, which provides IT professionals unlimited disaster recovery, data protection and system migration for Windows systems in their environment, without installing any software.

Among the features that make ShadowProtect IT Edition PRO unique is the inclusion of the award-winning StorageCraft ShadowProtect Granular Recovery for Exchange, allowing fast recovery of email messages and entire mailboxes from Exchange Database (EDB) files. This feature also allows searches based on user-specified criteria.

“IT Edition has been used by our partners for years as a quick, efficient solution for creating hot server backups, performing migrations to new hardware or moving physical systems to virtual platforms,” said Matt Urmston, StorageCraft’s chief evangelist and director of product management. “The merging of these two great products, ShadowProtect IT Edition and StorageCraft Granular Recovery for Exchange, makes ShadowProtect IT Edition PRO a must have utility for the Systems Integrator, MSP or VAR.”

Another beneficial aspect of ShadowProtect IT Edition PRO is the Disk Copy feature that allows administrators to make an exact duplicate of a disk. This feature can capture everything on a volume or disk without the need for a backup image file.

The benefits of ShadowProtect IT Edition PRO include:

• Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 and Microsoft Exchange support.
• Rapid file and folder recovery.
• Granular recovery of mailboxes and email messages from Exchange EDB files.
• Bare metal recovery of Windows servers, desktops and laptops in minutes.
• The ability to restore backup images to or from physical and virtual machines.
• Migration to new systems (physical or virtual) with StorageCraft Hardware Independent Restore™ (HIR) technology.
• The ability to search mailboxes, email messages or entire Exchange databases for specific keywords.
• Unlimited use during the subscription period.

Details:
http://www.storagecraft.com/blog/storagecraft-releases-shadowprotect-edition-pro/

BackupAgent now integrates with Autotask

BackupAgent launched integration module with Autotask’s IT Business Management Solution. It was built in collaboration with Autotask and is the deepest integration possible for the Autotask product. The integration includes:

• An Autotask LiveLink for single-sign-on to the BackupAgent reseller platform.
• The automated creation of Autotask service desk tickets with detailed logging when a backup is unsuccessful.
• Automated billing.
• The integration module is available for free for all BackupAgent Partners.

Details:
http://www.backupagent.com/company/news/2013-10-23/backupagent-now-integrates-autotask

NovaStor “Throws Down the Gauntlet” in the Battle for NAS Backup Market Supremacy

With the release of the new NovaBACKUP NAS family of products, NovaStor challenges NAS owners to find a more complete, optimized and fully supported backup solution at this price point on the market.

Taking NAS Market leadership to the next level

The NovaBACKUP product line, already recognized as the industries top NAS backup solution for several years running is upping the ante in response to the NAS market’s projected growth of $7B by 2017 (GIA), over 21.6% annually (TechNavio). NovaStor’s new product family, NovaBACKUP NAS, has been released in three convenient packages, each optimized for a typical use case (or end user) NAS environment.

NovaBACKUP NAS Starter – supports a single server Windows environment with additional support for up to three Workstations.

NovaBACKUP NAS Essentials – supports a single server Windows environment including backup agents for Microsoft SQL and Exchange with additional support for up to five Workstations.

NovaBACKUP NAS Suite – supports up to 3 Windows servers including backup agents for Microsoft SQL and Exchange with additional support for up to five workstations. Additional server and workstation support can be added incrementally.

Each NovaBACKUP NAS family package also includes:

• Centralized Management – Manage, control and monitor backups for all systems (servers and workstations) from any web browser, anywhere at any time.
• Virtual Machine Backup – Full backup capabilities for both VMWare and HyperV environments.
• NovaCARE Premium Local Support – One year of NovaStor’s US based technical support, staffed exclusively by NovaStor backup experts – never outsourced. Telephone and email support, as well as upgrade protection is provided covering all product updates made during the support term.
• Installation support – allows the end user to save quality time and eliminate any concerns by having a professional setup their first backup.

“NovaStor is excited to expand upon our dominant position in the NAS market and we plan to continuously disrupt what others have learned to accept as the norm,” says Mike Andrews, Managing Director at NovaStor. “We openly challenge any other solution to try and match NovaStor’s value proposition and still provide the same level of customer service, technical support, quality and product capabilities. Whether it’s one of our new NovaBACKUP NAS packages or integration with NAS Appliances, I’m that confident that we have the strongest hand.”

Ahsay vs CloudBerry Managed Backup

In this article we’ll compare Ahsay backup solutions and CloudBerry Managed Backup Service. Both solutions are designed for Managed Service Providers and IT departments.

Destination

To use Ahsay backup you need to have a server on your side. Install Ahsay Offsite Backup Server on it, and then use Ahsay Online Backup Manager to backup final customer’s servers and A-click Backup for laptops, desktop backups. Wait. What if something will happen with your Offsite Backup server? All the data will be lost. Let’s use Ahsay Replication server to replicate all the data over there. To sum up you’ll have to buy at least two servers on your side, 4 software packages from Ahsay and you’re a cloud backup provider. Unlike Ahsay, CloudBerry Managed Backup Service allows you to use most robust and cost-effective public cloud storage: Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, and Windows Azure.

Cost

Let’s assume you’re willing to become an MSP. And your customer is a small organization willing to backup 20 computers with 1 Exchange server and 1 SQL server. We will split the final cost in two: software and hardware cost.

Software Cost

Let’s count all the pieces together:  1 Ashay Offsite Backup Server license + 1 Ashay replication Server license + (20 * Ashay A-Click Backup license) + (2* Ashay Online Backup Manager license) + (20 * Ashay Exchange Mailbox Backup license) = 200$ + 100$ + (20 * 40$) + (2 * 525$) + (20 * 8$) = 2310$. Unlike Ashay, CloudBerry Managed Backup costs 499.99$ for 20 desktops + 59.99 for one SQL license + 69.99 for Exchange License = 630$. Given calculation clarifies that Ashay software will be almost 4 times more expensive than CloudBerry Managed backup. By the way, for existing example white-labeling for Ashay will cost you additional 500$ while for CloudBerry Lab it would be free of charge.

Hardware Cost

If you want to become a backup service provider with Ashay you also need to buy at least two expensive servers + maintenance. One for being a primary backup server and another one to become a replicated copy of the first one. Theoretically, you can use only one, but this is very unreliable solution for a backup service provider: you might lose all the clients’ data at once. Unlike this approach, with CloudBerry Managed Backup one shouldn’t be worried about hardware at all and use the most powerful and cost-efficient cloud storages: Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier and Windows Azure. If you’re a Microsoft Partner, then you can get 1.5 TB of cloud storage for free. If you need more space it will cost as low as 0.095$ for GB/month.

Security

Both solutions offer military grade encryption of customer’s data. However, how this security can be verified from the point of view of the final user? With Ashay solution it’s simply not possible, while with CloudBerry Lab final user can be granted access to his data, thus, may supervision the actual encryption of his files in the public cloud storage.

Final word

Basing on the data above like cost, security and usage of public cloud, we believe that Cloudberry Managed Backup provides a really different user experience. However, we encourage everyone to make their own decision after deep-dive in the products settings, techniques and policies.

Source:
http://www.cloudberrylab.com/blog/ahsay-vs-cloudberry-managed-backup/

Ahsay Offers Crazy Low Prices

Ahsay™ SALE 2013 offers crazy low prices on Software Licenses, Meter Deposit and Advance Maintenance Payment. It’s only valid from October 7, 2013 to December 6, 2013.

Huge Discounts on Software Licenses

AhsayOBM server backup software costs as low as $37.5 with Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Lotus Domino/Notes, MySQL, and Windows System backup modules included. AhsayACB desktop and laptop backup software as low as $20. Exchange IMB as low as $4, VMware/Hyper-V GVM as low as $20.

Max. 40% Off Software Maintenance

With a valid software maintenance, you can enjoy new features including:

• Support of Microsoft Exchange 2010 DAG (Database Availability Group)
• Faster VMware backup via VDDK in delta mode and without spooling
• Brick Level backup for Microsoft Exchange 2013
• Support new Operating Systems including Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012

During the valid software maintenance period, you are also entitled to:

• Professional Standard Support service.
• Use of Customization Portal to build your own branded software if the one-off Rebranding Option has been purchased.
• Use of License Management Portal to manage your poolable licenses.

50% Bonus on Meter Deposit

• For existing Meter Partners, you are entitled to enjoy 50% Bonus Credit.

Details:
http://www.ahsay.com/jsp/en/home/index.jsp?pageContentKey=ahsay_promotion_2013-yearend-sale