Data Availability

We have experience working with SEP Sesam who have been developing back-up software for Linux environments for over 10 year's, and we are delighted to recommend both the SEP Sesam Server as both an application on Linux, as well as for back-up for Linux servers.

SEP have had a long lasting, successful partnership with key players in the Linux field, such as Red Hat, and were one of the first Red Hat Advanced ISV partners in Europe.

They are also certified for Red Hat virtualization. Classic file back-ups are supported as well as back-up functions in virtual server infrastructures, VMware or Linux-based virtual infrastructures. SEP Sesam is certified for several virtualization solutions and reliably backs up virtualized servers and their physical platform - ready for a full recovery. Access to individual files on the virtualized servers or the restore of the full virtual machine on an image level is also supported. The clear reproduction of the virtual infrastructure and the existing virtual guest systems simplifies planning and execution of automated back-up processes. Back-up of virtual environments are fully integrated into the graphical user interface.

SEP Sesam provides plug & play solutions for backups of whole IT-infrastructures. The backup, restore and disaster recovery solution software is a first-rate solution for backing up and restoring physical and virtual servers, as well as cloud environments. SEP offers backup appliances that are based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The benefits of this Plug & Play solution for the user are obvious and the benefits include:

• Fast installation of a backup server
• Certified backup appliance
• Preconfigured and optimized operating system options
• Updates for new hard and software

Updates for all SEP Sesam installations in the network.

Our technical team really rate HP Data Protector Express software as it provides secure protection for data, applications and systems on a single machine or a small network without requiring an expert.

This simple and reliable data protection is for Windows, Linux or NetWare with back-up to disk, tape or DVD/CD. It is also easy to add machines for protection, share back-up devices and manage all this from a simple interface. 

The D2Any2Any feature allows automated movement of data from back-up media to other media easy disk-to-disk-to-tape back-ups. Data encryption is a standard feature and the Bare Metal Disaster Recovery Option automates system recovery after a serious failure. The online back-up agent delivers protection for SQL Server and Exchange.

Like LinuxIT Novell is a key player in the OS space we would recommend you look closely at their PlateSpin Forge solution, especially if the high cost of alternative  technology solutions has prevented you from adequately protecting all workloads running in your data centre.

Some still do not realise that server virtualization provides a faster, smarter and more affordable way to protect your critical and non-critical servers.

This is why we have teamed up with Novell to provide PlateSpin Forge®, the first-ever virtualized recovery hardware appliance for both Windows and Linux, including SUSE® LInux Enterprise.

PlateSpin Forge provides complete, out-of-the-box protection for up to 25 server workloads and is the only product on the market to provide immediate failover and hardware-independent failback, allowing customers to rapidly recover their server workloads in the event of downtime or a site disaster.

From as little as the cost of a cup of coffee a day, data centres can cost-effectively protect and rapidly recover whole server workloads-operating systems, applications, and data with no need for costly duplicate hardware and software.

With PlateSpin's latest releases comes the addition of consolidated disaster recovery solution for both Windows and Linux, as well as allowing protected workloads to be grouped for security administration purposes, allowing a single PlateSpin Forge to protect multiple workloads from different internal departments or external companies.

PlateSpin Forge provides the following advantages:

• Revolutionises the way disaster recovery solutions are deployed, tested and managed by offering an affordable and easy-to-use hardware appliance for protecting business-critical servers in the data centre
• Manages disaster recovery at the workload level-protecting data, applications and operating systems as one unified stack
• Leverages virtualization technology to protect up to 25 server workloads-providing a flexible standby recovery environment
• Restores recovery workloads back to any physical or virtual machine once the disaster has passed
• Restores business operations in minutes-not days
• Provides all the storage, server and software technology you need-pre-packaged

Protects your physical and virtual workloads in a matter of hours.

Based on Acronis' patented disk imaging and bare metal restore technologies, the latest version of Acronis® Backup & Recovery™ is the next generation disaster recovery product family, succeeding the Acronis® True Image product line. We rate it.

It is designed to provide centralised management of all workstation and server back-up and disaster recovery activities in Windows and Linux environments to help organisations of all sizes meet challenging Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs).

Users can automate back-up processes for local and geographically distributed PCs, workstations and servers, across physical, virtual and cloud environments. After a disaster strikes, Acronis Backup & Recovery restores servers, workstations or laptops to the same or different hardware or to virtual machines, providing highly flexible disaster recovery and migration options.

In addition, Acronis Backup & Recovery delivers an affordable de-duplication option that helps IT departments to make a better use of their storage and network infrastructure, saving time and expense.