IDrive Online Backup Unleashed IDrive Vault, Hybrid Backup Appliance for Businesses

IDrive, Inc. Online Backup has launched IDrive Vault, a 4TB hybrid backup solution for businesses to protect data locally and in the company’s cloud, making it a strong option for a DR plan.

Features of IDrive Vault include:

Hybrid backup solution – protect data locally using the Vault appliance, and choose which data to be backed up to the cloud for recovery in case of a disaster.
Real-time backup – once an initial backup to the Vault appliance has been completed, it continues to recognize when files have been modified and backs those files up in real-time.
Server backup – perform backups of running databases and servers including MS SQL, and MS Exchange servers.
Time Machine backup – backup all your data to the IDrive Vault appliance using Time Machine, which backups your entire drive, including system files, applications, music, photos, movies, and douments.
Snapshot – the historical view of backed up data on the Vault appliance that helps to restore any older file or folder, helping users recover from crypto-like viruses. Users can roll back to any previous snapshots of files or folders to a specific date.
User management – with IDrive Vault Central, a web-based console for the Vault appliance, users can performs operations like configuring the appliance, using the company’s plug-in for cloud backups, creating users for local backup, handling snapshots, and more.
Security – data transferred from the appliance to the firm’s cloud is protected with 256-bit AES encryption with an optional private key known only to the user.

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“Other hybrid backup solutions can be costly, we made sure to include industry leading features like local snapshots, time machine backup and a centralized management console into a powerful package that beats more expensive solutions in the marketplace,” said Raghu Kulkarni, CEO, IDrive.

IDrive Vault retails for $1,000 per year that includes 4TB of local storage and 4TB of cloud backup space.

IDrive is a privately-held company specializing in cloud storage, online backup, file sharing, remote access, compliance and related technologies. Core services include IDrive, RemotePC and EVS for developers. The company’s services help over 3 million customers backup over 60PB of data