Barracuda Backup Server Features Private Cloud Capabilities

Barracuda Networks Inc. launched site-to-site replication capabilities for the Barracuda Backup Service, a solution that allows companies to backup their data both locally and offsite without the hassle of tapes or other removable media.

This enhancement allows customers to deploy a private cloud by enabling one Barracuda Backup Server to replicate data to one or more Barracuda Backup Servers housed locally or deployed at other locations for disaster recovery.

"Many organizations today prefer to utilize internal company locations as the first line of defense for disaster recovery," said Stephen Pao, vice president of product management for Barracuda Networks. "Site-to-site replication enables those organizations to redundantly back up their data to their preferred locations while also allowing economical cloud-based data protection where appropriate."

Data deduplication technology in the Barracuda Backup Service facilitates replication of changing data to cloud storage. The addition of site-to-site replication provides customers with the ability to use this technology in a private network environment. This expands the market served by the Barracuda Backup Server to include customers interested in private and hybrid data replication deployments.

This launch delivers replication:

• Between Barracuda Backup Servers – each can back up data locally as well as send it offsite to other backup servers.
• From many Barracuda Backup Servers to a single unit – common for customers or partners who would like to replicate from satellite locations to a central location.
• From one Barracuda Backup Server to several others – appropriate for customers with critical data they want replicated to multiple locations on their network.
• To the cloud in addition to other Barracuda Backup Servers – for customers with critical data they want to protect in multiple ways.

The City of Weston, in Weston, Fla., has two Barracuda Backup Servers deployed in conjunction with the Barracuda Backup Service and finds the new feature to be a crucial benefit, allowing them to replicate their business critical data offsite to their disaster recovery center.

"We are impressed with the easy setup for site-to-site replication and the efficiency of data replication," said Steven Murray, director of information technology for the City of Weston. "This is the perfect solution for our disaster management needs."

Customizable Hybrid Cloud Solutions
In addition, site-to-site replication enables organizations to take advantage of a ‘hybrid cloud’ by combining private replication between Barracuda Backup Servers with replication to cloud storage provided by Barracuda Networks providing protection for an organization’s critical data.

Pricing and Availability
For on-premises backups, customers purchase Barracuda Backup Server appliances along with an annual subscription for the Energize Update service which provides the backup software license, central management, support and software updates. Barracuda Backup Server models are priced starting at $999. Cloud storage plans are also available at $50 per month for every 100 GB of storage used after data deduplication and compression savings. When combined with a Barracuda Backup Service subscription, an Instant Replacement option provides an extra level of protection in instances when a Barracuda Backup Server is destroyed in a disaster. In such a case, Barracuda Networks will ship a replacement Barracuda Backup Server with the data replicated to the cloud pre-loaded on the unit. .

About the Barracuda Backup Server
The Barracuda Backup Server is an appliance installed onsite to provide full local backup of current and historical data, backup performance and fast network-based local restores. The Barracuda Backup Server has the ability to replicate site-to-site between one or more Barracuda Backup Servers as well as deduplicates data at the origin to minimize the unnecessary storage of the same file. In addition, the Barracuda Backup Server provides offsite transfer using compression and encryption. The Barracuda Backup Server deployed in combination with the Barracuda Backup Service supports a variety of backup options and scenarios to ensure that data is protected and provides disaster recovery.

About the Barracuda Backup Service
The Barracuda Backup Service is an integrated local and offsite data backup and disaster recovery solution. It combines the Barracuda Backup Server with a subscription service that replicates data to cloud storage or between multiple locations on a customer’s network. Combining local and offsite storage provides onsite backups for the fastest restore times and secure offsite storage for disaster recovery. The Barracuda Backup Subscription plans provide diverse offsite storage at affordable monthly fees and scale to meet increasing data requirements.