Xopero GitProtect.io Bitbucket and GitHub Backup Solution Available on GitHub Marketplace

Data losses that could cause millions of dollars in potential damages have been the bane of the life of most companies.

It could be even worse when it comes to IP and source code. As businesses of all types are increasingly defined by their software, protecting source code is often equivalent to protecting the business itself.

In the cybersecurity world, it is said that there are two types of people: those who do backups and those who will (once they experience a data breach or cyber-attack). GitProtect.io believes that this approach will finally widen to repository backup. The solution is already available on GitHub Marketplace for a free installation – only for the first users.

Market potential
GitHub states to have over 56 million developers registered and 60 million repositories created only last year. 72% of Fortune 50 companies belong to its community. It makes it the largest source code globally. GitLab estimates its users for more than 30 million while Atlassian’s Bitbucket reached ten million professional teams’ users in 2019.

Those are places where code is created, stored and where the development teams spend thousands of hours (and money) to write, support, and improve projects. Can you even imagine how much it would cost to lose access to such valuable data? Is it even possible?

Ups, something went wrong – why backup GitHub?
Source code, even if hosted within such reliable companies like GitHub, GitLab, or Atlassian, might get lost or unavailable. No service provider can ensure customers with 100% availability. In June 2020 GitHub experienced a major outage that lasted for hours and impacted millions of developers. In 2017 happened the biggest outages of GitLab.com service. The incident made it unavailable for many hours. The company lost some production data that was unable to recover.

Also, ransomware does not bypass those companies. In 2019 tech media reported that attackers were targeting GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket accounts, wiping code and commits from multiple repositories and leaving behind only a ransom note.

Finally – human errors – the greatest cybersecurity threat. Head overwrite, branch or old repository deletion, losing or not having a local copy – that’s some of the developers’ mistakes that can put source code in danger or wipe it out irreversibly.

How do companies handle source code protection today?
Generally: they don’t handle it at all. And if so, there are usually DIY methods based on git-clone commands and self-written scripts. Some businesses rely on snapshots of their local git instances. But those approaches have their limitations – high-long-term costs of script administration, no backup verification, no automation, and no restore guarantee which could potentially make backup useless in case of any event of failure.

GitProtect.io – next-gen GitHub and Bitbucket backup
GitProtect.io is a professional, must-have Bitbucket and GitHub backup solution for any responsible and software-oriented organization. The software ensures users with repository and metadata automatic backups, unlimited retention, repository archive possibilities, a data-driven central management console, and DR features. It’s compatible with nearly any storage (cloud and local) so there is no need to invest in an additional IT infrastructure.

Behind the projects stands over 12 years of Xopero Software SA backup experience and partnership with such companies as ESET, T-Mobile, Orange, and Asseco Data Systems.

“Considering IP value and GitHub and Atlassian emphasis on adequate data protection, we foresee that GitHub and Bitbucket backup, in the footsteps of Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or Salesforce, will become another, key data protection field considered as a part of every development process“ says Lukasz Jesis, founder and CEO, Xopero Software and GitProtect.io.

GitProtect.io is already available on GitHub Marketplace offering free Cloud and On-Premise Enterprise plans for the first users. The company, as it itself relies on source code, wants to increase GitHub backup awareness among developers and make source code protection more available for everyone.