BackupEDGE 3.0 - Internet Backups

BackupEDGE has three methods of performing backups via the Internet...

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)

You may leverage your Internet bandwidth to perform secure backups, LIVE, to the Amazon Web Services Simple Storage Service (S3) storage cloud.

Amazon uses a scalable, decentralized, fault tolerant server structure to guarantee 99.9% data availability at a cost far less expensive than building a data center and renting space. The only concern for the user is the reliability and speed of their own Internet connection.

A secure, encrypted transport link is always used for S3 backups, and no one can access your S3 backups without your unique keys. Microlite also recommends that all S3 users purchase the BackupEDGE encryption option to ensure that all data that leaves your premisies is encrypted while at rest, thus conforming to customer data privacy regulations.

Microlite Corporation provides BackupEDGE access to Amazon S3 storage through an Amazon payment gateway. You are charged and billed for your data transport and storage directly by Amazon Payments. See our Amazon S3 Minisite for additional information and Amazon pricing.

NAS Devices

As with local networks, BackupEDGE considers any accessible server, device or appliance with an FTP or FTPS server to be a valid Internet storage target. A Resource is created containing authentication information, a storage directory or folder on the storage server, and a space quota. BackupEDGE then treats the remote NAS as it would any other Resource, storing as many archives on the Resource as will fit within the defined Quota, using Retention Time and Lazy Reclamation. See the NAS Whitepaper for additional information.

Remote BackupEDGE Resources

Two BackupEDGE-equipped servers can be configured to communicated via either an encrypted or an unencrypted communications channel. When configured this way, any storage Resource defined on one server can be used by the other server as if it were directly attached. The communications channel can be set up either symmetrically (either server can use the other server's Resources), or asymetrically (one server can use the other's Resources, but not vice versa). As an example, BackupEDGE on server A could create archives on a tape drive on server B, even inserting the proper tape if server B's tape was in a library.

Full device support, including Instant File Restore or Fast File Restore and RecoverEDGE disaster recovery, is maintaned with all Internet backup Resources. The users's available Internet bandwidth is the only limiting factor.