TECHNOLOGY

Partnered Software - NovaStor NovaBACKUP®

Reliable backup solutions for business and home

Data protection is extremely important yet often overlooked. Buffalo Technology partners with NovaBACKUP® to provide users with first-class and cost-effective backup solutions. Beginning July, 2010, each LinkStation™ and TeraStation™ network storage and iSCSI solution will ship, bundled with the award-winning NovaBACKUP® data protection software, delivering a comprehensive backup solution for both business and home.

NovaBACKUP® upgrades for LinkStation™ and TeraStation™

If you have purchased LinkStation™ and TeraStation™ products from 21st June, 2010 and after, you are eligible for a free upgrade if the purchased device did not contain NovaBACKUP®.

If you have purchased LinkStation™ and TeraStation™ products purchased before 21st June 2010, you are eligible for a competitively-priced upgrade to the relevant NovaBACKUP® product.

NovaBACKUP® Professional for home use

The LinkStation™ family of consumer NAS solutions are bundled with five licenses of the NovaBACKUP® Professional; this is an easy-to-use backup solution that automatically backs up your personal documents along with your favourite photos, music, and important email files safely and securely. To purchase additional licenses of NovaBACKUP® Professional software, please click here. You can also purchase NovaBACKUP® software here.

NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials for office use

The TeraStation™ family of business class NAS solutions feature 10 licenses of NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials software. NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials provides a complete, all-in-one data protection solution for small and medium businesses serious about protecting their digital assets. To purchase additional licenses of NovaBACKUP® Business Essentials software, please click here. You can also purchase NovaBACKUP® software here.

NovaBACKUP® 11.1 key features

Be part of the future digital home

  • Allows files to be restored from a simple view screen and regardless of when or where the files were backed up
  • Offers both local and online backup
  • Protects your data against any onsite disaster
  • Permits scheduling of backups
  • Recommended best practice by IT specialists

 

Free, premium off-site backup capabilities

  • Integrates online storage services for reliable compatibility
  • Makes economical use of local hard drive space
  • Minimises investment in local storage devices/networks
  • Makes your data available - anytime, anywhere

 

Disk imaging disaster recovery

  • Allows complete system imaging and complete system restore
  • Completes system restore in matter of hours instead of days
  • Bare Metal Restore for quick reconstruction on blank system
  • Essential to business continuity

 

Table 1 NovaBACKUP® Professional versus NovaBACKUP® Essentials

NovaBACKUP® Solutions TeraStation™ with BUSINESS
ESSENTIALS
OS Support
Windows® XP, Vista+it)
Windows® Server 2003 and 2008  
Critical Data Protection
Office Data
Multimedia Data
Microsoft Exchange Server Accounts  
SQL Database  
Priority Support  
Free & Premium Off-site Backup
Capabilities
Integration of online storage services
Backup
Wizard
Flexible / Automatic Scheduler
Smart Select
Incremental Backup
Open File Backup
Choice of Media
Microsoft Exchange Server Accounts  
Copy / Mirror
Wizard
Flexible / Automatic Scheduler
Smart Select
Choice of Media
Complete System Image
Wizard
Flexible / Automatic Scheduler
CD, DVD, Network Attached Storage, External
Hard Drive, USB
Administration
Job status reports via email
Documentation of all processes
Individual settings for Backup/Copy/Mirror
API
Data Security: Virus and Permission
Protection
Automatic virus scans before data is backed up
User name and password protection
Data encryption tp ensure privacy
Recovery / Restore
Wizard
Backup all files or individual files
System recovery
Complete restore on new hardware
Combination of image & file restore for faster recovery times
Restore Exchange / SQL Server

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