ATTIX5 - Disk to Disk Backup

Online Data Backups are fast becoming the easiest option to store data offsite.

How Does is all work ?

A client application is installed on the workstations or servers to be backed up. A secure account is created on an Attix Storage Platform , hosted offsite on the Internet.  A backup selection of the data is selected and backed up . The backup process is a tiered process that utilises Blowfish Encryptrion and Compression to pack the data . Once the data is packed , it can transferred to the Attix Storage Platform offsite.

The Attix Architecture incorporates a binary patching process that inspects the data that has changed since the last backup. The binary changes to the data are identified , encrypted and compressed before being transferred offsite to the offsite platform.

The key benefis of Attix5 that make it a leader in the Online Backup market are :

  • Only data that has changed is backed up. Since the inspection process compares data at the binary level , only incremental patches are transferred
  • The optimised inspection process allows for reduced data backups to be transferred which reduces the impact of the backups on bandwidth utilisation.

What about tape backups ?

Attix is essentially a Disk to Disk Backup Solution.

  • Backup tapes are very delicate and need to be cycled often. In the case where tapes are removed and stored offsite , the risk of the tapes being dropped or stolen in-transit in increased dramatically.
  • If the backup device were to fail , replacement of it may be hampered due to aging technology.
  • Disk to Disk storage is much faster than tape backups
  • Data Restoration is much faster as the Disk to Disk recovery accesses the data directly with out having to catalogue sequentially to the restore point
  • The Backup Window for backups to complete is reduced significantly due to the increased disk to disk transfer speeds.
  • Attix Technology allows for multiple versions of data to be cached locally making data restoration more streamlined

Attix5 and Disaster Recovery

  • Attix5 is the first step to safeguard data for any Corporate , SME or Home user. The building block of any Disaster Recovery Plan or Bare-Metal restore is data.
  • The Attix5 Disk to Disk Architecture can be utilised to assit IT Professionals to optimise their backup process.