How it works:


Preset
Backups can be scheduled to run unattended at a particular time or frequency.

Encryption
Data is encrypted before leaving site and it remains encrypted until recovered. SSL is used for network encryption and 448 bit Blowfish for storage.

Network
Data is transferred via any TCP-IP-enabled network connection, removing the cost and effort of daily physical data shipment.

Recovery
A full copy of the most recent data is kept available for immediate recovery, eliminating the response times associated with near-line and off-line systems.

Archive
Backups are held on disk for designated periods, enabling faster recovery, before being archived to tape for long term storage. Writing to disk also improves backup speed and data integrity verification.

Automated System
Only files that have been modified or added since the last backup will be identified for backup by the system.

Data Changes
Changes to a file are extracted at the binary level. For example if a Word document is edited only the changed bytes of that document will be extracted and sent through to the backup server.

Updated Files
The backup server is able to update files using the daily incremental. This means every recovery is a full and updated file.

The advantages are reduction in the size of the backup, thereby reducing data transfer and storage requirements, and speed of recovery, a direct result of the ability to perform full point in time restores from disk.

These benefits make Jcom Online Backup well suited to data backups and recovery in distributed or networked environments while automation with remote management removes the effort associated with manual and tape based solutions.

Architecture

Jcom Online Backup service is a client-server solution. A Backup Console is then used by a remote administrator to manage the system.

Client Overhead

Being a client-server solution with software agents installed on the computers to be backed up, there are certain implications surrounding client device requirements in order for the solution to perform optimally. These fall into three categories and must be assessed in determining the applicability of the service namely Processor, Disk Space and Network.