Have you ever stopped to think about how the technology for data protection has evolved? Backup has been around, in one form or another, since 3000 B.C. It has evolved and adapted to take advantage of improvements in technology platforms. Storage vendor Axcient traces the evolution of backup technology from clay tablets to the cloud in this infographic.
Axcient traces the evolution of backup and key events in backup methods.
According to CrunchBase, Axcient is an entirely new type of cloud platform. Their technology stack eliminates data loss, keeps applications up and running, and makes sure that IT infrastructures never go down.
Axcient is designed for today’s always-on business, The system replaces legacy backup, business continuity, and disaster recovery software and hardware. They claim it reduces the amount of expensive copy data in an organization by as much as 80%.
By mirroring an entire business in the cloud, Axcient makes it simple to access and restore data from any device. They claim that with a single click their app can configure failover systems, and virtualize your entire office – all from a single deduplicated copy.
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The key to any successful Business Continuity Plan is a solid, verified backup plan. The impact of a major data loss on a SMB can be devastating. The actual numbers are debatable, however, it seems that a significant number of firms go out of business after a major data loss.
There are many new ways to backup your data, from Acronis, Axcient, Barracuda (CUDA), EMC (EMC), Exagrid, HP (HPQ), IBM (IBM), Symantec (SYMC), Veem what is important is that you have a plan, execute it and test it.
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