Vembu StoreGrid Data Backup Software works with your existing Hardware

Introduction
What is StoreGrid ? How is StoreGrid different from other backup software? StoreGrid Features StoreGrid Editions
What is StoreGrid?
Very simply, Vembu StoreGrid is an extremely versatile Backup Software that works with your Existing Hardware ! StoreGrid literally creates a storage grid from free space on your network. For example, if you have a few PCs connected through a LAN but no backup server, StoreGrid can create a trusted intranet peer-to-peer backup solution to backup desktop and laptop data -it simply taps into surplus hard disk capacity on PCs in a network and uses this to back up user data. But say, you did have a backup server (or servers) - StoreGrid could then be deployed in a conventional client-server mode. StoreGrid also handles remote online backups easily – ideal if you prefer backing up to a server outside your network. Like we said, StoreGrid works with your existing hardware ! But there’s more – StoreGrid is more than plain vanilla backup. Features include robust data encryption, compression & versioning – and all of these are user configurable. Backup schedules can be continuous, at fixed intervals, or at a particular time and day. When you do need to restore your data, you could drill down as deep as you’d like. Restore everything, just a few folders, or just a few files – its your call! With all this and a detailed reporting engine, you can control your backups the way you want. And yes, all of this at a great price!
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How is StoreGrid different from other backup software?
The difference lies in its flexibility! StoreGrid allows the flexibility of multiple deployment modes – use it in Intranet P2P Backup Mode, Client-Server backup mode, or for Remote/Online Backups (or any other configuration we don’t know of). Since it can be deployed in multiple ways, StoreGrid can be used by a variety of users. It works across various operating systems: Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 2000/2003 Server, Linux RedHat 8.0 & above, Debian 3.0, Mandrake 10.0 & above, SuSE 9.x & above, Mac OS X 10.x and FreeBSD 5.4 & above. StoreGrid allows users the flexibility to configure their backups the way they want. Every network is different. You are different. Your data is different. You need different backups for different data/users/networks – StoreGrid recognizes this and except for the source code, allows you to configure almost everything else – the way you want! StoreGrid is different because it offers all this flexibility without compromising on the basics – your data is well encrypted and password protected, compressed, and best of all – StoreGrid quietly works without eating into your CPU, thanks to the incremental backup feature.
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StoreGrid Features
1. Data Backup
Automatically detects changes in files and/or directories and backs up accordingly Mobile (laptop) users' data can be backed up immediately as they connect to the LAN Hot links provided for windows registry backup and windows system files backup, among others Versioning support for backing up multiple versions of the same file Incremental backups supported: backs up only changes in files and not the entire file every time. This saves bandwidth and time Supports multiple periodical full backups and incremental backups in between two full backups Supports MySQL Backup in Linux Quick restore capability: end users can easily restore their data up to the file level Optional compression of backed up data possible: saves disk space and network bandwidth Support for auditing User Operations Support for non-English PCs
2. Data Security
Encryption support provided to protect users' personal data Robust encryption based on the blowfish algorithm Authentication support between StoreGrid client and server
3. Deployment Flexibility
Trusted intranet P2P backup deployment Typical client-server backup deployment Remote backup with StoreGrid server residing outside the intranet Permutations & combinations of 1,2 and 3
4. Supported Platforms - StoreGrid is platform independent and supports the following operating systems
Windows® Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2000/2003 SBS/2003 Server Debian Linux 3.0 Mandrake Linux 10.0 and above RedHat Linux 8.x and above SuSE Linux 9.x and above Mac OS X 10.x FreeBSD 5.4 and above
5. Supported Browsers - StoreGrid requires one of the following browsers to be installed in the system
Internet Explorer 5.5 and above Firefox 1.0 and above Netscape 7.0 and above Opera 7.01 and above Mozilla 1.5 and above Safari 1.2.4 and above
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