Physical server data backup and recoveryImplement a reliable data protection solution to safeguard your physical servers to reduce downtime in the face of sudden data loss. Talk to an expert Watch the video Secure your physical servers for business continuity Companies often run multiple applications on physical servers containing mission-critical data that must be stored securely to prevent malware and sudden data loss. Perform and test your backups regularly to ensure they are available, can be retrieved anytime, and meet regulatory compliance.
85% of organizations experienced at least one ransomware attack over the past year.
60% of organizations experienced data loss due to physical server failure which forced them to close within 6 months.
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Mass deployment made easy Perform backups for large amounts of physical servers in one go by deploying a backup agent.
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Restore your data in an instant Perform P2V restoration to instantly recover data and maintain business continuity, no matter what happens.
Restore entire devices or select files Maintain business continuity by leveraging bare-metal or file-level restoration to restore the data you need.
Self-service recovery portal Assign admin access to select employees so data can be retrieved on their own, as long as admin consent has been granted.
Reliable data recovery Verify, detect, and repair corrupt data Verify your backups to preserve an accurate copy of your data. In addition, detect data corruption via Btrfs checksums and restore corrupt data automatically with RAID volumes. Safeguard against malware AI/ML anomaly detection is used to detect any backup anomalies while pre-recovery malware scans are used to ensure clean data restoration. Test your backups Create a sandboxed environment to run disaster recovery drills and test your data recovery plan to mitigate the risk of data loss.
Implement a multi-layered defense against ransomware Perform backups to a secure location Store copies of your data onto a backup appliance with ActiveProtect appliance or to the cloud with C2 Backup and implement the 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy to prevent potential data loss. Preserve clean copies of your backups Leverage air-gap backups to immediately isolate your data and store clean copies of your data that cannot be changed or deleted and can be recovered, in case of sudden data loss or malware attacks.
IT operations made simple Data management made easy Protect physical servers on a central platform via the cloud or a backup appliance. Manage and operate deployments with an intuitive user interface and monitor workloads centrally. Assign admin privileges to simplify IT tasks Delegate admin rights to select employees, allowing them to recover files and folders directly from the self-service recovery portal or monitor appliance resources. Receive backup reports and notifications Stay up to date by receiving reports and configure SNMP notifications to monitor system and backup events and receive alerts for backup and recovery activities.
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