Industry statistics show that 2/3 or organizations are unhappy with their current disaster recovery plans. The last several years have seen significant changes in the both the technologies offered to the market place and companies tolerance for down time.
It is self-evident that there is no such thing as a one size fits all solution. Each organization must balance existing infrastructure, security, ease of use, acceptable down time and cost to deploy the best solution for the environment. We have evaluated several solutions ate are sized and priced to be a good fit for the Small and Medium Sized Business.
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| Form Factor | Cloud | On Premises with Cloud Option | Cloud with on Premises Option | On Premises with Cloud Option |
| Gartner Magic Quadrant | Niche players | Visionaries | Visionaries | Visionaries |
| Scheduled or automatic backup | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Accessibility from anywhere | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Certifications | Not on file | SOC 2 | SSAE 16, SAS 70 | Hardware – ISO 9001 Data Center – SSAE 16 and SAS 70 |
| HIPAA compliance | Meets HIPPA requirements | Meets HIPPA requirements | Meets HIPPA requirements | Meets HIPPA requirements, will provide a BAA |
| Encryption | 128 Bit | 256 Bit AES | 256 Bit up to 1024 Bit AES | 256 Bit AES |
| Setup Process | Download | Appliance Driven | Agent Centered | Appliance Driven |
| Bandwidth Management | Scheduled | Scheduled with Bandwidth Throttling | Scheduled | Scheduled |
| Bare Metal | No | Yes, custom deployment of Shadow Protect | Yes, Shadow Protect as an add-on | Yes proprietary agent |
| Self Monitoring | No | Yes | No | No |
| File Restore | File level restore | Drag and drop restore | File path restore | Restore |
| Versioning | No | No | Largest version of a file | Only largest version of Image |
| Interface | Browser Accessible GUI | Browser accessible GUI hosted on appliance | Browser Accessible GUI | Browser accessible GUI hosted on appliance |
| Agent Required | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, no agent required for VMware, Citrix, or Hypervisor |
| Device Management | No | No | Yes, ability to locate and remotely wipe devices. | No |
| Mobile Support | IOS, Android, Blackberry | No | IOS, Android, Surface | No |
| Windows and Mac support | Windows, Mac | Windows, Lynix | Windows, Lynix, Mac | Windows, Lynix, Unix, Mac, ISeries |
| Mobile Support | IOS, Android, Blackberry | No | IOS, Android, Windows | No |