New Features to Ease Recovery Planning, Nine Technology Says

Published by Contingency Planning and Management

Nine Technology, the online backup and recovery technology developer for managed service providers, will bolster its "Powered by Nine" data protection offerings with several new features designed to make disaster recovery planning easier.

Partners now have the flexibility to jump-start their clients' data security with several new mechanisms that speed up the first steps of the business continuity process dramatically, according to a company press release.

"These new elements of the 'Powered by Nine' solution set give our partners and their customers an even more comprehensive online backup and recovery service offering," said Gene Fay, senior vice president of Nine Technology. "Our clients in the channel told us what they wanted to see in the software, and we've delivered."

The new features include:

• seeded initial backups shipped to the data center,
• semi-continuous data protection,
• granular SQL server backups using VSS snapshots,
• automated self-service branding of partner client software,
• web-based restore processes, and
• updated, easier-to-control GUI.

Implementing seeded initial backups, semi-continuous data protection and web-based restore processes allows for a faster, more robust disaster recovery solution for managed service providers.

"RoundTower's expansion into online backup was a logical decision based on our expertise in other areas of data storage, virtualization, and security," said Stephen Power, RoundTower managing partner. "Selecting Nine Technology as our online backup solution provider was just as logical: 'Powered by Nine' systems feature the efficiency, comprehensiveness and speed we need as a managed service provider."