WiMAX is ideal for remote file and offsite backup
solutions when quality of service is a factor or bandwidth must be shared
across multiple buildings. CTC already provides these services on a permanent
or emergency basis and WiMAX makes it even more reliable. Having it as a second
network allows us to put the latency sensitive services on it. This allows
us to recover the capacity of our older WIFI based network and turn the feeds
around running from your offices to our data centers. And because of our connectivity
with the KC NAP, we can then transport
your files to any of more than a dozen data centers in the area without crossing
the commercial Internet.
Backup services on a private network does two things:
keeps your traffic off the Public Internet where it is more secure, or allows
for safe passage using advanced VLAN or alternate routing paths. CTC can build
networks for you that eliminate the need and expanse of Point-to-Point T-1s
or expense outdated frame relay or newer MPLS routers. This is valuable for
locations that need multiple T-1s worth of bandwidth that can be spread across
multiple buildings or sites.
This is particularly true for companies handling many
buildings. Often it is required to have computers on many sites and bebacked
up or monitored from others. This way hard drives can be polled from many
buildings on the bandwidth normally needed for just one. If they are managing
5 buildings in a given area and paying traditional rates for point-to-point
connections this could cost thousands of dollars a month, more for 3-5 megabit
per second pipes. By using our VPN and private connection options we usually
can handle this kind of requirement for 2/3rd the cost of other connections,
a significant savings particularly when annualized.
CTC also has other dry pipe options. A dry pipe is a standby
connection to a network that is a hot failover path or a alternate route to
get to your destination. Think of it as a short-cut or a back door into another
location. Since dry pipe connections do not require us to buy equivalent connectivity
to the Internet these can often be done at lower costs than expected.
CTC can also provide partial and incremental backup in
the cloud solutions that can have your backups running across the city as
easily as it runs in your physical office. Furthermore we can do this so cost
effectively that most customers will save money while implementing a state
of the art system that makes them more efficient and with far more flexibility
than traditional backup solutions. Furthermore, by combining other building
to building needs such as directory signage, remote lock control, phones,
credit card processing, networking, and heating and air conditioning
even greater savings are possible.
Since each backup requirement is different please feel
free to consult one of our sales engineers in planning your requirements.
Our VP of Sales Larry Levin would be happy to answer questions about Backups,
Cloud Storage, Private networks, VPNs and VoIP options.
More information on a
private backup network:
A remote, online, or managed backup service is a service
that provides users with a system for backing up and storing computer files.
Online backup providers are companies that provide this type of service.
Online backup systems are typically built around a client software program
that runs on a schedule, typically once a day. This program collects, compresses,
encrypts, and transfers the data to the remote backup service provider's servers.
Other types of product are also available in the market, such as remote continuous
data protection (CDP).
Providers of this type of service frequently target specific market segments.
High-end LAN-based backup systems may offer services such as near-realtime
transaction-level replication or open file backups. Consumer online backup
companies frequently have beta software offerings and/or free-trial backup
services.
Features of the CTC Dry Pipe Backup System:
Our backup solution does not run over the same
radios used for your Internet and Phones so moving the large amount of data
needed to implement your backup does not impede your business. This does require
WiMAX coverage, but is available in many areas of the city now. See our coverage
map above.
With our backup solution you pay for the storage
not the bandwidth, so you can effectively have twice the capacity to move
files as other solutions.
Your files are stored in one of three state
of the art data centers. Truly paranoid customers can have them stored in
all three.
Opened file backup, this is often a problem
with other solutions.
The
ability to back up files that are frequently left open, such as Outlook files
(*.pst) or SQL database files. This feature allows IT administrators to run
backup jobs at any time of the day, not requiring server downtime. Most enterprise
online backup products support an add-on for this. Higher-end products may
support this natively.
Multi-platform
A multi-platform backup service can back up multiple platforms such as the
various flavors of Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/Unix.
Network backup, designate a network file server in the office to back up your
local workstations then pool all the backup files to one of our backup servers.
A backup service supporting network backup can back up multiple computers,
servers or Network Attached Storage appliances on a local area network from
a single computer or device.
Multi-site backup.
Some services offer the capability to back up both data at the primary site
and data located at remote offices and branch offices, in a relatively seamless
manner.
Continuous backup - Continuous Data Protection (CDP). Alternately for Windows
based clients we have Neverfail Solutions.
Allows the service to back up continuously or on a predefined schedule. Both
methods have advantages and disadvantages. Most backup services are schedule-based
and perform backups at a predetermined time. Some services provide continuous
data backups which are used by large financial institutions and large online
retailers. However, there is typically a tradeoff with performance and system
resources.
Online access to files
Some services allow you to access backed-up files via a normal web browser.
Many services do not provide this type of functionality.
Data compression
Data will typically be compressed with a lossless compression algorithm to
minimize the amount of bandwidth used.
Differential data compression
A way to further minimize network traffic is to transfer only the binary data
that has changed from one day to the next, similar to the open source file
transfer service Rsync. More advanced online backup services use this method
rather than transfer entire files.
Transfer encryption
Encryption to prevent interception of data. This does not mean that the data
will necessarily be encrypted during storage.
End-to-end encryption
Encryption of data at the client. The encrypted data is then transmitted and
stored on the server. This requires a client-generated key, and precludes
data recovery should the key be lost. Depending on implementation, it may
also preclude certain optimization techniques (such as recognition of common
operating system files which don't need to be stored multiple times, and removal
of duplicate user files across different users —'deduplication').
Bandwidth usage
User-selectable option to use more or less bandwidth; it is possible to set
this to change at various times of day.
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