{"id":11472,"date":"2015-02-26T12:25:53","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T17:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=11472"},"modified":"2015-02-26T12:25:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T17:25:53","slug":"agile-business-continuity-now-available-for-msps-with-new-release-of-max-backup-from-maxfocus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/02\/agile-business-continuity-now-available-for-msps-with-new-release-of-max-backup-from-maxfocus\/","title":{"rendered":"Agile business continuity now available for MSPs with new release of MAX Backup from MAXfocus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>MAX Backup offers data recovery in as little as five minutes and backs up 80% faster\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>EDINBURGH \u2013 24 February, 2014\u00a0\u2013<\/em>\u00a0LogicNow\u00a0has today announced the launch of a\u00a0new version\u00a0of MAX\u00a0Backup, its hybrid cloud backup and disaster recovery solution. MAX Backup v15.0 is part of\u00a0MAXfocus,\u00a0the world\u2019s most widely trusted managed service provider (MSP) and IT support platform.<\/p>\n<p>This major release allows MSPs to upgrade their customers from a \u201cBackup as a Service\u201d offering, to a\u00a0full mission-critical \u201cDisaster Recovery as a Service\u201d solution.\u00a0MAX Backupdelivers the most up-to-the\u00a0minute protection by backing-up 80% faster, and minimises time to recovery (TTR) by making standby\u00a0images available in as little as 5 minutes after failure. This combination of best-in-class Recovery Point\u00a0and Recovery Time Objectives puts MSPs in a position to satisfy even the most demanding customer\u00a0requirements with a single solution.<\/p>\n<p>MAX Backup v15.0 builds on previous releases that focused on the efficiency of backup processes and\u00a0real-time notification. The new release allows customers to use pay-per-use public cloud services such\u00a0as Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure as recovery targets, reducing overall disaster recovery costs\u00a0with a \u201cBring Your Public Cloud\u201d model.<\/p>\n<p>The new major features of MAX Backup v15.0 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Standby Image<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 By combining all the benefits of a granular, file-level backup with a full and\u00a0quickly recoverable VM image, MAX Backup delivers a unique approach to business continuity\u00a0and disaster recovery. This means our partners now have exceptional backup flexibility and\u00a0rapid recovery all from one single product.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Backup Accelerator<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Large databases, applications and files of 10s to 100s of gigabytes can be\u00a0tricky to backup efficiently \u2013 much of the time used to backup such data is taken up simply\u00a0determining what changes have been made in the files and require protection. Backup\u00a0Accelerator reduces the backup \u201cpre-processing\u201d time through continuous monitoring of\u00a0changes. Daily backups of these large files and databases are up to 80% faster with the new\u00a0version of MAX Backup.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cloud Recovery Targets\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The update introduces two new Cloud Recovery Targets for our\u00a0Virtual Disaster Recovery and Continuous Restore features. This will provides IT service\u00a0providers with the opportunity to move from \u201cBackup as a Service\u201d to \u201cDisaster Recovery as a\u00a0Service\u201d without the need for their own infrastructure, by using a bring-your-public-cloud (BYPC)\u00a0model. The addition of Amazon Web Service (AWS) EC2 and Microsoft Azure support so that\u00a0users can now specify these new remote cloud targets for recovery, or one of the existing local\u00a0recovery targets (VMware vSphere, local VMDK or Microsoft Hyper-V).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cMSPs want to be able to provide more value to their customers. Backup can easily be seen as a\u00a0business continuity box-ticking exercise \u2013 as long as everything is safe if the worst happens, then all is\u00a0well,\u201d said Chris Groot VP, Sales, MAX Backup &amp; Recovery. \u201cBut we and the MSPs we work with know\u00a0that with disaster recovery, the speed of backup and the speed of recovery is vital. The new features\u00a0and new direction of MAX Backup v15.0 mean that MSPs can offer disaster recovery services where\u00a0downtime will be measured in minutes rather than hours, positioning them as the best provider of this\u00a0mission-critical service to their clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0About LogicNow<\/em><\/p>\n<p>LogicNow was created when GFI Software restructured to support rapid growth across its portfolio.\u00a0LogicNow, which includes MAXfocus (formerly GFI MAX), IASO hybrid cloud back-up and ControlNow\u00a0(formerly GFI Cloud and Mail Essentials Online), delivers SaaS technologies under a subscription model.\u00a0As the world\u2019s most widely-trusted managed service provider &amp; IT support platform, MAXfocus has a\u00a0decade of technology expertise, the backing of a 11,000-strong community and the industry vision to\u00a0define and deliver the future of the MSP market. IASO is one of the leading brands in Hybrid Cloud\u00a0Backup, Disaster Recovery Software and cloud storage for MSPs, large enterprises, telecommunication\u00a0and hosting providers. ControlNow is an IT management solution for thousands of Corporations and is\u00a0winning market share from traditional on-premises competitors as companies IT becomes more\u00a0complex and fragmented and the need for management in the cloud increases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAX Backup offers data recovery in as little as five minutes and backs up 80% faster\u00a0 EDINBURGH \u2013 24 February, 2014\u00a0\u2013\u00a0LogicNow\u00a0has today announced the launch of a\u00a0new version\u00a0of MAX\u00a0Backup, its hybrid cloud backup and disaster recovery solution. MAX Backup v15.0 is part of\u00a0MAXfocus,\u00a0the world\u2019s most widely trusted managed service provider (MSP) and IT support platform. This major release allows MSPs to upgrade their customers from a \u201cBackup as a Service\u201d offering, to a\u00a0full mission-critical \u201cDisaster Recovery as a Service\u201d solution.\u00a0MAX Backupdelivers the most up-to-the\u00a0minute protection by backing-up 80% faster, and minimises time to recovery (TTR) by making standby\u00a0images available in as little as 5 minutes after failure. This combination of best-in-class Recovery Point\u00a0and Recovery Time Objectives puts MSPs in a position to satisfy even the most demanding customer\u00a0requirements with a single solution. MAX Backup v15.0 builds on previous releases that focused on the efficiency of backup processes and\u00a0real-time notification. The new release allows customers to use pay-per-use public cloud services such\u00a0as Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure as recovery targets, reducing overall disaster recovery costs\u00a0with a \u201cBring Your Public Cloud\u201d model. The new major features of MAX Backup v15.0 are: Standby Image\u00a0\u2013 By combining all the benefits of a granular, file-level backup with a full and\u00a0quickly recoverable VM image, MAX Backup delivers a unique approach to business continuity\u00a0and disaster recovery. This means our partners now have exceptional backup flexibility and\u00a0rapid recovery all from one single product. Backup Accelerator\u00a0\u2013 Large databases, applications and files of 10s to 100s of gigabytes can be\u00a0tricky to backup efficiently \u2013 much of the time used to backup such data is taken up simply\u00a0determining what changes have been made in the files and require protection. Backup\u00a0Accelerator reduces the backup \u201cpre-processing\u201d time through continuous monitoring of\u00a0changes. Daily backups of these large files and databases are up to 80% faster with the new\u00a0version of MAX Backup. Cloud Recovery Targets\u00a0\u2013 The update introduces two new Cloud Recovery Targets for our\u00a0Virtual Disaster Recovery and Continuous Restore features. This will provides IT service\u00a0providers with the opportunity to move from \u201cBackup as a Service\u201d to \u201cDisaster Recovery as a\u00a0Service\u201d without the need for their own infrastructure, by using a bring-your-public-cloud (BYPC)\u00a0model. The addition of Amazon Web Service (AWS) EC2 and Microsoft Azure support so that\u00a0users can now specify these new remote cloud targets for recovery, or one of the existing local\u00a0recovery targets (VMware vSphere, local VMDK or Microsoft Hyper-V). \u201cMSPs want to be able to provide more value to their customers. Backup can easily be seen as a\u00a0business continuity box-ticking exercise \u2013 as long as everything is safe if the worst happens, then all is\u00a0well,\u201d said Chris Groot VP, Sales, MAX Backup &amp; Recovery. \u201cBut we and the MSPs we work with know\u00a0that with disaster recovery, the speed of backup and the speed of recovery is vital. The new features\u00a0and new direction of MAX Backup v15.0 mean that MSPs can offer disaster recovery services where\u00a0downtime will be measured in minutes rather than hours, positioning them as the best provider of this\u00a0mission-critical service to their clients.\u201d \u00a0About LogicNow LogicNow was created when GFI Software restructured to support rapid growth across its portfolio.\u00a0LogicNow, which includes MAXfocus (formerly GFI MAX), IASO hybrid cloud back-up and ControlNow\u00a0(formerly GFI Cloud and Mail Essentials Online), delivers SaaS technologies under a subscription model.\u00a0As the world\u2019s most widely-trusted managed service provider &amp; IT support platform, MAXfocus has a\u00a0decade of technology expertise, the backing of a 11,000-strong community and the industry vision to\u00a0define and deliver the future of the MSP market. IASO is one of the leading brands in Hybrid Cloud\u00a0Backup, Disaster Recovery Software and cloud storage for MSPs, large enterprises, telecommunication\u00a0and hosting providers. ControlNow is an IT management solution for thousands of Corporations and is\u00a0winning market share from traditional on-premises competitors as companies IT becomes more\u00a0complex and fragmented and the need for management in the cloud increases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[2066],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11472"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11473,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11472\/revisions\/11473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}