Report by Novosoft on the Best Server Backup Strategies in 2011

Alliance, Ohio, January 12, 2012 – Novosoft, an international company specializing in software development and consultant services, announced an annual report on the most notable data backup trends in 2011 and predictions for backup software and services in 2012. The company reports disk imaging, ease of software use for large data backup over a network, and cloud storage featuring cost-efficiency and zero downtime to be at the top of the trend list. Among predictions for 2012, there are tools for enhancing the efficiency of server backup strategies, like Unix FUSE for Windows, CORBA standards for distributed applications, and smart virtualization.

“There have been lots of clouds and virtualization in conversations on business data backup in 2011. Companies and organizations of all sizes checked on the options of storing stuff off-site, experts analyzed all sorts of cloud server capabilities and technical issues, and vendors offered numerous backup strategies (e.g. paying per GBs or computers used). There has been much fuss around cloud failure incidents (when Amazon servers went down). But that is just the surface. If you try to see the whole picture, there are many other interesting business data backup trends,” said Aleks Dow, the head of Novosoft Analytics Department.

“There was disk imaging plus with the option of storing only the system files and registry (storage space saving mode). There was centralized network backup plus Windows and Linux workstation backing up combined. There was MS Exchange Server backup plus the option to store only the actual databases but not the entire volume (thanks to the VSS technology). New combinations of known things based on smart usage of technologies are what brought the most interesting and successful business server backup strategies in 2011 and promise much in 2012,” added Mr. Dow.

Novosoft’s annual report brings an in-depth analysis of business data backup software and services which trended in 2011. The analysis is given through the scope of Handy Backup software evolution in 2011, software user requests and feedback on backup server services, Handy Backup competitor analysis by Novosoft analysts, and reports by acclaimed experts (Gartner Research group among others).

The featured report indicates a significant enhancement in the efficiency of the newly established network server backup strategies. In 2011 there were disk imaging with smart options for saving storage space and assisting migration of a system between hardware, zero downtime and instant recovery via virtual machine support, replication, and notable growth in cloud storage usage.

Among the key factors the trends were based on, Novosoft analysts point out smart combination of known technologies and flexible payment plans, with money-back guarantee and scalability (paying per actual usage).

The implementation of novel technologies for the Handy Backup software in 2011 brought plug-ins for system-only backup (file and registry safe copying for restoring a system after a crash not involving physical data damage), CORBA for server-workstation backup interaction, hot backup for multiple types of data (e.g. Outlook online backup), browsing of backup archives as if they were directories on a local drive, MS Exchange and MS SQL Server advanced backup, and many other features.

Among predictions for 2012, Novosoft experts name evolution of system cloning (syncing of disk images), new enterprise-class cloud backup solution vendors entering the market with new payment plans and functional features, and more novel technologies getting combined for backup efficiency (like Linux Knoppix and Naked Objects boosting disaster recovery).

For more information on the business backup trends and predictions by Novosoft, please contact pressrelease@novosoft.net

About Handy Backup

Handy Backup is a family of acclaimed data backup, disaster recovery, and synchronization software solution for home (Home Standard and Home Professional) and business (Small Server and Network Server). The backup software line features one the industry’s most powerful collection of features. The product prices vary from $0 for Handy Backup for Android to $599 for Handy Backup Network Server. The current version is 7.0.15. For more information, please refer to Handy Backup Google+ and Facebook official brand pages.

About Novosoft

Established in 1992, Novosoft LLC is an international company specializing in software development and IT consultancy in the field of business data management. Big names (NASA, Stanford University, Microsoft, IBM, and others), stably growing community of software users, and the highest level of competence bring the company a reputation of industry standard makers. For more information, please visit http://www.novosoft-us.com.

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Aleksey Dolgushev

Novosoft

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E-mail: pressrelease@novosoft.net