1. Introduction to i-Safe
The cloud based backup solution that allows you to
securely backup your business data without
any human intervention!

2. Index
Benefit 1:Total on-site / off-site protection
Benefit 2: Backup all servers, desktops & laptops
Benefit 3: Easy to use, manage & trouble-shoot
Benefit 4: Affordable
Traditional Vs New Technologies: Tape Vs i-Safe
Deployment Examples: in pictures
How i-Safe works

3. Benefit 1: Total on-site / off-site protection
Benefit 1
Total on-site / off-site protection

4. Benefit 1: Total on-site / off-site protection
Better on-site protection by:
High speed local backup / restore through LAN
More useful features than other on-site backup products
Hassle-free deployment

5. Benefit 1: Total on-site / off-site protection
Better off-site protection by:
High speed multi-threaded backup / restore
256-bit AES encryption & 128-bit SSL channel
Bandwidth throttling
Web restore, anytime anywhere

6. Benefit 2: Backup all servers, desktops & laptops
Benefit 3
Backup all servers, desktops & laptops

7. Benefit 3: Backup all servers, desktops & laptops
Backup all servers, desktops and laptops with:
Common OS, applications, virtual machines, files support
OS : Windows, Linux, Mac, etc
Applications : Exchange, SQL, Oracle, Lotus Domino/Notes, MySQL
Virtual machine: VMware ESX / ESXi / Server 2, Hyper-V
Files : Common files, file permission, junction point, symbolic link
Cross-platform operation

8. Benefit 4: Easy to use, manage & troube-shoot
Benefit 4
Easy to use, manage, and trouble-shoot

9. Benefit 4: Easy to use, manage & troube-shoot
Easy to use, manage and trouble-shoot with these features:
Centralized web management console Command line tool
Restore anytime and anywhere Flexible retention policy
Triggering backup from server side Multiple backup sets
Comprehensive backup logs and reports Logout reminder
Email report to user and administrator Offline backup reminder
Support Windows Active Directory Filter files by extensions
Support proxy server Filter files / folders by user defined patterns
Auto software upgrade Keep a local copy of the backup data
Seed-load utility for importing large data 31 languages support

10. Benefit 5: Affordable
Benefit 5
Affordable
(To be discussed later, in Tapes Vs i-Safe comparison Sides)

11. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Tape vs i-Safe
(Traditional vs New Technologies)

12. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Advantages of tape
Fast for sequential full backup
Convenient when one-cartridge is enough for backup
An easy media rotation method for preserving multiple full-system backups in one-cartridge
scenario
Virtually unlimited in storage size
Perceptually inexpensive for the relatively low cost of backup tape
Perceptually easy for off-site storage

13. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Disadvantages of tape
Prone to human and mechanical errors
High failure rate on restoration when using multiple tapes
Need to have tape loader and backup program at DR site
Sequential access of backup data makes restoration not flexible
Lack of routine data integrity checking
Costly for off-site storage
No feasible for backing up desktop / laptop computers
Not easy to use and manage for non-IT staffs
High total cost of ownership

14. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Tape i-Safe
Fast for sequential full backup Fast for both full and incremental backup
Convenient when one-cartridge is enough for backup Convenient for backing up data of any sizes
An easy media rotation method for preserving multiple full- Preserving multiple full-system backups is natively supported
system backups in one-cartridge scenario
Unlimited in storage size
Virtually unlimited in storage size
Inexpensive than tape (to be explained later)
Perceptually inexpensive for the relatively low cost of
backup tape Primarily designed for easy off-site backup
Perceptually easy for off-site storage Able to fulfill short RPO and fast RTO
Cannot fulfill short RPO and fast RTO Immune to human and mechanical errors
Prone to human and mechanical errors Nearly 100% successful rate on restoration with routine
integrity checking
High failure rate on restoration when using multiple tapes
No need to have backup program at DR site
Need to have tape loader and backup program at DR site
Sequential access of backup data makes restoration not Random access of backup data makes restoration extremely
flexible easy and flexible
Lack of routine data integrity checking With routine data integrity checking
Costly for off-site storage Cost for secure off-site backup is extremely low
Not feasible for backing up desktop / laptop computers Backup all servers, desktops and laptops
Not easy to use and manage for non-IT staffs Easy to use and manage for all staffs

15. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Total cost of ownership comparison
Sample scenario:
Backing up of 500GB of data stored in a file server
Minimum 7 days of daily backup and 1 weekly full backup copies must be kept
A disaster recovery (DR) site is required
Secure off-site backup for the weekly full backup, stored at DR site

16. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Total cost of ownership for tape backup solution
Typical Investment Values
Backup device £850.00
Backup Software inc Exchange £900.00
Backup tapes x 10 inc tape cleaner £500.00
Installation and configuration (labour cost for IT staffs) £699.00
Typical SME Monthly Investment
IT staff in operating the tape backup system
(assuming £30,000 salary for IT Manager, spending 20 munities a day ensuring £104.00 / Month
tapes are transferring data correctly, also assuming no time is ever spent
investigating corrupt tapes or failed backups)

17. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Total cost of ownership for i-Safe Backup Solution
Typical Investment Values
i-Safe online backup license (per server)
£85.00
- inc 500GB storage, 30 day retention period & local storage device
Upgrade of the above data storage allowance
£5.00
- increments of 50GB
i-Safe online Exchange backup service option
£1.00
- Per mailbox
Increase of data retention from standard 30 day
£2.00
- 30 day increments per server per month
Installation, set up and configuration £399.00
Typical SME Monthly Investment
Assuming the SME has 1 server, less than 500GB worth of data, 10 mailboxes and
£95.00 / Month
a standard 30 day file retention period

18. Tape vs i-Safe (Traditional vs New Technologies)
Your needs in data backup Tape i-Safe
1. On-site and off-site protection
2. Backup all servers, desktops and laptops
3. Easy to use , manage and trouble-shoot
4. Affordable

19. Deployment Examples
Deployment Example
i-Safe

20. How i-Safe works
Professional Backup Consultation
On-site Software Installation and Configuration
First Time Seed Backup
On-site System Restore and Application Recovery
Customer Support

21. Thank you !