EACS Online Cloud Backup Solution

                  EACS Cloud Backup is a fully managed, state of the art offsite
                  solution that is available for a monthly per/GB cost. This
                  technology negates the need for unreliable tape media and
                  human intervention. It could be your first step on the Disaster
                  Recovery ladder or a supplementary extension to your existing
                  Business Continuity Plan.

                  How it works

                  Based on the Asigra platform,           and human error whilst improving
                  customer data is backed up,             security and ensuring resilience of
                  restored and managed through an         data.
                  onsite application.
                                                          The Benefits
                  Your data is encrypted,
                  compressed and de-duplicated at         Protection using a best of breed
                  source to secure and minimise the       backup, recovery, and restore
                  amount of data transferred over the     solution that is purpose-built for the
                  internet connection.                    cloud. EACS’ next-generation
                                                          software reduces the amount of
                  Further savings are made by only        backup assets you need to buy,
                  backing up changed data once the        manage, and maintain.
                  initial backup is complete. These
                  technologies have the potential to      Simplifed Backup, Recovery &
                  greatly reduce the amount of            Restore of solutions and
                  stored data, thus keeping monthly       processes across your entire
                  costs down, depending on the rate       organisation.
                  of change and type of data being
                  backed up.                              Adaptable—to quickly meet ever
                                                          changing and evolving backup
                  Storage of the backups is on            demands. This gives you the
                  resilient hardware located in a         flexibility to future-proof your
                  secure UK based datacentre where        backup and recovery strategy, plus
                  it is replicated to a second UK         optimise your operating and capital
                  location to provide further             expenditures.
                  resilience. The data is securely
                  backed up over your existing            Agentless—in most cases the
                  internet connection which needs         solution does not require any
                  sufficient capacity to transfer the     agents to be installed in source
                  de-duplicated changed data within       machines for any applications that
                  the selected backup window.             need to be protected. Our DS-
                                                          Client software is an agentless
                  EACS Cloud Backup is designed to        data collector, installed at the edge
                  be flexible and cost effective. Being   of your environment to collect data
                  a fully managed service there is no     from designated servers. Backups
                  backup hardware or software for         can even be extended to include
                  you to purchase, expand, upgrade,       desktops and laptops.
                  patch or manage. Furthermore the
                  data is offsite removing the need to    Scalable—the service allows for
                  manage a separate “in-house” or         efficient backup and recovery
                  “third-party” offsite function. This    processes to be applied to multiple
   www.eacs.com   reduces costs, support overhead         dataset sources across multiple
machines. Large data growth can          data storage charge based on the       failures and actions taken are
be catered for without the need          actual volume of data stored, as       reported to the customer via
for you to purchase more tapes           audited on the last day of every       email and summarised in a
or disk storage.                         month. The data volume figure is       monthly performance report.
                                         then multiplied by the contracted
Reduced Systems                          monthly rate to provide the            What Next?
Management—the labour                    charge for that month. It should
intensive maintenance of the             be noted that the volume of data       Subject to approval and available
traditional backup environment is        stored is the amount of space          bandwidth, a 30 day trial can be
no longer required as                    consumed after compression and         implemented. This consists of :
management by EACS is                    deduplication has taken place.
included in the monthly cost.                                                        Temporary installation of
                                         Monthly Per/GB costs are as                  client software on a
Secure —the device encrypts              follows:                                     customer supplied system
every file it sends with an                                                          Configuration of test
encryption key provided by you at         Data Size          Monthly Per/
                                                             GB Cost                  backup of up to 75GB of
the time of installation. The files                                                   raw data
are transferred and stored in this        0-500GB            £1.55
state and remain encrypted on                                                        Demonstration of on-line
the device at all times. The                                                          functionality with regards
                                          500GB-1.5TB        £1.50
encryption level is 256 AES and                                                       backup and restore
is FIPS 140-2 certified.
                                          1.5TB—3TB          £1.45                   Report on the amount of
Available— the service                                                                compression and de-
eliminates service disruptions            3TB-5TB            £1.40                    duplication achieved
caused by scheduled downtime
for maintenance, as agentless                                                        Deletion of data from the
backup doesn’t require source             5TB+               £1.35                    system at the end of 30
machine resources and system                                                          days (data is not available
restarts.                                                                             for recovery)
                                         Support
Flexible— the configuration                                                     All work is carried out remotely
options let you protect and store        The monthly charge includes the        via GoToAssist sessions.
data at timescales to meet your          on-going support, management,          There is no charge for this trial
requirements on a per server             monitoring, fault diagnosis and        which is limited to a maximum of
basis if required.                       rectification of the Cloud Backup      30 days.
                                         environment infrastructure. (As
No Hidden Costs—Total Cost of            this is an agentless environment
Ownership is more manageable             the diagnosis does not include
as there is no license, hardware         repair of faults diagnosed as an
or hidden support costs, just a          issue on the protected system or
monthly fee based on the amount          systems unless it is part of a fully
of data stored.                          managed contract with EACS).

How much does it cost?                   Backups are checked daily by the
                                         EACS technical support team
The monthly charge consists of a         using the system portal. Any


For more information, please contact our team:
EACS Limited                          T: 0845 3379 146
7 Ramsay Court                        F: 0845 3379 147
Hinchingbrooke Business Park          information@eacs.com
Huntingdon                            www.eacs.com
Cambridgeshire PE29 6FY

EACS Cloud Backup

  • 1.
    EACS Online CloudBackup Solution EACS Cloud Backup is a fully managed, state of the art offsite solution that is available for a monthly per/GB cost. This technology negates the need for unreliable tape media and human intervention. It could be your first step on the Disaster Recovery ladder or a supplementary extension to your existing Business Continuity Plan. How it works Based on the Asigra platform, and human error whilst improving customer data is backed up, security and ensuring resilience of restored and managed through an data. onsite application. The Benefits Your data is encrypted, compressed and de-duplicated at Protection using a best of breed source to secure and minimise the backup, recovery, and restore amount of data transferred over the solution that is purpose-built for the internet connection. cloud. EACS’ next-generation software reduces the amount of Further savings are made by only backup assets you need to buy, backing up changed data once the manage, and maintain. initial backup is complete. These technologies have the potential to Simplifed Backup, Recovery & greatly reduce the amount of Restore of solutions and stored data, thus keeping monthly processes across your entire costs down, depending on the rate organisation. of change and type of data being backed up. Adaptable—to quickly meet ever changing and evolving backup Storage of the backups is on demands. This gives you the resilient hardware located in a flexibility to future-proof your secure UK based datacentre where backup and recovery strategy, plus it is replicated to a second UK optimise your operating and capital location to provide further expenditures. resilience. The data is securely backed up over your existing Agentless—in most cases the internet connection which needs solution does not require any sufficient capacity to transfer the agents to be installed in source de-duplicated changed data within machines for any applications that the selected backup window. need to be protected. Our DS- Client software is an agentless EACS Cloud Backup is designed to data collector, installed at the edge be flexible and cost effective. Being of your environment to collect data a fully managed service there is no from designated servers. Backups backup hardware or software for can even be extended to include you to purchase, expand, upgrade, desktops and laptops. patch or manage. Furthermore the data is offsite removing the need to Scalable—the service allows for manage a separate “in-house” or efficient backup and recovery “third-party” offsite function. This processes to be applied to multiple www.eacs.com reduces costs, support overhead dataset sources across multiple
  • 2.
    machines. Large datagrowth can data storage charge based on the failures and actions taken are be catered for without the need actual volume of data stored, as reported to the customer via for you to purchase more tapes audited on the last day of every email and summarised in a or disk storage. month. The data volume figure is monthly performance report. then multiplied by the contracted Reduced Systems monthly rate to provide the What Next? Management—the labour charge for that month. It should intensive maintenance of the be noted that the volume of data Subject to approval and available traditional backup environment is stored is the amount of space bandwidth, a 30 day trial can be no longer required as consumed after compression and implemented. This consists of : management by EACS is deduplication has taken place. included in the monthly cost.  Temporary installation of Monthly Per/GB costs are as client software on a Secure —the device encrypts follows: customer supplied system every file it sends with an  Configuration of test encryption key provided by you at Data Size Monthly Per/ GB Cost backup of up to 75GB of the time of installation. The files raw data are transferred and stored in this 0-500GB £1.55 state and remain encrypted on  Demonstration of on-line the device at all times. The functionality with regards 500GB-1.5TB £1.50 encryption level is 256 AES and backup and restore is FIPS 140-2 certified. 1.5TB—3TB £1.45  Report on the amount of Available— the service compression and de- eliminates service disruptions 3TB-5TB £1.40 duplication achieved caused by scheduled downtime for maintenance, as agentless  Deletion of data from the backup doesn’t require source 5TB+ £1.35 system at the end of 30 machine resources and system days (data is not available restarts. for recovery) Support Flexible— the configuration All work is carried out remotely options let you protect and store The monthly charge includes the via GoToAssist sessions. data at timescales to meet your on-going support, management, There is no charge for this trial requirements on a per server monitoring, fault diagnosis and which is limited to a maximum of basis if required. rectification of the Cloud Backup 30 days. environment infrastructure. (As No Hidden Costs—Total Cost of this is an agentless environment Ownership is more manageable the diagnosis does not include as there is no license, hardware repair of faults diagnosed as an or hidden support costs, just a issue on the protected system or monthly fee based on the amount systems unless it is part of a fully of data stored. managed contract with EACS). How much does it cost? Backups are checked daily by the EACS technical support team The monthly charge consists of a using the system portal. Any For more information, please contact our team: EACS Limited T: 0845 3379 146 7 Ramsay Court F: 0845 3379 147 Hinchingbrooke Business Park information@eacs.com Huntingdon www.eacs.com Cambridgeshire PE29 6FY