Sonasoft, founded in 2003, develops server-agnostic software solutions for business continuity, including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and archiving aimed at SMBs, MSPs, resellers, and OEM customers. Their integrated Sonasoft solution offers significant advantages over traditional methods by allowing active-active replication and efficient data management, while also addressing compliance and e-discovery needs through features like continuous email archiving. The company's offerings promise to enhance data protection and access, minimize costs, and provide enterprise-level functionalities at a reduced price.

2. AgendaCompany Overview

3. Challenges, Desires and Pain Points

4. Replication & Back-up; SonaPack

5. SonaVault Archiving Solution

6. Solution SummaryAbout Sonasoft Sonasoft was founded in 2003 with the vision of becoming a world class software provider developing server agnostic business continuity applications for the Microsoft Server environments

7. The quality starts with the name...Sona means GOLD

8. Sonasoft is focused on SMB, MSPs, Resellers and OEM customers

9. Sonasoft has separate stand-alone applications that can become a fully integrated solution that includes Backup, Replication, Disaster Recovery, and Archiving

10. Three patents pending for software design

11. Technology Alliance Partner with Microsoft, HP, and IntelOur Solution Sonasoft is a software solution that is server agnostic and can be deployed in a server, virtual server, an appliance, or as a SAAS model in an MSP environment

12. Customers can unlock functionality via license key without having to go through an extensive installation process and more importantly trying to get applications from separate vendors and hoping they work together

13. By combining the various components of the individual applications, the customer gains a tremendous advantage by leveraging the integrated architecture of the Sonasoft solution to receive unique capabilities along with enterprise functionality and scalability at a fraction of the cost Sonasoft ApplicationMicrosoft Platform

14. Business ContinuityProtect your Relevant DataBackupBusinessContinuitySecure YourRelevant DataPreserve Your Relevant DataReplicationArchivingProtect,SecurePreserveSolutions that Protect, Secure and Preserveyour company data.

15. Some of our Customers

16. Replication

17. Production ServerReplicated ServerReplicationFailover SolutionActivePassiveExisting Solution Disadvantages Two disparate applications from two different vendors – no integration

18. Need identical hardware/software in both production and replicated servers

19. Replicated server is always in a passive mode – Cannot be accessed for reporting/monitoring purposes Possibility of virus/corruption getting propagated from production server to replicated server Expensive Backup SoftwareTape BackupLegacy SolutionsLegacy Solutions

20. The Sonasoft SolutionThe Sonasoft SolutionSonasoft Advantages Integrated backup/recovery and replication solution

21. No need for identical hardware/software

22. Servers are in Active-Active mode, maximizing HA

23. Can be used for Testing, Monitoring and Maintenance Can be used for migration and consolidation of Exchange and SQL servers Helps Meet SOX, HIPPA requirementsStandby ServerPrimary ServerActiveActiveReplicationBackupSonasoft ApplianceBackup Storage – SAN NAS DAS

24. The Sonasoft SolutionFailover – FailbackPrimary ServerStandby ServerFailoverXFailback BackupReplicationHighlights One of the only solutions where Failover & Failback is possible and easy to do. Supports Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 & 2010

25. Supports SQL Server 7.0, 2000, 2005 & 2008

26. Easy to test DR capabilities

27. Failover single mailbox or single databaseSonasoft ApplianceFailover - Failback

28. SQL Standby Scenarios

29. New YorkSan Francisco250MBoxes100MBoxesLocal StorageLocal StorageWANWAN SonaSafe ServerChicagoPrimaries Also as Mutual Standby’sStandby AStandby BPrimaries also as Mutual Standby’s

30. Network snapshot

31. The Sonasoft SolutionSonasafe & Virtual ServersSupports VMWare, Virtual Iron, others

32. Sonasoft Backup/Recovery and DRDifferentiatorsSingle Email recoverySingle mailbox or SQL data base backup plans and frequencies to minimize bandwidth loadBackups are stored as PST files making it much easier to search and retrieve emailsFailover single mailbox or SQL data base to test DR readinessBoth production and standby servers are in active – active mode Compares checksums in Exchange and SQL backups to prevent replication of viruses or corrupted data to the DR site serverHardware agnostic

33. Replication: Features and BenefitsAll in one solution: Backup and Failover/DR in one appliance

34. Appliance: Easy to plug in and install

35. Intelligent standby functionality: Standby can be anywhere in the world

36. Seamless Failover & Failback process

37. Allows for single mailbox failover