CDP platform specifications
Continuous data protection (CDP) products track changes to files and data -- typically in real time -- recording activity and allowing recovery to an extremely granular level. This effectively reduces backup windows and restore points, allowing busy transactional data centers to protect mission-critical applications without significant downtime for backups or restorations. In most cases, CDP is implemented as software running on a server with internal or network storage access. The following product snapshots highlight key specifications for a cross-section of CDP systems/appliances currently available.
Continuous data protection (CDP) products track changes to files and data -- typically in real time -- recording activity and allowing recovery to an extremely granular level. This effectively reduces backup windows and restore points, allowing busy transactional data centers to protect mission-critical applications without significant downtime for backups or restorations. In most cases, CDP is implemented as software running on a server with internal or network storage access. The following product snapshots highlight key specifications for a cross-section of CDP systems/appliances currently available. The following products were selected based on input from industry analysts and SearchStorage editors, and vendor specifications are current as of October 2006.
The following specifications have been provided by vendors and are periodically updated. Vendors are welcome to submit their updates and new product specifications to [email protected].
Go to the first product snapshot, or select the desired CDP product below:
- Asempra Technologies Inc.; Business Continuity Server (BCS)
- Atempo Inc.; LiveBackup
- Atempo Inc.; LiveServ for Microsoft Exchange
- Availl Inc.; Availl Continuous Backup
- CA; XOsoft WANSync
- DataCore Software; Traveller CPR - Continuous Protection and Recovery
- EMC Corp.; RecoverPoint software
- FilesX Inc.; XpressRestore for Mission Critical Applications
- IBM; Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files
- Lucid8; DigiVault software
- Mendocino Software; InfiniView
- Microsoft Corp.; Data Protection Manager 2006
- Mimosa Systems Inc.; NearPoint for Microsoft Exchange Server
- Peer Software; PeerSync Workstation for continuous Desktop and Laptop protection
- Revivio Inc.; Continuous Protection System 1200
- SonicWALL, Inc.; CDP 1440i, 2440i, 3440i, 4440i
- Symantec Corp.; Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server
- Symantec Corp.; Backup Exec Desktop and Laptop Option (DLO)
- TimeSpring Software Corp.; TimeData Continuous Data Protection Software
- Yosemite Technologies Inc.; Yosemite FileKeeper
Product Snapshot #1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Asempra Technologies Inc.; Business Continuity Server (BCS)
Software/Hardware: Turnkey software appliance
True-CDP (1): Yes; Real-time capture and index of I/O transactions for SQL database applications, Exchange, and Windows file server applications
Block or File-based: File-based (at the transaction level)
Agents used: Yes (negligible impact to the application I/O and minimal impact to CPU)
Single File Restores: Yes; can recovery a single file, single directory, single email, and even integrate with database tools
Granularity: I/O transaction level
Storage Reduction: Yes; I/O writes are reduced to byte-level deltas to reduce the network and storage required
Apps. Supported: SQL-based applications, Exchange, Windows file server applications
Max Journal Size: Unlimited
Storage Supported: Storage agnostic; supports any iSCSI or Fibre-channel storage (direct attached or SAN attached)
Backup Support: Tape backup/archive products including Veritas NetBackup, Legato NetWorker, Tivoli Storage Manager, CA, CommVault and others
Protection Scope: Real-time backup and recovery of Windows applications over local and wide area networks
Product Comment: BCS is an application-aware recovery management platform that eliminates data loss and provides on-demand recovery of data which reduces recovery time to seconds regardless of data set size.
Release date: Version 2.0, September 2006; Version 1.0, September 2005
Base price range: Configurations start as low as $25,000 USD
Mgmt. Software: Business Continuity Server comes complete with a URL-based management console for managing all data protection, recovery, management, and status information.
Detailed Specs: http://www.asempra.com/products/index.php
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Atempo Inc.; LiveBackup
Software/Hardware: Software running on server or client hardware
True-CDP (1): Yes
Block or File-based: File
Agents used: Yes
Single File Restores: Yes
Granularity: File handle closes (or buffer-flush in some apps like Outlook)
Storage Reduction: Yes – single instancing and delta block elimination
Apps. Supported: Microsoft Office (all versions) including Outlook; Corel Office; All Adobe applications; Quicken/Quickbooks; AutoCAD; iTunes; Visual Studio; Lotus Notes; numerous other desktop apps
Max Journal Size: Not available
Storage Supported: Direct-Attach; SAN; iSCSI-based NAS if it is SQL 2000 certified
Backup Support: BackupExec, NetBackup, Networker, Time Navigator, NetVault, CommVault, TSM
Protection Scope: Laptop and desktop PCs running client operating environments
Product Comment: Atempo LiveBackup is transparent continuous data protection for desktop and laptop PCs in the global enterprise, featuring self-serve file recovery and comprehensive disaster recovery tools.
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $25 to $75 per protected PC, depending on volume
Mgmt. Software: SMS; Unicenter; Marimba
Detailed Specs: http://www.atempo.com/livebackup
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Atempo Inc.; LiveServ
Software/Hardware: Software running on server or client hardware
True-CDP (1): Yes
Block or File-based: LiveServ is application-based
Agents used: Yes
Single File Restores: Yes (single email message restore)
Granularity: Individual Exchange "bricks" – emails, calendar items, contacts, etc.
Storage Reduction: Yes – single instancing and delta block elimination
Apps. Supported: Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003
Max Journal Size: Not available
Storage Supported: Direct-Attach; SAN; iSCSI-based NAS if it is SQL 2000 certified
Backup Support: BackupExec, NetBackup, Networker, Time Navigator, NetVault, CommVault, TSM
Protection Scope: Microsoft Exchange email servers
Product Comment: LiveServ is a continuous data protection (CDP) solution for Exchange. Recover messages, mailboxes or databases from any previous point in time without disrupting Exchange availability.
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Up to 250 mailboxes: $2490; 251-1000 mailboxes: $3990
Mgmt. Software: SMS; Unicenter; Marimba
Detailed Specs: http://www.atempo.com/liveserv
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Availl Inc; Continuous Backup
Software/Hardware: Software-only solution supporting all windows platforms
True-CDP (1): Yes; real-time continuous backup providing an RPO approaching zero
Block or File-based: Availl Continuous Backup for standard file CDP is file based; Availl Continuous Backup for Databases is block based
Agents used: Yes; an agent runs on each server in the configuration (source and target)
Single File Restores: Yes; can restore data on a file by file basis
Granularity: Database is at the individual write I/O; File is at the byte level
Storage Reduction: Byte level differencing and compression
Apps. Supported: SQL
Max Journal Size: Unlimited
Storage Supported: All Windows based storage systems
Backup Support: All traditional backup software and hardware is supported
Protection Scope: Backup, Failover and Failback recovery over LAN/WAN
Product Comment: Availl's backup software delivers real-time continuous data protection, failover and failback capabilities across the LAN/WAN
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $995.00 to $2,495.00
Mgmt. Software: Not available
Detailed Specs: http://www.availl.com/2005/prod/backup_db.htm
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: CA; XOsoft WANSync
Software/Hardware: Software running on Microsoft Exchange 5.5/2000/2003, Microsoft SQL 7/2000, Oracle Database 8i/9i and files servers
True-CDP (1): Yes; Continuously captures writes for application or database events such as input/output patterns, checkpoints, log file rotation, etc.
Block or File-based: Has both block and byte-level replication
Agents used: Yes; Software agent, file based
Single File Restores: Yes
Granularity: Individual write I/O, Highly granular near zero RPO, event level capture allows restore back to previous state of data
Storage Reduction: Yes; delta reduction techniques
Apps. Supported: Oracle, Exchange, SQL, IIS, Blackberry and File shares
Max Journal Size: Not available
Storage Supported: Storage platform agnostic
Backup Support: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup; Symantec Backup Exec and NetBackup; EMC Legato NetWorker; IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Protection Scope: Provides continuous data protection (replication and backup) over LAN/WAN
Product Comment: Protects access to mission-critical application servers through a wide range of disruptions, from server failure to data corruption to the loss of an entire site
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Pricing starts at $2100 per server
Mgmt. Software: Provides a scripting interface to connect to virtually any Datacenter Management suite/tool
Detailed Specs: http://www.xosoft.com/products/f_WANSync.shtml
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: DataCore Software: Traveller CPR - Continuous Protection and Recovery
Software/Hardware: CDP software melded with virtualization software running on industry-standard commodity hardware
True-CDP: True-CDP
Block or File-based: Block-based; Can restore data blocks, files and application objects (e.g., emails)
Agents used: None
Single File Restores: No; Volume level restores
Granularity: All individual write I/O's logged
Storage Reduction: Log file stored as standard NTFS file compressed mode (typically 4-5x compression). Other industry compression utilities can be applied to the log files.
Apps. Supported: Application agnostic; Supports all applications, including federated applications deployed on multiple hosts and storage volumes. All applications running on supported operating systems (Linux, MacOS, Netware, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Windows) including databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, Informix, etc.), Exchange, and others.
Max Journal Size: Unlimited
Storage Supported: Storage agnostic; Supports all storage systems
Backup Support: Supports all backup products including Veritas NetBackup, Legato NetWorker, and Tivoli Storage Manager Protection
Protection Scope: Any storage including virtualized storage and thin provisioning volumes. Transparent data capture in real time and an ability to produce and use one or more copies of data, at any user selected point in time, for whatever purpose: recovery, test, development, data analytics, reporting, staging, maintenance, audit, compliance, etc.
Product Comment: Enables windowless backup and instant recovery at both the primary or remote datacenter via replication over LAN/WAN
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $30,000 -70,000 USD Upgrade to SANsymphony Virtualization or complete package including CDP and virtualization.
Mgmt. Software: Independent; naturally layered and compatible with existing products. Any management application that supports Windows Event Viewer or Performance Monitor for data collection
Detailed Specs: http://www.datacore.com/products/prod_Traveller_features.asp
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: EMC Corp.; RecoverPoint software
Software/Hardware: EMC RecoverPoint software running on EMC provided SAN-attached appliance
True-CDP: YES, individual write granularity with RPO approaching 0
Block or File-based: Block
Agents used: Agents used with software based splitting drivers, but not needed with intelligent fabric-based splitting using Cisco SANTap on the Cisco MDS 9000 switch family
Single File Restores: No, the recovery granularity is volume based with full dependent write order consistency maintained
Granularity: Volume granularity, can roll-back to an individual write with consistency maintained across groups of volumes as required
Storage Reduction: Yes – policy based, includes delta differentials, compression, redundant block elimination
Apps. Supported: Application aware bookmarks for Oracle (RBA/SCN); Integration with Microsoft VDI for SQL Server; Integration with 3rd party apps (SQL-Backtrack, Oracle RMAN, Email Extender) through RecoverPoint bookmarks and scripting API
Max Journal Size: Each consistency group has a dedicated journal that varies in size depending upon the RPO/RTO needs for the applications. Each journal is comprised of between 1 to 32 SAN attached volumes from any array in the local fabric. The maximum size of an individual volume is 2TB – so a maximum journal size would be 64TB – however, we recommend that customers size their journal based on their RPO/RTO policies for the specific application(s) being protected. A typical journal starts at 20% of the storage being protected which gives from 1 to 3 days of on-line recovery
Storage Supported: SAN attached storage from EMC and most major Tier 1 and 2 storage vendors
Backup Support: Any SAN-based backup product, including Legato NetWorker, Veritas NetBackup, Tivoli Storage Manger
Protection Scope: Block based local or remote protection of SAN-attached LUNs with local operational recovery using true-CDP and remote disaster recovery with near-CDP technologies.
Product Comment: EMC RecoverPoint is an enterprise-scale solution designed to protect application data on heterogeneous SAN-attached servers and storage arrays. RecoverPoint is a policy-driven out of band appliance that combines industry-leading continuous data protection technology with a bandwidth-efficient, no-data-loss replication data, allowing it to protect data both locally and remotely.
Release date: Currently available; Released as the KBX5000 by Kashya in Q1-2006 -- Re-branded by EMC as EMC RecoverPoint in September 2006.
Base price range: List starts at $50,000 USD
Mgmt. Software: RecoverPoint provides a Java based administrative interface with a command line interface (CLI) and programmable API's. Also supports industry standard management though SNMP V2/V3, Email and centralized syslogs.
Detailed Specs: http://software.emc.com/products/software_az/recoverpoint.htm
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: FilesX Inc.; XpressRestore for Mission Critical Applications
Software/Hardware: Software running on Windows platform hardware
True-CDP (1): Yes; RPO approaching zero
Block or File-based: Block/ Block level architecture
Agents used: Yes; Lightweight agent installed on the application server
Single File Restores: Yes; Folder, volume, system (bare metal restore) and database objects
Granularity: Individual write I/O
Storage Reduction: Yes; delta reduction techniques (block level architecture); retention policies improve utilization of storage devices and network components
Apps. Supported: Oracle, Exchange, SQL, and any Windows mission critical application
Max Journal Size: 40% of supported storage; 40 TB max
Storage Supported: FC-SAN, iSCSI, DASD, any RAID technology available in the market, NAS devices (Repository only)
Backup Support: Veritas NetBackup; Legato NetWorker; Tivoli Storage Manager
Protection Scope: Backup and recover over LAN/WAN – Local and Remote
Product Comment: It blends true CDP, Frequent and Scheduled protection engines to deliver a flexible and adjustable platform to protect any Windows environment.
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $1750 per protected Server
Mgmt. Software: FilesX XpressRestore management/monitoring package
Detailed Specs: http://www.filesx.com/solutions/solution.aspx?id=86
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: IBM; Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files
Software/Hardware: Software running on Windows/Intel hardware
True-CDP (1): Yes; continuously captures or tracks data modifications, enabling recovery points from any point in the past.
Block or File-based: File
Agents used: Yes; host-based solution
Single File Restores: Yes; protected files are stored in natural format and easily restored
Granularity: Individual files
Storage Reduction: Sub-file backup, plus compatible with file-server single-instance-store
Apps. Supported: Client-side email databases (Outlook, Notes, etc)
Max Journal Size: Unlimited
Storage Supported: All; platform agnostic
Backup Support: IBM Continuous Data Protection for Files
Protection Scope: Recovery possible from both on-machine cache and off-machine repository
Product Comment: Positioned at the burgeoning laptop data protection market which is sorely underprotected due to special requirements for low-impact, high granularity, and network availability tolerance
Release date: September 16, 2005
Base price range: $35 per laptop or desktop; $995 per server
Mgmt. Software: Indepedent; naturally layered and compatible with existing products
Detailed Specs: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/continuous-data-protection/
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Lucid8; DigiVault software (1)
Software/Hardware: Exchange Server Backup and Recovery software
True-CDP: Yes
Block or File-based: DigiVault is Application specific for protecting Exchange 200, 2003 and 2007
Agents used: DigiVault agent required on all Exchange Servers to be protected
Single File Restores: Yes
Granularity: Individual write I/Os via DigiScope integration
Storage Reduction: Yes, via GOexchange integration
Apps. Supported: Microsoft Exchange
Max Journal Size: Not applicable
Storage Supported: All Windows based servers with attached storage of any type, i.e. DAS, iSCSI, NAS, SAS, etc.
Backup Support: DigiVault manages the entire backup process so that clients don't have to place additional load on the Exchange Server by doing additional backups. For archive protection, DigiVault integrations with the leading legacy backup vendors (CA, CommVault, Evault, Symantec/Veritas, NT Backup, etc) to allow the backup of the DigiVault repositories to tape for offsite protection.
Protection Scope: Currently up-to-the-minute and future versions will be up to the second
Product Comment: DigiVault's continuous data protection backs up data every time a change is made on the Exchange Server
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $695 for 25 mailboxes
Mgmt. Software: Not provided
Detailed Specs: http://www.lucid8.com/product/digivault.asp
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Mendocino Software; InfiniView
Software/Hardware: Software running on a SAN-based CDP appliance
True-CDP: Yes; RPO approaching zero (1)
Block or File-based: Block based data capture
Agents used: Yes, a lightweight filter driver on each server
Single File Restores: Volume level restores for all applications; an add on module for Microsoft Exchange Server enables object level restore for Exchange objects (mail messages, mailboxes, folders, etc.)
Granularity: Individual write I/O
Storage Reduction: No
Apps. Supported: Any applications on supported OS platforms (Windows, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX)
Max Journal Size: 30 TB max
Storage Supported: Completely storage subsystem agnostic
Backup Support: Any backup software, we interface through our APIs and APIs on the backup products
Protection Scope: Rapid, reliable recovery for any SAN-attached servers
Product Comment: InfiniView provides a single, centralized repository from which an unlimited number of readable, writable, recoverable, disk-based virtual images (called "historical views") of any previous point(s) in time can be instantly generated. Data capture for historical views, as well as view creation, impose no impacts on production applications and are performed retroactively once the usage guidelines for the image are known so that the optimal point in time can be chosen to optimize any operation. InfiniView removes the need for backup windows, contributing to higher overall application availability, and allows any administrative or maintenance operations using copies of production data to be optimized. InfiniView can be used with all applications, and does not impose any lock-ins in terms of enterprise arrays, volume managers, and/or file systems. Views can be used for data protection, recovery, test, development, data analytics, reporting, audit, compliance, patch management and other maintenance operations, data staging and migration, etc.
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Pricing starts at $50,000 USD
Mgmt. Software: Supports any mgmt software through SNMP
Detailed Specs: http://www.mendocinosoft/products.com
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Microsoft Corp.; Data Protection Manager 2006
Software/Hardware: Software, running on Windows Server 2003 sp1 or Windows Storage Server 2003 sp1, or later
True-CDP (1): Yes; continuous protection (editor's note: this does not neet the SNIA definition of CDP)
Block or File-based: File-based, using a filter driver that captures byte-level file-writes as they occur -- later reapplying those file writes to a second copy of the data files on the DPM server.
Agents used: Yes; deployed from the central DPM console, the DPM agent (MSRP approximately $180/svr) monitors file system writes -- and logs them to a journal
Single File Restores: Yes; from either the IT administrator OR any non-technical end-user
Granularity: Individual file-write I/O
Storage Reduction: Yes; eliminates need for shadow-copies/snapshots on each production server, eliminates tape drive use at branch offices
Apps. Supported: Windows File sharing, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Services, plus any transaction-based application that utilizes transaction log dumps or that can automate a periodic quiescence.
Max Journal Size: Up to 63 previous snapshots of production data and/or up to the maximum amount of addressable storage on a Windows Storage Server 2003
Storage Supported: Any storage solution which appears as locally mounted disk to the Windows Server OS, including DASD, iSCSI or FC-SAN attached
Backup Support: Microsoft Windows Backup, CA ARCserve, CommVault Galaxy, Symantec Backup Exec, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Yosemite Backup
Protection Scope: Backup and recovery over LAN/WAN, including up to 63 disk-based snapshots -- also enabling 24x7 backup to tape from DPM server (D2D2T)
Product Comment: Delivering continuous data protection for Microsoft application and file servers to a seamlessly integrated secondary disk and tape solution on the DPM server.
Release date: Sept. 27, 2005
Base price range: 950 USD
Mgmt. Software: Microsoft Operations Manager, plus any management application that supports Windows Event Viewer or Performance Monitor for data collection
Detailed Specs: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/dpm/default.mspx
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Mimosa Systems Inc.; NearPoint for Microsoft Exchange Server
Software/Hardware: Software-based solution that runs on standard Windows servers
True-CDP (1): Not available
Block or File-based: Log-file based solution
Agents used: No
Single File Restores: End users can perform restore of individual messages, folders, calendars, contacts at any point in time
Granularity: NearPoint can perform data restores at the Exchange Database level, Storage Group level, Database level, Mailbox level, and down to individual mail items.
Storage Reduction: Yes; Global single instancing allows for storage optimization by performing single instance across messages, databases, storage groups, and multiple Exchange servers.
Apps. Supported: Microsoft Exchange
Max Journal Size: Not available
Storage Supported: Mimosa NearPoint supports all windows storage for its application. This can be DAS, SAN, iSCSI and NAS. For compliance purposes, NearPoint also supports specialized compliance storage devices (e.g. EMC Centera).
Backup Support: NearPoint supports and co-exists with all backup applications
Protection Scope: NearPoint provides immediate mailbox and message recovery, disaster recovery, email archiving and self-service search and access in one solutio
Product Comment: NearPoint addresses critical customer requirements around email information archiving, eDiscovery, regulatory compliance, and recovery and storage optimization
Release date: Version 2.0 of Mimosa NearPoint was announced on August 15, 2006
Base price range: NearPoint pricing starts at $9,995 for 100 mailboxes; For environments over 2,000 mailboxes pricing is $40 per mailbox.
Mgmt. Software: Supports Microsoft MMC Console for its management; Integration for other management applications (e.g. Microsoft MOM, IBM Tivoli) will be developed based on customer demand.
Detailed Specs: http://www.mimosasystems.com/html/prod_nearpoint.htm
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Peer Software; PeerSync Workstation for continuous Desktop and Laptop protection (1)
Software/Hardware: Software only solution supporting all Windows platforms replicating to any Windows, FTP or TCP based target
True-CDP: Yes; real-time continuous replication
Block or File-based: PeerSync Workstation is file based. The optional "ByteReplicator" module adds byte replication.
Agents used: None unless byte replication is used, or target is accessed via TCP. Agent is only ever installed on the target.
Single File Restores: Yes; single file, single folder, part or whole directory trees
Granularity: Files are at file or byte level, Applications at byte level
Storage Reduction: Compression (optional)
Apps. Supported: Access, Outlook .pst
Max Journal Size: Unlimited
Storage Supported: All Windows based storage systems plus any supported by FTP or TCP target systems (Linux, UNIX, NetWare)
Backup Support: All backup software and hardware products are supported
Protection Scope: Backup, Real-Time replication, scheduled replication of locked applications via Open File Manager, all over LAN and WAN
Product Comment: PeerSync Workstation delivers real-time data protection from desktop/laptop to server or secondary storage, over LAN or WAN networks.
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Start at $149 per workstation or laptop
Mgmt. Software: Not available
Detailed Specs: http://www.purplerage.com/peersync
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Revivio Inc.; Continuous Protection System 1200 (CPS 1200)
Software/Hardware: CDP software running on industry-standard commodity hardware
True-CDP (1): True-CDP with sub-second RPO and RTO in the seconds.
Block or File-based: Block-based; Can restore data blocks, files and application objects (e.g., emails and database tables or rows)
Agents used: No; Deploys completely out-of-band
Single File Restores: Yes
Granularity: Individual write I/O
Storage Reduction: Not available
Apps. Supported: Application agnostic; Supports all applications, including federated applications deployed on multiple hosts and storage volumes
Max Journal Size: 12 TB max
Storage Supported: Storage agnostic; Supports all storage systems
Backup Support: Supports all backup products including Veritas NetBackup, Legato NetWorker, and Tivoli Storage Manager
Protection Scope: …
Product Comment: Enables windowless backup and instant recovery at both the primary or remote datacenter via replication over LAN/WAN
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $50,000 USD
Mgmt. Software: Supports all open management standards and is actively engaged with SNIA to develop CDP standards for SMI-S
Detailed Specs: http://www.revivio.com/index.asp?p=prod_CPS_opt
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: SonicWALL CDP 1440i, 2440i, 3440i, 4440i (1)
Software/Hardware: SonicWALL software running on SonicWALL hardware
True-CDP: Yes; RPO approaching zero
Block or File-based: Block; SonicWALL CDP saves block-level differences on files – even open files – as the are created and modified. This saves space on the CDP Appliance, and saves bandwidth when sending data offsite with the SonicWALL CDP Offsite Service or with Site-to-Site Backup to another CDP Appliance.
Agents used: Yes; The SonicWALL CDP Agent is installed on every workstation, laptop, and server that is backed up. SonicWALL's easy-to-use GUI allows users to select files and folders for backup, select files for offsite backup, and recover file versions and deleted files.
Single File Restores: Yes; The SonicWALL CDP allows users (not just admins) to quickly and easily recover individual files. Moreover, the CDP saves multiple versions of every file, making it easy for users to recover a file to a previous point in time.
Granularity: Individual write I/O
Storage Reduction: Yes; compression and block-level differences
Apps. Supported: SonicWALL CDP has native interfaces with Exchange, SQL Server, Active Directory, Outlook, and Outlook Express. The SonicWALL CDP can also backup any other type of file, including databases, log files, etc. from other Server Applications.
Max Journal Size: N/A
Storage Supported: SonicWALL CDP is a self-contained appliance including storage ranging from 160 GB (1440i) to 600 GB (4440i) raw. With compression data can scale above 1 TB on the 4440i
Backup Support: SonicWALL CDP is a self-contained appliance with its own backup software
Protection Scope: Backup and recover over LAN/WAN
Product Comment: SonicWALL CDP is a complete, disk-based backup and recovery solution that meets the needs of organizations and remote offices. These backup and recovery appliances provide real-time, hassle-free, local backup, as well as hands-free offsite protection for servers, laptops and PCs.
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $1999 to $7999
Mgmt. Software: SonicWALL CDP Enterprise Manager
Detailed Specs: http://sonicwall.com/us/908.html
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Symantec Corp.; Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server
Software/Hardware: Software running on Windows 2000, and 2003
True-CDP (1): Yes
Block or File-based: Block, backup occurs whenever a file changes
Agents used: Yes; On each server being protected
Single File Restores: Yes; Can restore a single file at the request of the user or adminstrator
Granularity: Restore individual files, folders, drive, system
Storage Reduction: After the first full backup only changes blocks are protected
Apps. Supported: Future release will support Exchange and SQL
Max Journal Size: Not available
Storage Supported: Any Windows disk repository that can be seen across the network
Backup Support: Symantec Backup Exec
Protection Scope: Backup and recovery over LAN or WAN
Product Comment: Centralized administration provides scalable management of distributed backup and remote servers. High performance agents and options provide fast, flexible, and granular protection of servers.
Release date: Available since Oct 2005
Base price range: Included with Backup Exec (MSRP $795); The Continuous Protection Agent is $295 MSRP per server being protected.
Mgmt. Software: Backup Exec
Detailed Specs: https://www.symantec.com/small_business/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=bewin_svr
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Symantec Corp.; Backup Exec Desktop and Laptop Option (DLO)
Software/Hardware: Backup Exec software running on Windows XP, 2000, and 2003
True-CDP (1): Yes
Block or File-based: File; backup occurs whenever a file changes
Agents used: Yes; on each desktop or laptop
Single File Restores: Yes; DLO can restore a single file at the request of the user or adminstrator
Granularity: Restore individual files
Storage Reduction: DLO offer both delta file transfer and compression
Apps. Supported: Microsoft Outlook .pst files
Max Journal Size: No limitation
Storage Supported: Any disk repository that can be seen across the network, most likely a file server
Backup Support: Backup Exec
Protection Scope: Backup and recovery over LAN or WAN
Product Comment: DLO provides automated file protection for desktops and laptops whether the computer is connected to the network or offline
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: Available since Jan 2004
Mgmt. Software: Not available
Detailed Specs: https://www.symantec.com/Products/enterprise?c=prodinfo&refId=57&cid=1018
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: TimeSpring Software Corp.; TimeData Continuous Data Protection Software
Software/Hardware: Software runs on any standard Windows server and connects to any storage (SAN or DAS)
True-CDP (1): Yes; All data and meta data changes are automatically captured and protected
Block or File-based: File-based and application-intelligent; It understands important application and consistency events, so recovered data is immediately usable by the application
Agents used: Yes; Agents are installed on servers being protected
Single File Restores: Yes; Provides very fine granularities, such as an individual file, or even a single Exchange message or contact
Granularity: Captures every change that is made to the file system's data or metadata
Storage Reduction: Yes; Captures changed data and enforces retention/deletion policies
Apps. Supported: Supports all major applications on the Microsoft platform, including Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and applications on NTFS
Max Journal Size: Unlimited
Storage Supported: Hardware agnostic and works with any standard SAN or DAS storage (Fibre channel, iSCSI, RAID systems etc.)
Backup Support: Integrates with all of the major backup applications including those from EMC, Symantec and CA
Protection Scope: Provides both local and remote protection to support local and disaster recovery
Product Comment: Automatically captures all changes to application data in real-time so you can recover from data loss, corruption or security breaches within minutes
Release date: Released in late 2004
Base price range: Pricing starts at $1,295 per NTFS server
Mgmt. Software: Not available
Detailed Specs: http://timespring.com/TS_TimeData.php
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Product: Yosemite Technologies Inc.; Yosemite FileKeeper
Software/Hardware: Windows
True-CDP (1): No; Near-CDP, protects on save
Block or File-based: File
Agents used: Yes; Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Vista (all editions)
Single File Restores: Yes; Recover any version of data files stored on PCs that have suffered an accidental file deletion, a hardware failure, a virus attack, or removal of unwanted content changes.
Granularity: Individual files
Storage Reduction: Yes; Once baseline file is stored, only byte level changes to file are transferred and stored. All files and changes are stored compressed
Apps. Supported: All
Max Journal Size: Limited by available disk space
Storage Supported: Disk only
Backup Support: Independent
Protection Scope: Protect and recover user files on desktops and laptops independent of network connectivity
Product Comment: Yosemite FileKeeper is a breakthrough in client data protection by providing transparent protection for desktops and notebooks the instant a user saves their document, regardless of where the documents are stored or whether the system is connected to the network, and intuitive file recovery or version rollback virtually erases user mistakes.
Release date: Currently available
Base price range: $29 to $39 per laptop or desktop
Mgmt. Software: Independent; naturally layered and compatible with existing products
Detailed Specs: http://www.yosemitetech.com/cnt/pdf/datasheet_filekeeper.pdf
Vendor URL: http://www.yosemitetech.comReturn to the beginning
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(1) SNIA defines "true" CDP as "a methodology that continuously captures or tracks data modifications and stores changes independent of the primary data, enabling recovery points from any non-predetermined point in the past. CDP systems may be block, file, or application-based and can provide fine granularities of restorable objects to infinitely variable recovery points". This is different from the definition of snapshots. (http://www.snia.org/education/tutorials/2006/spring/data-management/Disk-based_Restoration_Technologies.pdf page 37)
** All prices shown are in US dollars (USD)
