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You are able to create and download a backup of the files, data and configuration on your dedicated server at anytime. With the exception of Velocity Server, servers also includes a hardware based RAID disk mirroring solution which will protect your data in the event of a disk failure.
However, disk mirroring will not allow you to recover a file accidentally deleted by a user and making regular backups yourself and restoring them when required can be time consuming. With our managed backup solution, your critical data is securely backed up every night, whilst restoration in the event of accidental data loss or hardware failure is quick and hassle free.
Daily Tape Backup
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Data from your server is copied to large disk arrays on our backup servers in the early hours of the morning every day. Only files created or changed since the previous night's backup must be copied and because hard disk transfer rates are faster than those of magnetic tapes, the load placed on your machine by data backup is minimised and concentrated in the period when the load imposed by its other tasks will likely by least. |
With the backup copy of your data synchronised,
the entire disk image is copied to DLT tapes using our robotic
tape library without placing any load on your machine. Once written,
tapes are stored off site for maximum protection.
The disk based copy means your most recent backup is instantly
accessible enabling us to complete full and partial restores
quickly, whilst the tape based backups allow versions of files
from a week ago to be obtained.
Data Recovery
Should your server suffer a hardware failure, the hardware will be instantly replaced under our SLA commitment and all data restored from the most recent backup free of charge. Without the managed backup option the replacement hardware would be supplied in the original configuration and you would be responsible for uploading the data and non default settings.
Specific files and data can also be recovered should they be deleted in error, one such partial restore per month is included free of charge. A partial restore is defined as a request to recover one list of files from a single point in time. Should additional partial recoveries be required in the same month they are charged at £30 each.
Pricing & Availability
Daily tape backup capacity may be added to any of our dedicated servers in 20 gigabyte blocks. You only pay for the quantity of data protected, so if your server has a 40 gigabyte disk, but only 10 gigabytes are in use, you will require one 20 gigabyte backup block.
| Monthly £49.99 |
Quarterly £143.99 |
Annually £549.99 |
You can specify the data backup option when ordering a new server or add it to an existing server at any time. There is no set-up fee or minimum contract, you can cancel data backups at any time.
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