| How
do we compare?
Please find below some general comparisons between
backup providers. This table demonstrates the advantages
of dealing with Backupanytime as against a general telcos or hosting company who treat online backup as a complementary product. Backupanytime are online data backup specialists. This critical application requires that level of concentration and support to protect your data. Dont treat online backup as a price matters only utility. We are not talking about telecoms here. Changing online backup provider requires restarting your online data archive. Get it right first time.
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Most small
backup providers. |
Most telcos
offering data backup. |
Backupanytime |
| Supplier
type |
Sub agent |
Agent |
Independent |
| Main
business |
General IT |
Telcos |
Specialist
data management |
| Data
availability |
Depending on contactability
|
Depending on agency
|
Immediate |
| Support |
Call back |
General broad call
centre |
Data
backup call centre |
| Support
capability |
Level two and three
|
Level two |
Level
one, two and three. |
| Backup
policy |
Unknown |
Replication depends
on provider |
Multiple
backup and replication |
| Confirmation |
Varies |
email |
Email,
sms or telephone. |
| Encryption |
Shared (provider
generates) |
Shared (Provider
generates) |
Client
holds key. |
| backup
% of annual income. |
Generally 10% |
Generally 5% |
Min
80% |
| Industry
compliance |
Not regulated |
Depends on provider
|
H.I.P.P.A.
and D.P.A. compliance |
| Independent
uptime verification |
None |
None |
Internet
seer and client software check. |
| Backup
expertise |
General I.T. |
None |
All
supported platforms. |
| Confidentiality |
Can read claim
they don't |
Varies |
Full
sign off and client only key. |
When you compare online backup providers, compare on your terms. Each provider will be aware of their benefits and will concentrate on these. Use the documents on this website (lower links from first page, faqs and terminology dictionary) to gain an understanding of important terminology such as default retention, data availability, backup policy, online backup procedures, data archive, data encryption and compressionso you can ask the same critical questions and build an effective supplier comparison chart.
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