Mercury Online Backup

I introduced my latest Online Backup project, codenamed “Mercury”, back on June 23. Since then I realized that if I wanted Mercury to be able to beat the likes of Mozy on both price and features, Mercury would have to do more, and do it better. It would also have to use a different business and technical model.

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Following on the heels of the highly successful launch of our RBackup version 10 a few weeks ago, RBS is now preparing to launch a brand new Online Backup product that will open lucrative new markets for our Service Providers.

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Business TechEdge reviews RBackup v9.4. [more]

Publisher’s Note: RBackup Remote Backup does both Backup and Archiving using pDLM.  - Faced with limited budgets and the desire to simplify operations, some IT executives believe that if they have a reliable backup procedure, it will also fulfill their archiving needs. But with new organization standards for accessing data and with legal and regulatory compliance mandates, IT executives expose themselves to greater costs and management risks by relying on this erroneous assumption. [more...]

Just as HIPAA is GREAT for RBS Providers who are now helping thousands of healthcare providers comply through proper backups, the new RCP requirements could be far better news.

Here’s a article from ComputerWorld Security… 

Today RBS posted four new movies that explain in detail how to install and operate the Evaluation Version of our software, how to use the Online Server Tester to make sure your RBS Server is properly configured, and how to create customized Client installers.

 You can view all the movies on RBS’ Multimedia Page.

The RBackup Client software sends its IP address to the RBS Server whenever it contacts the Server. That feature can be used to track stolen computers because IP addresses are assigned to specific Internet Service Providers.

The Client’s IP address is displayed in the Monitor View of the RBS Manager. It is also logged in the Server’s DRBSxxxxxx.log files.

 So, all you have to do is to wait until the stolen computer contacts the RBS Server during its next backup (assuming the thief connects it to the Internet and RBackup launches), record the IP address, and look it up here:  http://tools.whois.net/whoisbyip/

Give this information to the police. It will give them a starting point to help find your stolen computer.

(Thanks to two RBS Service Providers who posted this on the RBS Service Provider’s Forum)

An NPR report this morning explained how techies are reporting that Vista is buggy and is much slower than XP at file scanning. It also has a tendency to lock up some applications. Many Vista users are complaining that games and other applications run slower on Vista. Microsoft has admitted this fact and “is working on the problem.” They have recommended leaving the computer on at night so it can automatically update as Microsoft fixes these issues.

Nighttime Windows Vista updates and reboots can interfere with the operation of RBackup Client software, causing missed backups and larger resumed backups during subsequent backup sessions.