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Online Data Backup and Storage Prices(Est. 100GB w/1YR Retention) $13GB $11GB (LIveVault Reseller $6GB $7GB
Do you pay State Sales Tax on monthly invoice? Yes Yes Yes Yes
Are Software Agents required at an additional cost? No No No No
Vendor meets definition of online backup provider Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vendor meet definition of onsite backup provider No Yes - $200 per month Yes No
Vendor meets definition of Disaster Recovery Provider Yes Yes No Yes
Vendor meets definition of Business Continuity Provider Yes - offsite only No No Yes - offsite only
Continuous Data Protection (15 minutes) Yes Yes Yes Yes
30 Day Archiving Yes Yes Yes

 

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1 Year Archiving Yes Yes Yes Yes
7 Year Archiving Yes Yes Yes Yes
Forever Archiving Yes No Yes No
 
HIPAA Compliant, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic Scheduled Backups Yes Yes Yes Yes
Uses Microsoft Storage Server No No No No
Disaster Recovery Onsite Server Failover (Virtualization) No No No No
Disaster Ready Offsite Server Failover (Virtualization) Yes No No Yes
Block Level Incremental Backup Yes Yes Yes Yes
NAS Device Available Yes Yes Yes No
Onsite NAS Device Included Standard Yes No Yes No
Bare Metal Restoration No No No No
Restores to Dissimilar Hardware No No No No
 
Backup includes data files only Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup includes active directory and data files Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup includes active directory, data files, operating systems and business software applications No No No Yes
Bandwidth Throttling Yes Yes Yes Yes
Redundant Backup Facilities Yes Yes Yes Yes
Redundant Backup Facilities >2000 miles apart (Military regulation) Yes Yes No No
Data Storage Facilities Redundant Data Centers Reseller for LiveVault - uses LiveVault's Datacenters Redundant Datacenters: Ashburn, Va & Southfield, MI Redundant data Centers
128-bit SSL encryption Yes Yes Yes Yes
256-bit SSL encryption Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 No Yes Yes Yes
Open File Support for SQL, Exchange and File Servers No Yes No Yes
Open File Support for Oracle Yes Yes No Yes
Linux and Solaris Yes Yes Yes Yes
 
YOUR staff manages backup and restores Yes Yes Yes Yes
VENDOR staff manages backup and restores No No No No
YOUR staff manages disaster recovery services (event) No Yes Yes No
VENDOR manages disaster recovery services (event) No No No No
Will Vendor Monitor Tape Backup for Tiered Storage Yes No No No
Internet Connection Speed 128k upstream minimum 128k upstream minimum 256k upstream minimum All high speed connections
Backup Frequency Configurable - up to CDP Configurable - up to CDP Configurable - up to CDP Configurable - up to CDP
Platform Support Microsoft Operating Systems, OS X, Novell, Unix and Linux Microsoft Operating Systems, OS X, Novell, Unix and Linux Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, & 2008 Microsoft Operating Systems, OS X, Novell, Unix and Linux
Data availability 24/7 Availability via Web 24/7 Availability via Web All data available locally on NAS Device 24/7 and online 24/7 24/7 Availability via Web
Data restore media/process Online Restore, CD Media, or Hard Drive via FedEx Online Restore, CD Media, or Hard Drive via FedEx Online Restore, CD Media, or Replacement NAS via FedEx Restore data via web or with a Mobile Vault.
 
Backup & Restore Monitoring and/or MGMT 24/7 monitoring 24/7 monitoring 24/7 monitoring 24/7 monitoring
Infrastructure Design Linux based local and off site. Proprietary backup and restore technology Linux (local NAS) - proprietary backup and restore technology Proprietary backup and restore technology
User Interface Web based portal management by YOUR staff Web based portal management by YOUR staff Web based portal management by Your staff Web based portal management by Your staff
User Privileges Basic user access and restoration permissions Basic user access and restoration permissions Basic user access and restoration permissions Basic user access and restoration permissions
User Trouble Ticket Integration Tickets are created by phone, online, or e-mail Tickets are created by phone, online, or e-mail Tickets are created by phone, online, or e-mail Tickets are created by phone, online, or e-mail
Storage Tiers Support: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 1-Tier Primary Storage Only 1-Tier Primary Storage Only 1-Tier Primary Storage Only 1-Tier Primary Storage Only
Configuration Requirements at Customer Site Installation of Agents on Server Installation of Agents on Server -- OR - NAS delivered - your staff connects it to the LAN. Vendor's staff requires about 1 hr of assistance from your staff. Your staff manages NAS Server so IT experience is required. NAS delivered - your staff connects it to the LAN. Vendor's staff requires about 1 hr of assistance from your staff. Your staff manages NAS Server so IT experience is required. Installation of Agents on Server
Firewall and Port NAT Support Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address
Customer Support Hours 24/7 monitoring and restores 24/7 monitoring and restores 24/7 monitoring and restores 24/7 monitoring and restores
   
Websites www.sungard.com www.usdatatrust.com www.bitleap.com www.amerivault.com
Phone Numbers 800-825-2518 877-660-1700 877-532-7111 800-774-0235