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Barracuda Networks Acquires BitLeap; Launches Integrated Local and Cloud-Based Backup Solution
2008-11-07
Barracuda Backup Combines Local and Offsite Data Backup for Affordable
Disaster Recovery Solution
Campbell, Calif., Nov. 6, 2008 ? Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced
it has completed the acquisition of BitLeap, an innovative provider of local and
offsite data backup and disaster recovery solutions. As part of the acquisition
Barracuda Networks will now offer Barracuda Backup, a complete and affordable
data backup and disaster recovery solution, to customers of all sizes and
business types.
?BitLeap developed a compelling technology and services platform for delivering
a unique backup solution to the market,? said Dean Drako, president and CEO of
Barracuda Networks. ?We believe that the combination of the trusted Barracuda
Networks brand, our customer-centric business approach, as well as our extensive
worldwide channel reach will enable us to offer an affordable backup solution to
our current customers and to mainstream businesses of all sizes.?
Complete Data Backup Solution
Barracuda Backup is an affordable, integrated local and offsite data backup
solution that combines the Barracuda Backup Server for rapid restoration on the
local network with the Barracuda Backup Service, a secure cloud-based backup
service to two geographically dispersed data centers for redundancy.
?No other backup solution provides an affordable means of combining local,
appliance-based backup with two offsite replicas,? said Stephen Pao, vice
president of product management for Barracuda Networks. "By maintaining three
copies of each customer?s data, Barracuda Backup offers superior levels of
disaster tolerance through hardware redundancy, geographically dispersed data
centers, elimination of single points of failure, and distance solutions."
Barracuda Backup copies primary data from any operating system or storage
platform and provides fast local storage and restorations, secure data transfers
to offsite data centers and leverages industry-leading policy management for
data retention. Barracuda Backup safely maintains backup data offsite using
efficient replication techniques designed by Barracuda Networks to conserve
bandwidth and minimize the cost of disaster recovery. Other capabilities
include:
- Automatic backups. Administrators set the schedule for how often
backups should run throughout the day. This eliminates the risks associated with
manual backup techniques.
- Full Local Backup. The Barracuda Backup Server offers sufficient
storage for a complete copy of an organization?s current and historical data.
- Fast Local Restore. Administrators can restore data directly from the
Barracuda Backup Server at local network speeds. This is the quickest way to
recover lost data or recreate historical data from local backups.
- Secure, Redundant Replication. Multiple layers of encryption, including
AES 256-bit, protect the integrity of data transferred offsite using Barracuda
Backup. Barracuda Networks? two offsite data centers use highly redundant
disk-based hardware in a fully encrypted and secure format.
- Data De-Duplication. Using advanced technology, Barracuda Backup
reduces the storage and transfer requirements for backups by analyzing each file
at the bit level and only copying, transferring and archiving new bit sequences.
This advanced de-duplication technology is applied within a single file's
revision history as well as across the entire backup volume. De-duplication is
also applied between data sets from multiple locations.
- Alert Notifications. Barracuda Backup automatically provides email
alerts to administrators when service issues are detected, including when the
Barracuda Backup Server goes offline. Other notifications are sent when errors
or file warnings are detected in backups, or when, expected files for backup are
missing.
- Regulatory Compliance. Barracuda Backup encompasses the security
requirements to cover a wide range of industry-specific regulations such as
HIPAA, for the healthcare industry, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley for financial
organizations.
?Barracuda Backup eliminates the complexity and expense associated with most
data backup solutions available for businesses today,? said Pao.
Automatic Health Monitoring and Provisioning
The Barracuda Backup user interface makes it easy to manage and back up data on
the Barracuda Backup Server and to schedule reoccurring offsite data backups in
the cloud. The Web user interface provides access and control of settings,
reports, restores, statistics and account information in order to manage
deployed Barracuda Backup Servers even across multiple locations. In addition,
Barracuda Central, an advanced operations center, provisions and monitors the
health of the Barracuda Backup Service and provides 24x7 technical support and
emergency restoration assistance in the event of disaster or local backup system
failure.
Continued Support for Current Customers and Partners
As part of the acquisition, Barracuda Networks plans to increase investment in
product development in backup services and solutions. In addition, all of
BitLeap?s employees have joined the Barracuda Networks team. Barracuda Networks
will continue to work with all BitLeap sales channel partners, expanding the
depth of its worldwide sales reach, and enabling them to provide better service
and support to all existing and future customers.
Pricing and Availability
Barracuda Backup pricing includes a one-time hardware fee for the Barracuda
Backup Server and a monthly subscription to the Barracuda Backup Service plans.
Barracuda Backup Server pricing starts at $999 depending on model and Barracuda
Backup Service plans start at $99 for 50GB of storage per month and varies
according to how much storage is needed. Barracuda Backup is currently available
in North America only. For more information, please visit
http://www.barracudanetworks.com/backup.
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