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PARAGON SNAPSHOT
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EXECUTIVESUMMARY..................................................................................................................3What’sinthisdocument?..............................................................................................................................3
TARGETAUDIENCE.......................................................................................................................3
SNAPSHOT-BASEDIMAGEBACKUPSvsFILE-BASEDBACKUPS.......................................................3IncrementalArchives......................................................................................................................................4EfficientBackupStorage................................................................................................................................4RapidImaging.................................................................................................................................................4UnsurpassedPerformance.............................................................................................................................4SynchronizedBackupOfFiles.........................................................................................................................5ImagingAnyDiskArea....................................................................................................................................5
EXPERTSUPPORT.........................................................................................................................6
ABOUTPARAGONSOFTWAREGROUP..........................................................................................6
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EXECUTIVESUMMARYWhat’sinthisdocument?
Thanksinparttoenhancedusability,convenience,andanabundanceofdesign-specificappsforOSX,Macshavebecomeincreasinglypopularforcontentdevelopment:photoediting,videoproduction,publishing,etc.Compact-sizedMaclaptopsareeasy-to-carryandoffersuitableprocessingpower.Manyprofessionals,whooftenplaysignificantrolesintheircompanies,usethesehandylaptopswherevertheygoforbothbusinessandpersonalneeds.Anydata-losswouldbeanightmare,meaningreliablebackupsbecomeamustundersuchcircumstances.
Whenitcomestosnapshot-basedbackupsolutions,ParagonSnapshotforMacOSXshowssignificantadvantagesovertraditionalfile-basedbackupsoftware.Thispaperhighlightstheadvantagesofsnapshot-basedimagebackupandrecoverysolutionsforOSXoverhighly-usedbutoutdatedfile-basedbackupapps.Specifically,ParagonSnapshotforMacOSXtechnology,asthebasisofasnapshot-basedbackup,hasprovenitsbenefitscomparedtofile-levelbackup,whichisutilizedinthemajorityofexistingOSXdisasterrecoverysolutions,includingApple’sproprietaryTimeMachinebackup.Themainadvantagestoimage-basedbackupincludesmallerincrementalarchives,shorterincrementalbackupandrestoreprocedures,andconsistencyofrecovereddata.TheseadvantagestranslatetorealvalueforcustomersofISVsandDRsolutionprovidersandincreaseclientsatisfactionandloyalty.
TARGETAUDIENCEIndependentSoftwareDevelopers-DoyoudevelopyourownbackupsolutionforMac?Youcanmakeitevenmorerobust,increasingcustomersatisfactionandloyalty,byacceleratingbackuproutines.WhendisasterstrikesandusersaredesperatetogettheirMacbackontrack,theywillbemorethangratefultohaveitperformedquicklyandeasilyfromsnapshot-basedbackuparchives.DisasterRecoverySolutionProviders-Doyourepresentavendorofmarket-provendisasterrecoverysolutionsforbusinessesofallsizes–particularlySMBsandentitieswithextensiveandcomplexITenvironments?ParagonSnapshotforMacwillhelpyoutoincreaseyourtargetaudiencewithcompanieswhosebusinessesrelyonMacs,i.e.designfirms,movieproductionstudios,etc.
SNAPSHOT-BASEDIMAGEBACKUPSvsFILE-BASEDBACKUPS
Datahasbeencalled“thenewcurrency”,“thenewrawmaterialofbusiness”,andeven“thenewoil”.Morethanever,peopleunderstandthevalueofdatatheycollectandgenerate,andrelyonmission-criticalinformationsystemstodrivesales,buildrelationshipsandadvancetheirbusinesses.Whetherrecoverymeanssimplybeingabletorestoreafileinadvertentlydeletedbyauserorasite-destroyingevent,modernbackupsystemsthateschewfile-basedapproachesprovideclearadvantagestobusinessesofallsizes.
ThemajorityofbackupsolutionsforOSXworkatafilelevel.Unlikethisapproach,ParagonSnapshotforMacOSXtechnologybringsvaluablebenefitstobackupandrecoveryroutines,whichareoutlinedindetailfurtherinthisdocument.
«The main advantages to image-based backup include
smaller incremental archives, shorter incremental backup and
restore procedures and consistency of recovered data»
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INCREMENTALARCHIVES
ParagonSnapshotforMacOSXbringsadditionalvaluetoabackupsolutionthroughincrementalbackups.Incrementalarchivesoccupylessstoragespace,whiletakingashortertimetoproduce,andasaresulttheycanbecreatedmorefrequentlytoassurethatbackupsare100%up-to-date.Thisensuresthatanyimportantpieceofinformationissecurelysavedandeasilyrecoverableincaseofdataloss,aprogramerrororsystemfailure.Additionally,incrementalbackupsprovideconsistencyforbothindividualfilesandgroupsoffileswhichmustremaininsync.
EFFICIENTBACKUPSTORAGE
CreativeindustryprofessionalsworldwidetendtouseMacsfortheirdailytasksofvideoproduction,webandmobiledesign,publishingetc.,astherearesomanyspecializedeasy-to-useappsforOSX.Designershavetooperatewithrichmediafiles,whichrequirestheymanagedataprotectionandrunbackupsasoftenaspossible,tobeabletorestorechangesintheircreativeworkseasilyintheeventofanyfailure.However,duetothepotentialsizeandfrequencyofthatmanybackups,itraisesconcernoveralackofavailablestoragespace.
TraditionalOSXbackupsolutions,suchasTimeMachine,workatthefilelevel.Thismeansthateverytimeanincrementalbackupprocedureisrun,allchangedfilesshouldbesavedintheirentiretyinordertopreserveanychanges.Thisisinefficient,asdesignfilesoftenaccountforafewGigabytesofstorage!Alternatively,ParagonSnapshotforMacOSXmakesitpossibletotrackonlythechangesthatoccurinharddriveblocksandsavethem.Suchincrementsdon’toccupya
greatamountofdiskspaceandallowformorerestorepoints,tostayonthesafeside.
RAPIDIMAGING
Traditionalfile-levelbackupspeedisapproximatelyequaltoasimplefilecopy,whichispainfullylongforlargefiles.ParagonSnapshotforMacOSXcapturesthelatestfilechangestoanincrementalbackup,thusdramaticallyshorteningtheimagecreationprocess.Theincrementalrecoverypointscanbecreatedmuchmoreoften,eliminatingpotentialrisksofdataloss.
UNSURPASSEDPERFORMANCE
AnotherimportantstatistictoestimatebackupsolutionefficiencyisaRecoveryTimeObjective(RTO).ThelowertheRTO,thebetterthebackupsoftwareisoperating.Manybenchmarkstestsprovethatsystemrestorefromasnapshot-basedbackuptakesconsiderablylesstimecomparedtorecoveryfromafile-basedbackup.ThisensuresshorterOSdowntimeandquickeraccesstorequireddata,whichisabsolutelycriticalforbusinessesandequallyimportanttoend-users.
«Recovery from a snapshot-based image of a typical OS X
workstation of Paragon Software’s QA engineers ran 4 times faster in comparison to a
recovery from a file-based backup»
«Paragon Snapshot for Mac OS X makes it possible to track only the changes that occur in hard drive blocks and save them.»
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ParagonSoftware’sinternallabtestsconfirmedthestatement.Whenitcomestoincrementalbackup,recoveryfromasnapshot-basedimageofatypicalOSXworkstationofParagonSoftware’sQAengineersran4timesfasterincomparisontoarecoveryfromafile-basedbackup.Furthermore,thelargerthesizeofanarchive,themorenotablethisdifferencebecomes.Please,refertothedetailedreportbelow.
SYNCHRONIZEDBACKUPOFFILES
Traditionalbackupsolutionscopyfilesintheircurrentstatesimplyonebyoneinaqueue.Asaresult,afile-levelbackuparchivecontainsallfilesatdifferentmomentsoftime,sotheirstatesmaydiffer.Usersmaynotbeawareofthisissueandcontinuechangingparticularfilesthatresidewithinagroupoffileswhichrequireconsistency.SomeOSXcomponentsandapplicationsrequiregroupsoffilestoremainsynchronizedintimeandthat’sanotherweaklinkoffile-basedbackuptechnologies.File-basedbackupsdonotguaranteetheconsistencyforagroupoffiles,comparedtosector-levelsnapshot-basedimage.Theadvantageofasnapshotincomparisonis,theimage-basedbackupcontainschangesmadeattheverymomentthesnapshotistaken,soalltheassociatedfilesinthegroupareinthesamestate.Asthebackupiscreatedfromthesnapshot,allfurtherfileschangescontinuetooccurontheharddrive,andarenotincludedinthebackup.
IMAGINGANYDISKAREA
ParagonSnapshotforMacOSXisaflexiblesolutiontocreateimagesofanydiskarea,neglectingtheexistingdiskpartitioningschemeandavailablevolumes.Thismakesthetechnologyreliableandaflexibletoolforvariousinnovativeprojects,wherecapturingparticulardisksectorchangesataparticularmomentintimeisrequired.
«Paragon Software Group has spent the last 20 years
developing software to support the data security and storage
management needs of businesses of all sizes»
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EXPERTSUPPORT
ParagonSoftwareGrouphasspentthelast20yearsdevelopingsoftwaretosupportthedatasecurityandstoragemanagementneedsofbusinessesofallsizes.Mostrecently,ithasalsobegunexpandingitsportfolioofmobileproductivityandreferencesoftware,furtherreinforcingitspositionasapremierproviderofbusinesssolutions.
ParagonSoftwareGroupguaranteeshighly-qualifiedintegrationsupportbytop-levelexperts,whocreatedtheSnapshottechnology.Theywillhelptoproperlysetupanyready-madesolutionsothatittakesfulladvantageofimage-basedbackups.Anyissueswillbemanagedgracefullywithoutdelaysormalfunctions.Productcustomizationservicesarealsooffereduponrequest.
ABOUTPARAGONSOFTWAREGROUP
ParagonSoftwareGroupisaleadingBackupandDisasterRecoverysoftwareprovidersintheworld.BeginninginEuropein1994,thecompanystartedwithafocusonharddiskdrivemanagementandquicklymovedintodevelopingrecoveryandbackuptechnologiestoensurethesecurityofdataforourusers.Today,Paragonisaglobalbrandwithofficesaroundtheworldandmillionsofusersin150countries.Thestorycontinueswiththousandsofsmalltomid-enterprisebusinessesrelyingonParagonsoftwareproductsasthefoundationoftheirbusinesscontinuitystrategiesandmajorOEMmanufacturers(suchasHP,Belkin,WD,Seagate,D-Link,ACER,LG,ZTE,etc.)incorporatingPSGtechnologyintotheirownproducts–fromrouters,mediaplayersandNASboxestotablets,laptopsandmobilehandsets.
ParagonprovidestechnologytoahostofFortune500companiesandpartners,includingDell,Toshiba,Cisco,HP,WesternDigital,Seagate,D-Link,Microsoft,Motorola,Lenovo,Nokia,Philips,andmore.
