Posted by: kurtsh | December 10, 2012

BETA: Windows Azure Online Backup Preview

imageThe Microsoft Online Backup Service is a cloud based backup solution for Windows Server 2012 which allows files and folders to be backed up and recovered from the cloud in order to provide off-site protection against data loss due to disasters. The service provides IT administrators with the option to back up and protect critical data in an easily recoverable way from any location with no upfront hardware cost or resources other than an Internet connection.

This service is built on the Windows Azure platform and uses Windows Azure blob storage for storing customer data. Windows Server 2012 uses the downloadable Microsoft Online Backup Agent to transfer file and folder data securely and efficiently to the Microsoft Online Backup Service. Once installed, the Microsoft Online Backup Agent exposes its functionality through the familiar Windows Server Backup interface.

  • Peace of mind—your server backups in the cloud
    Help protect your important server data with easily accessible backups stored in the cloud.
  • Simple to manage
    Manage cloud backups from the familiar backup tools in Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, and the System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager component to provide a consistent experience configuring, monitoring, and recovering backups across local disk and cloud storage. After data is backed up to the cloud, authorized users can easily recover backups to any server.
  • Efficient and flexible
    With incremental backups, only changes to files are transferred to the cloud. This helps ensure efficient use of storage, reduced bandwidth usage, and offers point-in-time recovery of multiple versions of data. Configurable data retention policies, data compression and data transfer throttling also offer you added flexibility and help boost efficiency.

Customers of Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 Essentials, and System Center 2012 can preview Online Backup as a no-charge, fixed storage quota subscription. (10GB)

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