We have been working hard for the past months and are happy to announce that the new MSP360 Managed Backup 5.2 is finally here! This massive milestone release introduces the new backup format, which allows for a number of amazing features. Continue reading
On-Demand I/O is the Google Cloud Storage Nearline feature that allows you to speed up information retrieval. If you’re not satisfied with the standard reading throughput of 4MB/s per 1TB of stored data you can switch it on to boost the download speed. The typical use case for On-Demand I/O is a disaster recovery, when you need to restore some crucial data as soon as possible.
Google Nearline Storage is a low-cost storage service that can be used for data archiving, online backup, and cloud disaster recovery. Data is available instantly, not within hours or days. This makes Nearline perfectly suitable for the storage of large amounts of infrequently accessed data which, nevertheless, can be accessed and retrieved quickly whenever necessary.
In other words, Google Nearline is a perfect place to store your backups. However, bear in mind, that Google Nearline is one of the three different storage classes within Google Cloud Storage. In this article, we will show how to set up backup to Google Nearline with MSP360 Backup
We are excited to announce that starting from this release, Windows Server backup software by MSP360 supports Image-Based Backup feature that significantly extends the capabilities of existing "Bare metal and System state" backup!
After the object has been archived using the Glacier storage option, the object's data will be removed from S3 but its index entry will remain as-is. The S3 storage class of an object that has been archived in Glacier will be set to GLACIER.
The advantages are reduced costs of storage. However, if you wish to retrieve these objects you need to plan in advance because of the restore times associated with Glacier storage.
Below is a guide on how to:
