Sterling Data Storage has launched three cloud backup services
Cloud storage and backup solutions provider Sterling Data Storage announced on Monday it has launched three cloud backup services in an effort to increase adoption rates and provide an affordable cloud backup solution.
Data backup and recovery are essential value-added services for web hosting companies to provide to customers, as it ensures that their data will remain secure and in compliance with ABA standards, HIPAA, and SOX regulations.
Partnering with providers of data backup services can give web hosts a considerable edge over their competition.
In November, web hosting provider HostPapa begin offering backup and disaster recovery through the Vembu StoreGrid solution, while Peak 10 enhanced its recovery cloud service to its scope, processes and technology in September.
The new Sterling Data Storage solutions offer three versions of its cloud backup service for businesses to provide a hosted remote storage solution.
This will help businesses automatically and reliably manage data backup, data recovery and business continuity, according to the press release.
“The release of our cloud backup product line is the simplest automated backup solution on the market,” said Jim Morand, CEO of Sterling Data Storage. “We take the guess work out of compliance and remotely store records in multiple data centers hosted by Sterling Data Storage.”
Sterling Data Storage’s backup software supports a range of platforms including Mac, Linux and Windows.
With Sterling’s backup software, data is transferred using WebDAV and streaming Delta technology to ensure the safe transfer of large data packets which are encrypted prior to being sent over the wire.
Sterling Data Storage provides software-as-a-service based online data storage, cloud backup and recovery service for small and medium sized companies.
The company is currently offering its cloud backup softwareon a free trial basis.
Talk Back: Are you currently offering backup and disaster recovery services to your customers? Do you think Sterling Backup Storage’s new backup services will help bring in more business? Let us know in the comments section.
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Justin Lee has been a staff analyst with theWHIR since 2004. He writes about a range of web hosting and IT-related issues facing the industry on the WHIR website, as well the print version of the WHIR magazine. Follow him on Twitter @Justin_theWHIR.
