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Visit Zen Software @ InfoSecurity Europe (24th-26th April 2012)
We’re but a few weeks away from the annual industry pilgrimage to Earls Court for the biggest of the IT and security shows in this country, InfoSecurity Europe. Each year IT professionals (and the...
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Build your own NAS device for free using OpenMediaVault
For a long time now I’ve been experimenting with different hardware and software solutions, looking for an all purpose storage server I could use both at home and in the office. At home I’ve basically...
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Build your own NAS part 1: Configuring storage in OpenMediaVault
Following on from my last post where I mentioned this fantastically simple software for creating your own NAS (ideal for BackupAssist‘s Rsync feature), in this post I’m going to take things a step...
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Build your own NAS part 2: Configuring SSH and Rsync in OpenMediaVault
In Part 1 of ‘Build your own NAS’ I showed you how to create a folder share in OpenMediaVault we could use to store remote server backups. In this second part I’ll run through how to set up the SSH …...
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Build your own NAS part 3: Accessing your backup data as a Windows SMB/CIFS...
In Part 2 of ‘Build your own NAS’ I showed you how to set up an SSH server and use BackupAssist to rsync backups to the OpenMediaVault server. In this latest post I’ll show you how you can quickly get...
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BackupAssist Hyper-V backup product review on SearchServerVirtualisation...
BackupAssist’s Hyper-V product has been featured in a recent review on the virtualisation pages of the TechTarget group Web site. Acknowledged as one of the smaller players in the Hyper-V backup...
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Support queries shared: Restore an NTBackup with Windows Server 2008
We’ve had a few customers asking about whether our backup software BackupAssist can be used to restore old backups originally created using NTBackup, to a new 2008 server. This isn’t such a crazy idea...
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BackupAssist 7 Beta now available
You may have picked up from our subtle marketing that something new is on the horizon with the next release of BackupAssist, Version 7. Now the public Beta is here I’m excited to be able to finally...
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YouTube video: What’s new in BackupAssist version 7?
Neil’s been running some 30 minute preview webinars of version 7 over the past few weeks and has made a recording of one of them available via our Youtube channel. In this video he steps through all of...
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BackupAssist and SecurityGateway maintenance releases now available
A couple of minor updates for you this morning – there are new versions available of both BackupAssist and SecurityGateway on our site now. BackupAssist consists of fixes only while the SecurityGateway...
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BackupAssist 7.1 now available – new Exchange granular restore features,...
The brand new major release of BackupAssist, version 7.1 is now available to download, and brings many of the features you’ve been asking us for such as support for Exchange 2013, enhanced support for...
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BackupAssist “data containers” and how to use them
Certainly among the users I talk to, imaging is the most widely used of the various approaches to data protection that BackupAssist has to offer. I suspect this is helped to an extent by an “if in...
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BackupAssist and Outlook Connector maintenance releases now available
A couple of minor updates for you this morning – there are new versions available of both BackupAssist and Outlook Connector on our site now. BackupAssist consists of two small fixes only while the...
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BackupAssist 7.2 now live – includes the new Exchange Granular Restore add-on
You may recall a little over a month ago us announcing the brand new major release of BackupAssist version 7.1.That included an impressive range of new features such as a beta of the new Exchange...
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Network shares stopped working in BackupAssist? It’s just a matter of time.
We often get support queries where the PC clock has been the cause of an issue but never have I seen a few minutes of drift make such a difference. This one isn’t actually specific to BackupAssist but...
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Storage Wars: Which is the best backup media to choose for your business?
If you’re considering a backup strategy for your business, it won’t be long before you need to start thinking about storage media, and which of the various types is best suited to your needs. In this...
View ArticleBackupAssist 10.3 Introduces WebDav Support – An Rsync Replacement?
Back in May of last year, there was a veritable buzz in the office as BackupAssist released v10, and with it their shiny new ‘Cloud Backup’ engine, designed at the time to work only with public cloud...
View ArticleHow to create a ‘Private Cloud’ backup to a Synology NAS using WebDAV
If you are looking for an efficient way to backup files, folders or application data to remote locations the BackupAssist Cloud Backup Engine is the ideal solution. Destination choices include the...
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Rsync stopped working with Synology NAS update
We have recently encountered a few customers who are seeing BackupAssist Rsync jobs connecting to a Synology NAS failing due to authentication issues that have previously working without issue. This...
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