FarStone Technology, Inc. today announced the latest addition to the DriveClone suite of disaster recovery software products, DriveClone Server Edition. Designed to provide businesses with both instant relief from system and data disasters as well as backup solutions for long term data protection needs, DriveClone Server is based on FarStone's patented disk imaging and snapshot technologies.
IRVINE, Calif. (Business Wire EON) October 24, 2007 --
FarStone Technology, Inc.
today announced the latest addition to the DriveClone
suite of disaster recovery software products, DriveClone Server Edition.
Designed to provide businesses with both instant relief from system and
data disasters as well as backup solutions for long term data protection
needs, DriveClone Server is based on FarStone’s
patented disk imaging and snapshot technologies.
DriveClone Server includes features based on snapshots for quick system
recovery when any number of common “digital
disasters” occurs, such as a malware attack,
bad software installation, or user error like an accidental file
deletion. DriveClone Server also includes features based on disk-to-disk
imaging and cloning to allow the user to make complete system backups
and schedule incremental updates and store these backups on an external
USB drive, a network share, or even to CD/DVD media. This off-system
storage option is beneficial to quickly recover, replace, or upgrade a
server hard drive and for adhering to any long term data storage goals.
Regardless of who mandates the storage requirements, it is more readily
available and more affordable than any tape backup mechanism when the
need to replace failed system hardware arises.
“DriveClone Server is an all-in-one backup and
recovery solution designed to protect small business Windows servers
from a variety of system problems,” says Andy
Chang, FarStone’s vice president of marketing. “As
FarStone grows the number of solutions for the business computing
environment, we aim to provide complete solutions that are affordable
and easy to use for any business IT manager or end user. We want them to
have access to tools to quickly restore a failed system because business
continuity is crucial to maintaining a productive and profitable
business.”
In conjunction with disk imaging, DriveClone Server deploys a newly
released Universal Restore capability which provides a business user
with the ability to migrate an entire system to dissimilar hardware. The
server’s files, installed software and
settings will appear exactly as they were when the hard disk image was
created. System administrators can deploy a disk image to multiple
computer systems, reducing the time needed to install new software,
configure settings and load data. DriveClone Server loads before Windows
and will run even when the server’s operating
system does not.
Andy goes on to say, “Providing a Universal
Restore functionality means that the business user isn’t
tied to only one hardware configuration or brand name. If they have a
need to move to a new system from a different manufacturer for technical
or monetary reasons, DriveClone Server provides for easy transfer
options without complicated setup and configuration –
it provides for the lowest possible cost of ownership when managing
network servers.”
DriveClone Server is now available from the FarStone website and a
select group of value-added resellers at an MSRP of less than $600 per
server installation.
About FarStone’s Snapshot Technology
FarStone’s snapshot technology is designed to
provide continuous data protection (CDP) for tracking all sector level
changes on a system. Every time a sector-level change is observed, a
copy of the change is stored in a hidden and protected partition on the
local hard drive. This “secure area”
is safe from malware attacks and accidental deletion by an end user.
Snapshots are recorded at user-defined schedules as frequent as every
hour and can be manually taken at any time. The changed sectors are
referenced between two given snapshots and when the need for recovery
occurs, the user simply chooses a prior snapshot to roll back the system
and the changes that occurred between the two snapshots are undone, thus
resetting the system to an earlier state.
About FarStone’s Disk Imaging & Cloning
FarStone’s disk imaging and cloning
technology allows users to backup an entire hard drive or a single
partition by copying the used data sectors from a source hard drive to a
destination hard drive in the form of an image file. Users can also
clone from a smaller hard drive to a larger hard drive or resize a
partition on the destination hard drive. Cloning and disk imaging are
done within Windows and do not require a system restart. All personal
data, installed applications, operating system files, settings and
configurations will be replicated on the destination hard drive. Image
files can also be created as bootable images in the event that a user
has to reinstall a system to a new and unformatted hard drive. Common
drivers are automatically found and installed during the process, thus
negating any hardware incompatibility issues when migrating a system
from one manufacturer to another.
About FarStone Technology
FarStone Technology, Incorporated is a pioneer in continuous data
protection, disaster recovery and storage management. Founded in 1993,
FarStone Technology provides consumers, SOHO and small/medium business
with technologically advanced, easy-to-use and affordable disk imaging,
system snapshot and bare-metal restore software and solutions. With
headquarters in Irvine, California, the company designs, develops and
markets its software and solutions to value-added resellers,
distributors, service providers and branded Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide. For additional information and
evaluation copies of FarStone products, visit our web site at www.farstone.com.
KEYWORDS: Server backup, file backup, clone, hard drive cloning, hard
disk imaging, clone hard drive, software, utility, system snapshot, data
recovery, continuous data protection
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