Unitrends Named Google Cloud Platform Premier Partner

Unitrends, Inc. announced it has been named a Google Cloud Platform Premier Partner.

Through this agreement, Unitrends closely collaborated with Google Cloud Platform to build, integrate and optimize its Unitrends Free virtual backup appliance to support Google Cloud Storage, including Google Cloud Storage Nearline.

The resulting offering, Unitrends Free for Google Cloud Platform, enables customers to copy local vSphere and Hyper-V backups to Google Cloud Storage, including Google Cloud Storage Nearline, for long-term retention and DR.

Announced in May 2015, Unitrends Free is a solution designed specifically for IT professionals seeking cost-effective protection for SMBs, early-stage virtualization projects and home labs. The Unitrends Free for Google Cloud Platform data protection and BC software deploys as a virtual appliance in local client vSphere and Hyper-V environments to provide free hypervisor-level protection, as well as low-cost, secure and durable redundant storage of backup copies in Google Cloud Storage, including Google Cloud Storage Nearline, for fast, offsite DR.

“Google cloud Storage Nearline is disrupting the storage industry by providing customers with low-cost storage, as well as faster recovery times than other cold storage systems on the market,” said Kevin Weiss, Unitrends’ president and CEO. “Unitrends prides itself on offering its customers easy-to-use and affordable data protection, along with 100% recovery assurance and iron-clad BC, so our collaboration with Google is a natural fit.“

Additional features of Unitrends Free for Google Cloud Platform include:

• Free vSphere and Hyper-V Backup for Unlimited VMs and Sockets: Customers can protect up to 1.5TB of VM data, without limitations on retention, or the number of sockets and VMs protected.
• Instant VM Recovery: Users can recover a VM from a local backup to reduce downtime. Instant VM Recovery also allows users to spin up local copies of their VMs for recovery verification, testing and development.
• Automated Daily Scheduling: ‘Set it and forget it’ scheduling with daily recovery points keeps customers protected at all times – even when no one is around.
• Fast, Incremental Forever Backups: Changed-block tracking and incremental forever strategy ensure backups complete every day. Only changed data is processed after the first backup, enabling daily backups without consuming large volumes of storage.
• Unitrends Community Integration: Users benefit from limitless support provided by the Unitrends Community. Integrated into the Unitrends Free user interface, IT professionals can search the forum and collaborate to help one another, while also earning prizes and rewards.