The Planet Introduces Dedicated Backup Server

The Planet,a privately held dedicated hosting company, announced the
addition of a new advanced backup server. Equipped with 6TB of capacity in an enterprise-ready RAID5 configuration,
the Dedicated Backup Server provides resellers and heavy-content users with
exceptional performance, security and instant backup capacity for
mission-critical environments.

The new Dedicated Backup Server comes equipped with
the award-winning CDPServer software from R1Soft, which allows end users to
connect an unlimited number of server clients at no additional cost. CDP —
Continuous Data Protection — allows customers to recover servers to their
original known state, with a continuous data snapshot and the ability to roll
back to the last update to minimize loss. Bare-metal recovery bypasses the file
system, which provides maximum efficiency and performance during both backup and
restore. With block-level backup capabilities found only on the most powerful
backup solutions, Dedicated Backup Servers offer incredible value.

“At BigStockPhoto, our customers rely on us for
access to nearly 2 million high-resolution stock photos, so the image data that
we host is our lifeblood,” said BigStockPhoto President Tim Donahue. “The ability
to store our enormous image library and customer information is the foundation
of our business, so reliability is critical. The Planet’s new high-capacity
dedicated backup provides exactly the level of performance we require at an
economical rate.”

“Data loss is no laughing matter, as far too many
companies have learned,” said The Planet’s Director of Product Management Urvish
Vashi. “Surveys have found that only 20 percent of businesses are adequately
covered on backup. With content-rich sites and mission-critical environments,
that represents a significant business risk. The best recommendation we can make
to protect customers is to be certain they’re covered on backup.”

Dedicated Backup Server
Customers can take advantage of the simple-to-manage
and incredibly powerful R1Soft backup that efficiently manages bandwidth and CPU
performance that saves time and disk space:

• Operating Systems: Select from either the
  Linux or Windows operating systems.
• High-performance “monster” servers:
  Available on the powerful Dell 2900 “monster” server, the largest in any of the
  company’s six world-class data centers. Equipped with 8 — 1TB SATA drives in a
  RAID5 configuration, the servers provide 8GB of RAM and 2-250GB system drives.
• Bandwidth: Up to 8TB of free bandwidth on
  the new platform.

For a limited time, The Planet is offering promotional
pricing on its new Dedicated Backup Server. Through March 31, 2008, or while
supplies last, the Dell 2900 is available for $999 per month, a cost savings of
$100 per month.

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