The Planet Offers Free Backup

The Planet, in IT hosting, announced three new promotions that offer enhanced data protection and security for Planet Alpha dedicated server customers. For a limited time, new orders of Network Backup and EVault Backup are free for the first 90 days. Both solutions are hosted on The Planet’s world-class managed storage infrastructure and are available in 10GB – 80GB or larger capacities for mission-critical environments.

Planet Alpha Data Protection Servers, equipped with award-winning continuous data protection software from R1Soft, are discounted up to 29 percent, offering savings of up to $140 per month. With storage capacities of up to 6TB, Planet Alpha Data Protection Servers feature bare-metal recovery and block-level backup capabilities.

For existing customers, Planet Alpha firewall solutions are discounted up to 26 percent. The Check Point X16 firewall is available at $139 per month – regularly $189 – and the Check Point XU firewall is now $69 per month, down from $89. Private Rack and Virtual Private Rack customers can order any one of three Cisco ASA solutions at a 15 percent discount. From industry leaders in security, Planet Alpha firewalls ensure a secure hosting environment by blocking malicious site traffic.

“In today’s business environment, a major data loss spells disaster for any company,” said The Planet’s General Manager of Storage and Data Protection Rob Walters. “It’s essential for businesses to have disaster recovery in place, which doesn’t have to be expensive. With The Planet’s backup and data protection solutions, SMBs can gain the simplest form of business continuity insurance at an affordable monthly rate. Coupled with firewalls, customers gain peace of mind knowing that critical information is both protected and recoverable.”

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