Backupify Protects Google Apps Data

Backupify, provider of online backup, archiving and export services for cloud-based social media and SaaS data, announced the availability of its solution for Google Apps.

With this release, Google Apps users can now use Backupify’s services to automatically and securely backup all data stored in their Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Contacts and Google Sites.

In addition, Backupify’s new channel partner program provides resellers with an independent backup system for Google Apps implementation. This comprehensive backup system ameliorates data loss concerns as enterprise-wide adoption of Google Apps continues to expand.

Backupify is designed for small and medium-sized businesses that are typically reliant on the services of a single administrator. As a result, data backup services like Backupify serve a critical need for this market. Given that many small business owners operate under a wide variety of roles within their company, the risk of data loss based on an error by a non-technical person is not unrealistic. Factor in other data loss possibilities including hacking, malicious deletions and an ever-increasing number of viruses and the need for a comprehensive backup solution clearly emerges.

“As the owner of an emerging business that relies on Google Apps for e-mail and other IT services, Backupify provides an essential service by protecting my valuable data from accidental or malicious loss,” said Ben Peskoe, founder of Sierra Interactive and an enterprise user of Backupify for Google Apps. “The idea of housing mission-critical data in the cloud was daunting at first but I’ve found that Backupify’s solution and customer service provides me with a level of comfort that helps me to rest easy.”

Backupify for Google Apps uses Amazon’s secure cloud storage system to provide independent daily backups. To ensure additional peace of mind, Backupify offers the option to download backups to a user’s PC as well as access to stored data through the web.

When implementing Backupify for Google Apps, users have the option of three different levels of service based on their needs:

• Premium package: 250 GB of storage for 50 Google Apps accounts for $59.95/month
• Plus package: 100 GB of storage for 25 Google Apps accounts for $29.95/month
• Basic package: 25 GB of storage for 10 Google Apps accounts for $9.95/month

“As Google continues to refine its rapidly maturing Google Apps offering, and more small and medium-sized businesses begin to rely on the solution across the enterprise, we came to the realization that there was a need for a synergistic, independent data backup system,” remarked Backupify Founder Rob May. “With the release of our new solution, we aim to supply IT administrators with a simple, secure and scalable option to prevent the loss of critical business data that now sits in Gmail, Docs and all of the other Apps services.”

In addition to the new Google Apps offering, Backupify currently provides backup and storage for all major social media platforms including Facebook, Flickr and Twitter.