Fourth Generation of Zmanda Cloud Backup

Zmanda, provider of open source and cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solutions, announced the availability of Zmanda Cloud Backup (ZCB) 4.0.

This fourth generation of cloud backup software from Zmanda offers high levels of flexibility, performance and ease of use.

ZCB 4.0 provides users the choice to store backups directly on the cloud; on local disks; or in a hybrid backup configuration, which is an intelligent combination of the two.

In addition, ZCB 4.0 offers:

• performance improvements of up to three times the speed for uploads and downloads;
• richer application backup support that allows users to backup selective data stores in Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server;
• differential backups of Microsoft SharePoint, and
• configurable multi-threaded data transfer support.

ZCB 4.0 also features a new GUI that has been localized to Japanese and German languages and supports backup and recovery of file or folder names in all languages.

With ZCB 4.0, Zmanda also unveiled the ZCB Global Dashboard, a web-based interface that monitors the backup activity and cloud storage used across multiple ZCB installations. This interface can be used by IT managers, service providers and resellers to monitor large-scale installations of ZCB.

"As the cloud backup market matures, Zmanda is working to give customers and resellers greater flexibility and increased options for when, where and how they handle their backup data," said Chander Kant, CEO, Zmanda. "ZCB 4.0 is a simple yet versatile solution that will satisfy the needs of everyone; from non-technical users to those who want to leverage more advanced functionality."

ZCB is a solution that backups files, applications, databases, and network storage devices to a storage cloud. ZCB features a GUI that allows Windows users to automate their backup and recovery process. ZCB runs on demand or based on user configured schedules, and backups live applications to Amazon S3 cloud. Uploads are fast and can be paused and resumed, thus reducing the burden of backup operations on production applications and WAN bandwidth. The backups are stored in ZIP64 format, giving users the option to access and reuse their files without ZCB.

ZCB 4.0 is available for a pay-as-you-go price of $0.15/GB/month for data transfer and storage on the cloud, with an additional setup and monthly charge of $4.95 per account for the protection of an unlimited number of Windows desktops and servers. Zmanda also offers all ZCB customers a free tier which makes it free to store and transfer up to 25 GB data to the cloud.