Hostway Debuts Cloud Drive and Backup Inyegrated With Web Hosting

Hostway
Corporation, provider of cloud, managed and hybrid cloud
solutions, announced the debuts its Cloud
Drive and Cloud
Backup products designed to help small businesses leverage the
power of the cloud to store, access, share and protect their business
data across devices with simple solutions.

Integrated as part of Hostway’s suite
of web presence applications, the two products make it easy for
businesses to manage all of their online services-including web and
email hosting, marketing, file storage, backup and recovery – within a
single solution, eliminating the need to deal with and pay for
multiple service providers.

Unlike other backup providers that may
rent data center space from a hosting company, the data resides
within Hostway’s own datacenters in the U.S. and Canada. This ensures
security and reliability, as Hostway maintains control over the
integrity and availability of users’ data.

"There’s a lot of buzz about
the cloud, but for many small businesses, it’s hard for them to make
the benefits of cloud applicable to their business," said
Melissa Mangan , senior director, product management with Hostway.
"To close that gap, these products include an extremely
user-friendly interface that makes it simple for anyone to store,
stream and backup data in the cloud. Plus, integrating these cloud
tools with your website hosting streamlines all of a business’s
online needs into one cohesive system accessible through a single,
common interface. How easy is that?"

Developed to meet the needs of its
small business customers, the two solutions make running a business
more efficient at the office or on the go with mobile access to
documents on any device, anywhere. Users can manage their hosting,
storage and backup through a single account interface, with combined
billing and 24-hour technical support provided by Hostway.

New and existing FlexCloud Pro
customers can start with 1GB of free storage to save and secure any
type of file in the Hostway cloud. Both products can be added to any
hosting plan, and additional users and storage are available as
required.

Built-in music and video players and
photo slide show make it easy to stream any media content stored in
Cloud Drive on any device. Sharing files with others is also easy
with the ‘Get a Link’ URL generator that creates a secure link for
sharing files via email or social media. Files can be password
protected for security, ensuring only those with the password can
access and download the file. Open, edit and move files in the cloud
with a click, or drag and drop as navigating files on a
built-in hard drive.

Cloud Backup’s ‘set it and forget it’
automation lets users schedule routine backups to run at any interval
(daily, weekly, etc.) or use real-time backup to sync saved changes
in any file automatically to the cloud. This redundant off-site
backup is more secure and reliable than conventional, single on-site
hard drive backups. Users enjoy data security and peace of mind to
prevent the loss of important business data due to hard drive crashes
and other catastrophes.