Igaware Linux Small Business Server Supports Amazon S3

UK vendor Igaware
Ltd. has announced support for the Amazon S3, enabling its
Linux small business server customers to use it for off-site
backup.

Tim Sexton, isales director, Igaware, explained: "Customers told us they wanted
an off-site backup service that would allow them to choose to have
their data backed up within the EU, enabling them to meet with
regulatory requirements; Amazon S3 has a data centre in Ireland.
Igaware Linux Small Business Server customers can now simply tick a
box to use Amazon S3 as a backup destination."

Another factor influencing the Igaware
decision was that it overcomes the fact that it
can take many days to restore data over the Internet; 250GB of data
can take over 30 days to restore using a standard broadband
connection.

Chris Moore, Igaware technical director, explained: "Amazon S3 gets around the
problem of backing up large amounts of data over the Internet with
their import/export service; a local backup can be run to an external
HDD, and shipped directly to an Amazon data centre. This gets the
initial backup in place, and the Igaware Linux Small Business Server
can then backup daily changes in data thereafter. In the event of a
full system restore, data can be shipped back to the customer, next
day. Amazon S3 gives Igaware Small Business Server customers an easy
off-site backup solution."

The support for Amazon S3 has been
rolled out to Igaware Linux Small Business Server customers, as part
of the continuous update service.