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SiliconVault Online Backup is designed to automatically protect your valuable data. It has a lot of high-end backup featuresSiliconVault Online Backup uses high-end RAID storage systems, redundant server equipments and redundant sets of data to ensure high reliability. Our cost is extremely lower. Don't trust companies offering lower price, you cannot count on them when you need them.
More Info >>Features & Cost | SiliconVault Remote Backup Solution | In-house Enterprise Backup Solution | In-house "Cheap" Backup Solution |
Starting Cost | $0-29.9/month, $299/year for VOSI-5 plan, which includes far more features than just Remote Backup Solution. | $2000-10000 or more: Need Tape Backup Device, tape media and enterprise backup software. | $100-400: Need a USB/firewire external drive. |
Backup Management and Maintenance Cost | Low: Easy SiliconVault Online Backup software, no IT background required | Very High: Requires a system administrator with IT background, in particular, understands backup server, backup device and backup media, also requires physical backup media and storage place. | Low: Users need to manually backup files; or must buy backup software. |
Estimated Setup Time | In a few minutes - just sign up and install SiliconVault Online Backup | At least a few days - order the device, setup the system and configure backup. | Less than one day - just buy a USB / firewire external drive |
Reliability of Backup Solution | Very reliable. SiliconVault Remote Backup Solution has top-quality data center facility and multiple levels of data redundancies. | Very reliable in itself. However, in case of major disasters such as fire that destroys the facility, onsite backup is useless. | Not reliable: USB external drives are not redundant and is crash-prone; moreover, onsite backup is useless in case of major disasters. |
Automatic Backup software | Yes - included, SiliconVault Online Backup | Yes - usually included, at a very high price | No |
Backup Multiple Computers / Backup Multiple Users | Yes - SiliconVault supports group accounts; SiliconVault Online Backup software can be installed on any number of PCs anywhere. | Usually no - Usually only backs up the servers; must be in the same local network | Yes - Requires plug out and plug in another computer. Usually requires all computers to be at the same location. Single user only. |
Incremental Backup | Yes | Yes | No |
Scheduled Backup | Yes | Yes | No |
Real-time Backup | Yes | Usually No | No |
Outlook PST Backup and Backup Files in-use | Yes | Yes | No |
Backup Outlook Emails and Address Books and make them available online | Yes - using SiliconVault Email Backup | No | No |
Backup file versions | Yes | Yes | No |
Access Backup Data Remotely / Restore Files Remotely | Yes - using SiliconVault website or client software | No | No |
Backup Speed | Relatively slow; but incremental backup, data compression and MagicUpload mitigate the problem. | Fast | Fast |
Maximum Amount of Backup Storage | Any size. However the unit price is higher as it has multiple levels of redundancies. Users only need to backup important business / personal files, which doesn't require a lot of space. No need to backup non-important video / software / Operating System / Program files. | Huge | Large |
Backup Data Encryption and Security | Yes | No | No |
Backup Laptops / Computers Remotely | Yes - Only need Internet connection | No - Must be in the same local network, usually even requires to be directly attached | No - must be directly attached |
Backup Server Computers with nobody logged on | Yes | Yes | No |
Automatic Backup Status Notification | Yes- SiliconVault Online Backup can send automatic backup status notification emails. | Yes | No |
Info is checked to be correct as of Jan 1, 2009. Please email Contact@drivehq.com for corrections or updates.