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  eVault Online Backup ATT Online Vault Iron Mountain Asigra Backup Granite Mountain Backup Mozy Backup
Online Data Backup and Storage Prices (Est. 100GB w/1YR Retention) $15GB $4GB $11GB $10GB $4GB $6.95 per server and .50GB
Do you pay State Sales Tax on monthly invoice? Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Are Software Agents required at an additional cost? Yes No No No No No
Vendor meets definition of online backup provider Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vendor meets definition of onsite backup provider No No Yes - $200 per month No Yes No
Vendor meets definition of Disaster Recovery Provider Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Vendor meets definition of Business Continuity Provider No No No No Yes - both onsite and offsite No
Continuous Data Protection (15 minutes) Yes No Yes No Yes No
30 Day Archiving Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1 Year Archiving Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
7 Year Archiving Yes No Yes No Yes No
Forever Archiving No No No No Yes No
  eVault Online Backup ATT Online Vault Iron Mountain Asigra Backup Granite Mountain Backup Mozy Backup
HIPAA Compliant, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliant Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Automatic Scheduled Backups Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Uses Microsoft Storage Server No No No No Yes No
Disaster Recovery Onsite Server Failover (Virtualization) No No No No Yes No
Disaster Ready Offsite Server Failover (Virtualization) No No No No Yes No
Block Level Incremental Backup Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
NAS Device Available No No Yes No Yes No
Onsite NAS Device Included Standard No No No No Yes No
Bare Metal Restoration No No No No Yes No
Restores to Dissimilar Hardware No No No No Yes No
  eVault Online Backup ATT Online Vault Iron Mountain Asigra Backup Granite Mountain Backup Mozy Backup
Backup includes data files only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup includes active directory and data files Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Backup includes active directory, data files, operating systems and business software applications No No No No Yes No
Bandwidth Throttling Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Redundant Backup Facilities Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Redundant Backup Facilities >2000 miles apart (Military regulation) No No Yes No Yes No
Data Storage Facilities Redundant Data Centers Single Datacenter - No Failover Site Redundant data centers. Primary Vault OK City - Second Vault in Cheyenne OK, 120 miles separation Redundant Tier 1 Datacenters, Phoenix, AZ and Baltimore, MD Single Datacenter - No Failover Site
128-bit SSL encryption Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
256-bit SSL encryption Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Open File Support for SQL, Exchange and File Servers Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Open File Support for Oracle Yes No Yes No Yes No
Linux and Solaris Yes No Yes Yes No No
  eVault Online Backup ATT Online Vault Iron Mountain Asigra Backup Granite Mountain Backup Mozy Backup
YOUR staff manages backup and restores Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
VENDOR staff manages backup and restores No No No Yes Yes No
YOUR staff manages disaster recovery services (event) No No Yes No Yes Yes
VENDOR manages disaster recovery services (event) No No No No Yes No
Will Vendor Monitor Tape Backup for Tiered Storage No No No No Yes No
Internet Connection Speed All high speed connections All high speed connections 128k upstream minimum All high speed connections All high speed connections 128k upstream minimum
Backup Frequency Configurable - up to CDP Once Daily Configurable - up to CDP No CDP Up to 4 times daily Configurable - up to CDP No CDP - every 2 hours
Platform Support Microsoft Operating Systems, OS X, Novell, Unix and Linux Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, & 2008 Microsoft Operating Systems, OS X, Novell, Unix and Linux Linux - Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, & 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, & 2008
Data availability 24/7 Availability via Web 24/7 Availability via Web 24/7 Availability via Web 24/7 Availability via Web All data available locally on NAS Failover Server 24/7 and online 24/7 24/7 Availability via Web
Data restore media/process Restore data via web or with a Mobile Vault. Restore data via web Online Restore, CD Media, or Hard Drive via FedEx Online Restore, CD Media, or Hard Drive via FedEx Most restores from LAN NAS. Secure online restores, or shipping on NAS via FedEx Online Restore or CD Media Via FedEx
  eVault Online Backup ATT Online Vault Iron Mountain Asigra Backup Granite Mountain Backup Mozy Backup
Backup & Restore Monitoring and/or MGMT 24/7 monitoring 24/7 monitoring 24/7 monitoring 24/7 monitoring 24/7 monitoring & management 24/7 monitoring
Infrastructure Design Proprietary backup and restore technology Proprietary backup and restore technology Proprietary backup and restore technology Proprietary backup and restore technology Microsoft Storage Server (local NAS) - proprietary backup and restore technology Proprietary backup and restore technology
User Interface Web based portal management by Your staff Web based portal management by Your staff Web based portal management by Your staff Web based portal management by Your staff Full outsourcing - managed by Vendor staff Web based portal management by Your staff
User Privileges Basic user access and restoration permissions Basic user access and restoration permissions Basic user access and restoration permissions Basic user access and restoration permissions Help Desk provides assistance for all service requests. Basic user access and restoration permissions
User Trouble Ticket Integration Create tickets through email or contact via telephone help desk. Online knowledgebase and help files and e-mail support. Tickets are created by phone, online, or e-mail Tickets are created by phone, online, or e-mail Tickets are created via email and telephone help desk support. Number assigned Tickets are created by phone, online, or e-mail
Storage Tiers Support: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 1-Tier Primary Storage Only 1-Tier Primary Storage Only 1-Tier Primary Storage Only 1-Tier Primary Storage Only Tier-1 Primary Storage & Tier-2 Tabe Backup Monitoring and Support 1-Tier Primary Storage Only
Configuration Requirements at Customer Site Installation of Agents on Server Installation of client side application on workstation. Installation of Agents on Server -- OR - NAS delivered - your staff connects it to the LAN. Vendor's staff requires about 1 hr of assistance from your staff. Your staff manages NAS Server so IT experience is required. Installation of Agents on Server NAS Server Failover delivered - your staff connects it to the LAN. Vendor's staff requires about 1 hr of assistance from your staff. Vendor's staff manages NAS Server so no IT experience is not required. Installation of Agents on Server
Firewall and Port NAT Support Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address Outbound Port Required Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address Take internal IP range and convert to 1 external IP address
Customer Support Hours Full 24x7 technical support Online knowledgebase and help files or e-mail support. 24/7 monitoring and restores 24/7 monitoring and restores 24/7 monitoring, restores, and failover server configuration 24/7 monitoring and restores
  eVault Online Backup ATT Online Vault Iron Mountain Asigra Backup Granite Mountain Backup Mozy Backup
Websites www.evault.com www.remotevault. att.com www.livevault.com www.asigra.com www.granite-mountain.com www.mozy.com
Phone Numbers 877-382-8581 866-ATT-2222 800-638-5518 Ext. 7878 416-736-8111 501-291-1284 877-669-9776

 

 

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