Cross Platform Backup Software

The way to combat the necessity for two backup machines is simple- use the same OS on all of your servers.

But if this is not practical, there is another solution.

UKFast has partnered with a software provider that allows cross platform backup. Once a business’s dedicated server is loaded with the software it provides a wealth of benefits.

The software is Linux based and as such it is open source. It allows organisations to back up data from a windows server to a Linux server.

It also allows backup of a combination of Linux and Windows servers to the single dedicated backup server. This is a solution that has helped hundreds of organisations to reduce costs.

The software is called Bacula. It is particularly useful as an open source program because it is constantly updated and contributed to by the internet community.

This means the software is always growing, changing and adapting to suit the needs of its users.

The Benefits of Bacula

Cross Platform Backup particularly useful to hosting providers and resellers as it reduces the amount of data centre space which needs to be rented.

The structure of the program allows integration of scripts, tools and databases, giving users the ability to fully customise the software for their own requirements.

Customers, rather than hosting providers are able to make modifications to the software to suit their own requirements, making backup and restoration simple.

As a modular platform the software allows users to automate different services at the same time. They will not affect each other, or perpetuate system overload.

With cross-platform software the need for several versions of software on different computers is also eliminated.

There is no need to pay for multiple licenses as your resources are consolidated onto one single server system.

Simple to install, the software is fast and it is intuitive - alerting based on job status is simple and effective.

The server software allows the end user to view jobs, history and setup from either a console based client or a standard web browser.

Click the link to find out about backing up multiple servers or request more information online.