In the realm of data protection, the principle of “two is one, one is none” underscores the critical importance of having reliable backups. In an emergency, the worst-case scenario is the failure of a crucial piece of equipment or the depletion of essential materials. Securely backing up data is fundamental to maintaining business continuity and mitigating the impact of disasters.
N-able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL), a global software company, has expanded its Cove Data Protection™ disaster recovery capabilities. The new update introduces Standby Image support for VMware ESXi, adding to its existing support for Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure. This enhancement aims to provide managed service providers (MSPs) and IT professionals with a more cost-effective Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution.
Cove’s Standby Image feature automatically creates, stores, and maintains an up-to-date copy of protected data and system state in a bootable virtual machine format with each backup. These images can be stored in VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, and Microsoft Azure, offering flexibility in disaster recovery environments. The update aligns with N-able’s Ecoverse vision, enabling users to integrate N-able solutions with their current ecosystems.
“Network-Wide Attacks”
According to a company press release, Stefan Voss, Vice President of Product Management at N-able, stated, “Cove’s architecture and approach is especially strong for cyber resilience; we go beyond traditional backup products that were built for the world of physical and natural disasters. While appliance-based backup solutions have been widely adopted in the past, they are an unnecessary expense and can be vulnerable to network-wide attacks. With this latest update, Cove users can create a bootable virtual machine (VM) after every backup in their choice of multiple recovery environments, now including ESXi. Cove helps our partners be ready for faster recovery in any type of emergency, without incurring unnecessary expenses.”
Cove’s cyber resilience features include isolating backup storage by default, automated recovery testing, and storing immutable copies in the N-able private cloud. These capabilities enhance business continuity by ensuring that both the application and primary backup storage remain off the local network and out of reach of malware. In the event of an attack, businesses can quickly restart operations in a recovery location while addressing the ransomware.
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