Ensuring proper backup of your enterprise data is critical to operations. Afonso Consulting is a registered Symantec (formerly Veritas) partner and Exabyte partner with over 10 years experience in securing the data of those we serve. In addition, we now offer Internet vaulting options for those who need the reliability and convenience of a completely automated backup solution.

On-Line Backup

Afonso Consulting is proud to offer its new Internet vaulting solution. We provide a completely automated backup system for critical data at an attractive price point. Internet vaulting is a backup and restore solution that compresses, encrypts, and stores your data at multiple data centers on the Internet. Only the changes since the last backup are moved, leading to faster backup times and less used space. Ensuring better storage efficiency, common files are not duplicated. This technology backs up:

• File based data - including open files
• MS SQL Server
• Exchange
• Lotus Notes
• Groupwise
• MySQL

Our solution also offers:

• Agentless installation - you only need to install on a single machine to backup a network
• Up to 256 bit AES encryption
• No addons to purchase - backing up any supported database or application does not cost extra
• No user intervention required - never miss a backup again
• Fully monitored by our staff
• Light installation for mobile clients
• Local copy of the vault - faster restores for non-disaster recovery situations
• Files kept in generations - not days
• Every backup is effectively a full backup - we only store the changes after the initial backup, and only as many generations as you want. There is no more hunting for incremental or differential backups
• Simple search for files to recover - no searching through media catalogs
• Fast backups - since we only take the (on average) 2% of data that has changed, we do not spend time backing up the rest of the files

Pricing for on-line backups are based on the amount of vault storage used:

Vault Storage Used	Price per GB
1.0-4.99	$25.00
5.0-9.99	$24.00
10.0-19.99	$23.00
20+	$22.00

Total backup size is dependant on source data, compression potential, number of redundant files, and amount of data change per backup cycle. Assuming 40% compression on your source data will give you an estimate for a five generation cycle. Free trials are available. Please contact us for information and a free evaluation.

Tape Backup Systems

Afonso Consulting can design a tape based solution for your system that meets your needs in terms of capacity, speed, and reliability. We offer library based solutions utilizing Veritas(tm) Backup Exec(tm), or NetBackup(tm) software for large-volume and removable systems. Tape based systems can be purchased or designed and installed by us. We also offer tape system use for a low monthly fee. Example packages:

Please contact us if you would like custom pricing on any backup system.

Hard Disk Backup Systems

By using large arrays of SATA hard drives, you can achieve unparalleled performance and storage availability for on-site backup systems. Since the data is always available, and can be found in under one hundredth of a second, you eliminate the majority of your restore time, cutting it by up to 95%. All systems are available for purchase, or a complete, managed system can be had for a fixed monthly cost. Example:

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