{"id":3669,"date":"2014-07-24T15:15:31","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=3669"},"modified":"2019-11-07T07:44:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T07:44:24","slug":"backup-solutions-top-5-things-pros-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/backup-solutions-top-5-things-pros-look","title":{"rendered":"Backup solutions: Top 5 features IT Pros look for"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/news\/backup-solutions-top-5-things-pros-look\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/backup-solution-IT-Pro.jpg\" alt=\"backup solution IT pros\" width=\"640\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/backup-solution-IT-Pro.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/backup-solution-IT-Pro-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Struggling to decide on the ideal backup solution for your business?&nbsp; It\u2019s understandable.&nbsp; Backing up your mission-critical systems, applications and data is no laughing matter&nbsp;and&nbsp;it makes choosing&nbsp;between backup solutions a difficult task.<\/p>\n<p>As&nbsp;with most things in life, following the lead of professionals can be a big help when it comes to choosing the right backup solution to fit your business.&nbsp; Luckily, <a title=\"SpiceWorks - Where IT goes to work\" href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/people\/luke-backupassist\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SpiceWorks<\/a>&nbsp;has you covered.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->SpiceWorks is an online community of over 5 million IT professionals from around the world.&nbsp; We\u2019re talking major players \u2013 sys admins and the like \u2013 from some of the biggest global firms, who collectively boast experience and tech knowledge that would make <a title=\"We're talking HitchHiker's Guide, not chess-bot\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deep_Thought_(The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy)#Deep_Thought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeepThought<\/a> blush (or at least whir with admiration).<\/p>\n<p>So when they put together a <a title=\"Here's the definitive list from SpiceWorks\" href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/spice_list\/show\/141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of what IT pros look for<\/a> in a backup solution, you know it\u2019s going to be a pretty definitive guide.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top 5 results.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">5. Easy Installation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/energy-259725_640.jpg\" alt=\"easy to install backup solutions\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Unsurprisingly, IT pros are busy people. &nbsp;Tech in general is complicated, and&nbsp;sys admins have a great deal of complex tasks they need to juggle at any given time. &nbsp;So it&#8217;s not a huge revelation that when it comes to the basic&nbsp;stuff&nbsp;like installing software for backup solutions, they don&#8217;t want to have to read 500 whitepapers or complete another graduate degree&nbsp;just&nbsp;to get the job done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A fast, simple and effective installation process is a must-have for all great backup solutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We&#8217;re going to try and keep this article from getting clogged up with too much self-promotion, but just to keep the record straight &#8211; <a title=\"Quick and easy protection with BackupAssist\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/education\/v8\/whitepapers\/installation_guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">installing BackupAssist<\/a> is a piece of cake. &nbsp;We make protecting your company&#8217;s vital systems, applications and data a breeze.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Why aren&#8217;t all backup solutions that simple?<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">4. Great support<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/apollo-13-60613_640.jpg\" alt=\"backup solutions best support\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">When it comes to IT, things go wrong. &nbsp;It&#8217;s an unavoidable fact. &nbsp;It doesn&#8217;t matter who you are or what kind of hardware, software, backup solutions or dark-wizard sorcery you have in place. &nbsp;So when the&nbsp;tech hits the fan, having great support on hand is essential. &nbsp;Backup solutions with the best support always get the thumbs-up from IT pros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Here at BackupAssist, our support teams are superstars. &nbsp;We have two support offices &#8211; US and Australia &#8211; and these two teams solve problems fast and definitively for customers in more than 120 countries. &nbsp;In fact, the <a title=\"Hallelujah, praise support!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BackupAssist\/status\/484195888303054848\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feedback we receive<\/a> most frequently is <a title=\"Praise be to support!\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BackupAssist\/status\/486751373384364033\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">praise for our support teams<\/a>&#8216; knowledge, professionalism and efficiency in ensuring best practice business continuity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Best of all our support isn&#8217;t tiered and it&#8217;s completely free to access by both phone and email.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We&nbsp;have your back.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">3. Reasonable cost<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/money-235586_640.jpg\" alt=\"backup solutions low cost\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This one is a no brainer. &nbsp;Nobody likes to pay more than is necessary for<em> anything<\/em> &#8211; IT pros and backup solutions are no exceptions. &nbsp;Unfortunately, the licensing models and costs associated with quality backup solutions vary hugely&nbsp;and many software providers will charge your business significantly. &nbsp;Well, it&#8217;s worth the cost&nbsp;to properly protect your business, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Well, yes. &nbsp;But what if there were a way to have both?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">BackupAssist is not only a powerful, fully featured backup solution; it&#8217;s also considerably better value for money than many other options you&#8217;ll find. &nbsp;Our<a title=\"BackupAssist - powerful AND affordable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/BackupAssist\/pricing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> modular licensing model <\/a>means you only ever pay for the features you need. &nbsp;Plus, unlike&nbsp;some other solutions that charge on a per-year basis our software is&nbsp;perpetual. &nbsp;This means that although only the two most current versions retain support, all versions will continue to function for a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We also offer Upgrade Protection, which means you can subscribe to stay updated with the latest versions upon release at a much more affordable cost than paying for a new license each year &#8211; especially when you consider our discounts for early renewal!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Why compromise on quality or pay more than is necessary? BackupAssist gives you the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">2. Ease of use<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/baby-69770_640.jpg\" alt=\"user friendly backup solutions\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Once again &#8211; IT pros are busy people. &nbsp;The best backup solutions are&nbsp;set-and-forget with minimal user-interaction&nbsp;required, and a big part of this is an easy-to-use interface.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Don&#8217;t get us wrong &#8211; this doesn&#8217;t mean that the software should simple, advanced features are often crucial, it just&nbsp;means that an IT pro shouldn&#8217;t have to hack into the Matrix to get the darned thing to work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">BackupAssist is equally as user-friendly to both novices and the most senior of IT pros. &nbsp;It offers the advanced features necessary for best-practice business continuity, but it makes these setting easy for anyone to configure. &nbsp;No need to waste time or bash your head against the monitor trying to get your backups up and running.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Our user-interface is <a title=\"Just ask top 10 reviews!\" href=\"http:\/\/windows-server-backup-review.toptenreviews.com\/backupassist-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">industry renowned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">1. Reliability<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/sled-dogs-363718_640.jpg\" alt=\"reliable backup solutions\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You guessed it! Reliability is the number one feature that IT Pros look for in a comprehensive backup solution. &nbsp;And it&#8217;s no big surprise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">When your business is depending on its backups, you want to be sure they&#8217;re reliable. &nbsp;That&#8217;s the whole point of having backup solutions as part of a complete Disaster Recovery strategy. &nbsp;Backup solutions need to be set-and-forget &#8211; out of sight and mind until they&#8217;re needed and then easy to use once they are.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For that quality, and all those mentioned above, it&#8217;s hard to go past BackupAssist. &nbsp;We release a minor version with improvements to features on a near-monthly basis, with major improvements and additions several times a year. &nbsp;So our customers know BackupAssist will always maintain its reliability in a world of ever&nbsp;evolving technology. &nbsp;Download your <a title=\"Download a 30 day free trial of BackupAssist\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/BackupAssist\/download2.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30 day free trial<\/a> today and find out for yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Thanks again to SpiceWorks and the SpiceHeads who voted for putting together this great list!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: windowtext\">Fellow SpiceHeads, <a title=\"Join BackupAssist on SpiceWorks!\" href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/pages\/backupassist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">join&nbsp;us<\/a>!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/pages\/backupassist\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/07\/spiceworks1.jpg\" alt=\"Join us on SpiceWorks!\" width=\"205\" height=\"246\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Are you a SpiceHead?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">We&#8217;d love to keep in touch with you! You can <a title=\"Follow BackupAssist on SpiceWorks!\" href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/pages\/backupassist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow our Vendor Page<\/a> for all the latest updates from BackupAssist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Or to interact directly with a friendly BackupAssist team member, <a title=\"Follow our Green-guy, Luke!\" href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/people\/luke-backupassist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow Luke<\/a>, our official representative in the SpiceWorks community (Greenie). He takes an active part in all aspects of SpiceWorks, and he&#8217;ll be more than happy to answer any questions about BackupAssist, backup strategy, best practices or life in general.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>If you&#8217;re an IT pro or looking to learn, <a title=\"Sign up for SpiceWorks\" href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/people\/luke-backupassist\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">join SpiceWorks today<\/a>!<br \/>\n<\/em><em>While you&#8217;re there, please <a title=\"Join BackupAssist on SpiceWorks!\" href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/pages\/backupassist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow BackupAssist<\/a> and show your support for our software.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Know someone who would benefit from this article? 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