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August 2015

BackupAssist v9 Beta is launching soon!
Not long till you can try out the awesome new features.

BackupAssist v9 Beta will be available for available for download in the coming weeks!

This new version introduces some ground-breaking new features, making it a really big leap forward for BackupAssist.

Here are the highlights:
 

NEW Hyper-V Tab
BackupAssist v9 will automatically detect when it's installed on a Hyper-V system and display a brand new tab in the UI. This tab allows you to easily view your Hyper-V guests, manage their backup statuses, and perform fast, easy virtual recoveries.
 
NEW Rapid VM Recoveries
Our new Hyper-V Advanced add-on (formerly Hyper-V Granular Restore Console) now includes Rapid VM Recovery. It allows you to use an existing host to rapidly spin up lost or corrupted guests on their backup destination. This means you can get crucial systems temporarily back online and operational in just seconds, giving you the time you need to plan a full recovery.

NEW Bootable Backup Media
In BackupAssist v9, recovering a system to bare-metal is easier than ever. You can now make any System Protection backup to a USB Hard Drive a bootable recovery device. Your recovery media and the primary backup are now the same device.
 
NEW 2TB+ VHDX Data Containers
You've asked for it, and we've delivered! BackupAssist v9 offers full support for VHDX Data Containers. This means that when using Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, you can create backups to data containers larger than 2TB. In fact, in some cases these backups can be as large as 64TB!

NEW Plus a WHOLE lot more!
Other new features include up to 30% faster System Protection backups and up to 40% faster File Protection backups, a new easier to use integrated Restore Console, On-Demand Analytics for backup destinations, advanced Hyper-V reporting and much more! 


We will contact you again via email in the next couple of weeks to let you know it's ready to download so you can try if for yourself. 

A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery...

We had more people than ever before get the correct riddle answer on Twitter last month! How did you do?

The answer was:

U472BMT

Tom Betz not only nailed the answer, but beat everyone else to be the first person in on Twitter.

Congrats, Tom! And a big shout-out to everyone else who tweeted.

Stretch those brain-cells, here comes another one:

What letter or number should replace the question mark in the below sequence?

OZW AO?WZ 11 N

Want global recognition in next month's newsletter? Jump on Twitter and be the first person to tweet the correct answer with #RecoveredARiddle to @BackupAssist.
 

Fresh off the BackupAssist Blog

4 Facts You Should Know About Archiving Backups

Are you on top of the difference between recovery-ready backups and archival backups?

Recently, we've heard from a fair few new customers who weren't quite clear on the differences. So we took the time to outline them on the blog this month.

This article examines when archiving backups should be used, and how they differ from other types.

Check it out.

A Look into the Mind of the Average Sysadmin

Sysadmin Day 2015 came and went on the 31st of July, so to celebrate our love for Sysadmins worldwide, we put together this infographic.

Take a light-hearted look into the brain-processes of the average sysadmin.  Be careful, you might be startled by what you find!

We love you, Sysadmins!

Defining Disaster for SMB I.T.

Disaster recovery preparedness is a hugely important aspect of SMB I.T.  You need to be sure that if things go pear-shaped, you can get back up and running as soon as possible.  

However, when we think of ‘disaster’ what often comes to mind is worst-case scenarios – fire, flood, hurricane and anything else mother nature can throw at your I.T. infrastructure.

These events do happen...

The Latest News in Tech

Google Datacenter loses data after lightning strikes

A cloud data hub managed by Google was hit by four lightning strikes that obliterated data on their storage drives.

Read more here.



 

Samsung reveals 16TB SSD

This month Samsung revealed the world's largest hard drive, a third generation 3D V-NAND offering up to 48 TLC layers and 256Gb per die.

Can you guess the price?
 






 

International Drone Film Festival

From San Francisco comes the world's first international drone film festival, which celebrates aerial cinema from the perspective of drones.

Read more here.

A Little Bird Told Us...

You Should Follow BackupAssist on Twitter!

How are you going to beat everyone else to answering the monthly riddle if you're not on Twitter?

Aside from that, following BackupAssist on Twitter means you're always up-to-date with the latest news and best-practices when it comes to backup and recovery.

So go ahead, follow BackupAssist.

Let's connect


       

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