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The Backup Tribune

September 2015

Tried the V9 Beta?

The most advanced version of BackupAssist ever - production version coming September 30!

If you haven't had a chance to try the BackupAssist v9 beta version, now's the time!

BackupAssist v9 offers some truly impressive new features. It represents a huge leap forward in the technology used to protect the systems and data your business depends on.

The launch date for v9 has officially been set as September 30th, 2015, so there's still time to try the beta beforehand and let us know what you think!

Just as a quick reminder, perhaps two of the biggest new features in BackupAssist v9 include:

Rapid VM Recovery - the ability to instantly spin up a lost or damaged guest from its backup destination, getting critical systems and data back online in just seconds and giving you the time you need to plan a full recovery.

Hyper-V Tab - a brand new tab in the UI that will appear when BackupAssist is installed on a Hyper-V environment. This tab lets you monitor and manage the backup status of all guests, plus select individual guests for rapid or full recovery.

You can find full details on all the new features, as well as download the beta version for free by visiting the BackupAssist v9 Beta page.

Stay tuned for more info on the production version release!

Is Your Upgrade Protection Valid?

BackupAssist v9 looks pretty great, right?

Well don't miss out on being able to upgrade as soon as it's released. Only customers with valid Upgrade Protection will be eligible to upgrade to v9!

You can check if your Upgrade Protection is valid right now, and renew today to ensure your systems and data are protected by v9.

Hey Riddle Riddle

Another month, another chance to show off your smarts!

Last month's answer was:

The letter 'N'

Tom Betz picked up his second month in a row with the first answer on Twitter. Congrats, Tom! You're a force to be reckoned with.

Ready to go again?

You need to escape from a building, but there are only 3 rooms you can escape through. The first room is engulfed in fire. The second room is full of ferocious lions, and they haven't been fed in years. The floor of the third room is electrified with a lethal voltage. Which room do you choose?

See if you can beat Tom Betz in with the answer this month by tweeting @BackupAssist with #RecoveredARiddle.

Word from the Blog

Backups Protect Your Data: What Protects Your Backups?

We all know the importance of backups. They're what insure your business can recover if you lose systems and data.

But what happens if you lose your backups?

This month on the blog we looked at why protecting backups is so important, as well as some of the best ways to do it.

Check it out.

Testing BackupAssist: A Few Helpful Pointers

Also on the blog this month, we put together an article with advice for new users on how to make the most of their free trial of BackupAssist.

What does this have to do with you?

Well, with so many of our veteran users testing the BackupAssist v9 Beta version at the moment, we think this article can also help make the most of your testing period.

Take a read.

Tech News Tidbits

Study Suggests 80% of Malware Spread via Mobile Networks is from Windows Devices

A study by Alcatel-Lucent's Mobile Security Lab indicated that despite the fact that Windows Mobile Devices have less than 2.5% of the market share, Windows Devices may account for up to 80% of Malware spread via mobile networks.

However, the study may be misleading, as it also counts devices like laptops and desktops that connect to mobile networks.

Read more here.

Computer Systems Outage Grounds American Airlines Flights

American Airlines had to ground flights in most major hubs this month due to an outage in their network.

The outage also affected their website, including customer services such as frequent flyer accounts and other customer services.

The full story here.

Invisibility Cloaks Take a Step Closer to Reality

Researches from the University of California, Berkeley, made a breakthrough in invisibility cloak technology this month.

They were able to make a small object completely disappear using an 80-nanometer thin sheet of material that reroutes light waves away from the object it covers.

Pretty cool!

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