What's new in BackupAssist Classic v15

NEW Immutable Cloud Backup

Immutable cloud backups deliver all the familiar benefits of cloud storage: automated offsite backups, geographic redundancy, and scalability. The critical upgrade? Once saved, your data is locked and tamper-safe - even from you.

  • Once a backup is stored in the cloud, it cannot be modified or deleted for a defined retention period.
  • Protects your backups from:
    • Ransomware Attacks: Backups stay safe from ransomware attacks - even if your systems are compromised.
    • Hacking: Even if a hacker hijacks your local network and cloud account, your backup cannot be deleted.
    • Internal Sabotage: No one can delete or modify your backups - not even trusted users.
    • Misconfigurations: Accidental changes or deletions? Not possible once backups are immutable.
  • Enables robust business continuity: 
    • Immutable cloud backups provide enterprise-grade protection at SMBfriendly costs. For companies who can’t afford downtime, it’s a smart investment in business continuity.
  • For more details, see - https://downloads.backupassist.com/Document/Cloud%20Immutability%20FAQs.pdf

NEW VM Instant Boot UI

  • View backups and identify those that support VM Instant Boot.​
  • Create a new boot file to run as a VM.​
  • Manage and monitor existing boot files.​
  • Mount encrypted backups for use.
  • Delete boot files no longer needed.

NEW New User Experience

  • Focused on enhancing the first-time user experience
  • Improved and easier navigation.
  • Faster to discovery important features - such as Test Restore and CSG Shield.
  • Quickly and smoothly configure backups with more logical job wizards.
  • Reduced confusion and unnecessary jargon.

NEW additions to Cloud Backup

Cloud Request Rate Management:

  • New cloud backup jobs will have upload / download request rates set by default to further minimize experience of Skipped files.
  • Set to optimum starting values for each cloud provider.
  • Dynamically adjust request rates based on cloud provider slow-down requests.
  • Automatically increase upload request rates if conditions improve.
  • Performance benefits: Limiting request rates reduces incidents of cloud provider throttling, improving overall backup stability and performance.