Backup Exec™ 9.0 for Windows Servers

We recommend Veritas products for their ease of use and flexible approach to protecting your data. We work with other products like Computer Associates BriteStor, but experience tells us that Veritas products give you the best value for your dollar.

VERITAS Backup Exec™ 9.0 for Windows Servers - the next generation backup and restore solution providing comprehensive, cost effective protection for Microsoft Windows server environments. A new graphical user interface consolidates product operations within a browser-like view and offers an alternate true web-based administration console for Windows Server 2003 and Windows-Powered NAS. High performance agents and options deliver flexibility to help protect data quickly and reliably.

Backup Exec™9.0 for Windows Servers is flexible enough to meet the needs of large departmental workgroup or remote office environments. Administrators can now manage Backup Exec with a consolidated, browser-like graphical user interface, or a new web-based administration console and snap-in for Windows Server 2003 or Windows-Powered NAS appliances. Additional ease of use administration features include:

• Outlook-style Calendar Scheduler - efficient viewing of scheduled operations
• Information Desk - quick access to support information, manuals and wizards
• One-button Backup - speedy, short-cut for a complete system backup
  

Fastest, Simplest Installation and Configuration

• Task Wizards - rapid installation, media management, and cluster configuration
• New Job Templates - eliminate the need for individual job editing
• Automatic Discovery - detect new unprotected databases and volumes at risk

Central Administration

• Admin Plus Pack Option - centrally clone and manage remote backup servers
• ExecView - monitor job activity across a distributed environment

The Backup Exec architecture is designed to minimize network traffic and maximize throughput performance. Optional Remote Agents for Windows and NetWare servers use VERITAS exclusive Agent Accelerator™ technology for distributed processing and source compression when protecting or restoring remote file and database servers.

• Leverage Windows Change Journal for faster backups
• Reduce LAN traffic by selecting specific backup network
• Device pooling, cascading and dynamic load balancing

Optimize Database and Application Protection

• Fastest Exchange Server backup & restore
• Integrated SQL solutions with VERITAS FlashSnap™ or Microsoft VSS

Advanced Performance Options

• Advanced Open File Option - protect local and remote files while in use
• Intelligent Image Option - fast backup for servers with thousands of files
• SAN Shared Storage Option - allocates tape resources as needed

The heart of today's business is the information contained in corporate applications and databases. Ensuring the recoverability of this data is paramount to success and survival in a competitive environment.

• Expand protection to critical applications without taking the systems offline
• Quickly recover from disasters

Online Application Agents

• Agent for Microsoft Exchange Server
• Agent for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
• Agent for Lotus Domino

Online Database Agents

• Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
• Agent for Oracle
• Agent for R/3 for Oracle