Being a 3D Hybrid Asigra Partner, SecurStore provides Cloud Backup to customers around the world. It is in a unique position with 3 global data centre facilities in 3 different countries, allowing it to offer secure, sustainable backup across a range of continents.

Its offices are based in the UK, USA and Iceland, therefore providing a worldwide footprint for reaching organisations in any territory. Example areas where SecurStore and/or its partners have implemented its Cloud Backup service include Latin America, the Middle East, Australia and India.

Agentless backup, security and recoverability are all key features of Asigra Cloud Backup. IT Managers want streamlined processes that can help them save time when managing systems, as well as providing the reassurance that effective solutions are in place to function without causing unnecessary hindrance.

The rise of customers from across the Atlantic meant opening up US Data Centre facilities, this now gives SecurStore the ability to store customer’s data from the US and other regions locally. In total the Data Centre facilities now reside in 3 different countries therefore giving a diverse storage network.

New territories which the solution had been setup include West Indies, Panama, China and New Zealand with Australia to follow shortly. A landmark partnership was secured with RETL Limited in India, one of New Delhi’s main IT Support Companies for SecurStore Cloud Backup to be deployed to businesses across India.

Looking ahead to 2012, Cloud Storage and Cloud DR Services will be introduced along with the opening of a US office. The idea behind having these extra services is to give customers the ability to have choice, flexibility, budget control and most importantly a secure and reliable Cloud Backup, Recovery and Storage platform.

The Asigra Cloud Backup solution supports every major operating system in a unique agentless environment, including, Windows, OS X, Linux, VMware, Hyper V, Exchange, Lotus, GroupWise, SQL, and others. Businesses with laptop users and remote offices are catered for with full military grade encryption which adheres to strict compliance regulations.
It offers the ability to recover files quickly and efficiently. Data is compressed and securely encrypted before it leaves the customer firewall and it is stored in four off-site locations for extensive disaster recovery protection. Bare Metal Backups/Restores, Continuous Data Protection, Brick Level Backups/Restores of emails, and an innovative Multi-Tier storage model, are just some of its enhanced features.

Employing strong security measures and passing data compliance audits are all data protection benefits that Moreton Smith now enjoys. SecurStore is regularly audited and re-certified for ISO 27001 accreditation – this guarantees SecurStore’s working practices and data centres match the stringent data protection standards expected by the British Standards Institute. It also meets the terms of the Information Security Standard, as well as providing dedicated 24/7 technical support.

Unique Multi-Tier Storage Model
The final concern Moreton Smith faced was data scalability and future growth. SecurStore’s backup solution allows Moreton Smith to utilise different storage layers to ensure its backup requirements are fully met and costs are sustained. SecurStore offers a cloud solution that utilises two backup tiers – critical data is stored on fibre channel disks for fast recovery and less critical data on SATA disks for recovery within 24 hours. It also includes local copy functionality for creating onsite copies on any device if required. This means recovery can occur at LAN network speeds should the need arise.

The availability of an onsite software license means Moreton Smith enjoys three tiers of protection, as well as extra protection from local data copies. In the near future the company will be able to take advantage of SecurStore’s upcoming offsite green tier. This will help Moreton Smith to reduce its carbon footprint, employ greater social responsibility and finally, allow the use of a truly unique and innovative solution.

Customer demand for local US data stores prompted SecurStore to pursue the new data infrastructure which lets users store their data remotely on US soil. This local support gives businesses the confidence needed to implement complex data strategies. As SecurStore fulfils most internationally recognised compliance and governmental regulations associated with data storage, it is strongly positioned to support companies that are spread across multiple territories. By utilising strong encryption methods to guarantee full data security and offering 24/7 support regardless of country, SecurStore can boast a complete data solution.

Its innovative technology caters for all infrastructures / virtualised platforms and supports every major operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux), as well as Exchange and SharePoint. Finally, SecurStore’s agentless system allows backup on a granular level with a three tier storage model that guarantees businesses receive a truly sustainable backup solution.

SecurStore’s cloud storage is certified by the British Standards Institute for ISO 27001 and fully accredited by ANAB.

SecurStore offers an agentless Cloud Backup solution using market leading technology from Asigra. It supports public, private and hybrid cloud models and protects every organisation type. With SecurStore backing up data from Hong Kong, China and Panama, as well as every other major territory, customers benefit from a globally centralised managed solution for their backups, irrespective of location or number of offices.
SecurStore’s technology caters for every IT environment and can backup any number of applications. Coupled with support for laptops, tablets, handheld devices and virtual platforms, SecurStore guarantees full protection, no matter how complex the IT environment is.

SecurStore’s cloud storage is certified by the British Standards Institute for ISO 27001 and fully accredited by ANAB.

SecurStore offers an agentless Cloud Backup solution that supports every major operating system, including Windows, Mac, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V, Exchange, Lotus, SharePoint, SQL, and many other applications, all within a secure environment. Laptops can also be protected with a Lite software client and soon data from tablets, smartphones and other remote devices will be able to be backed up.

Data is encrypted before leaving the client’s firewall and although stored offsite, SecurStore can never view the data’s contents while it is stored in its data centre. SecurStore is also certified by the British Standards Institute for ISO 27001 which guarantees that proper working processes and protocols are being followed.

SecurStore’s cloud storage is certified by the British Standards Institute for ISO 27001 and fully accredited by ANAB.

SecurStore is committed to staying ahead of the cloud trend by constantly evaluating its underlying technology and when relevant, employing the latest cloud initiatives to guarantee its clients complete cloud solutions. OpenStack is one such market advancement that demonstrates SecurStore’s innovation in technology and desire to keep ahead of the trend.

Furthermore, the company is equally conscious of its impact on the local environment and differs from other cloud providers in the way it employs green technology to ensure carbon emission free cloud storage. Its data centres are hydro powered to minimise the effect data storage has on the local ecosystem.

Jim Curry, General Manager of Rackspace Cloud Builders, said, “OpenStack is a powerful and flexible platform being deployed by leading enterprises and cloud technology providers like SecurStore to store and analyse business-critical data. By choosing the open standard cloud platform with support from Rackspace Cloud Builders, SecurStore can offer its customers a cost-effective and massively scalable storage solution compatible with the world’s leading clouds.”

SecurStore’s cloud storage is certified by the British Standards Institute for ISO 27001 and fully accredited by ANAB.

Alexander Eiríksson, COO at SecurStore says, “ We, as enterprise level managed service providers, must lead the way in offering technology to customers that will not only support their environment, but will be scalable to their needs which change over the course of time. Handheld devices are part of the normality these days and as every business user has some form of portable or remote unit, v11 will keep people on the move without having to worry about data loss”.

Since 1986 over 400,000 customer sites are being protected by Asigra’s Cloud Backup Service which over the past 12 months alone has increased the market penetration by over 60%. Gartner recently recognised Asigra as the market leader for enterprise Cloud Backup and with the current value for these types of services valued at $2 billion, acceleration is continuing at a rapid pace. Companies want simplicity, efficiency and most of all a secure and reliable solution that, from a technological viewpoint, “works” no matter what is thrown at it. Asigra addresses this balance on both sides giving the end user full benefits and not having to worry about their backup strategy for years to come.

Some of the other main features of v11 include improved performance by up to 400% to cater for natural data growth allowing the backups to be completed within the appropriate set schedules. Also a new web based command centre that allows complete transparency and visibility of the customer’s environment from anywhere, 24/7, is an added and innovative detail. This is all done via the new DS-NOC (Network Operations Centre).

SecurStore currently offers Cloud Backup over a multi-tier solution. Critical data is stored on a primary tier for rapid recovery whilst non-critical data is stored on the BLM or archive tier for recovery within 24 hours. Shortly a “3rd tier” will be launching as a Cloud Storage offering with data to be stored in a 100% Green Data Centre. This coupled with full 24/7 technical support, ISO 27001 certification and costs only for data stored, gives customers a truly global and cost effective Cloud Services model which will suit any budget in a customised and bespoke strategy.