Backup Exec Your Way to Data Protection

A Backup Article Contributed by M. Larose

Backup Exec Your Way to Data Protection

Backup Exec can assist in the protection of your data. Data protection is one of the most important aspects of the disaster recovery plan that your company can consider. Without your data you may disappear into a business no man's land unable to operate and having to shut your doors. The Backup Exec program was created by Veritas Software. This program assists systems administrators in the often tedious and time-consuming process of data and network backup procedures.

Backup Exec makes the process simpler with user-friendly interfaces and wizards that allow for quick setup and processing. The program is easy enough for use by new staff and detailed enough for the seasoned administrator to feel they have relayed the task at hand in the manner needed to fulfill the backup plan.

Backup Exec Ease

The software programmers responsible for creating Backup Exec have aimed at making the backup process easy and as simple as protecting your data with a click of a button. They have created a product that allows for adaptation by those who know what the customer requirements call for. From the ability to assign the type of backup (continuous, periodic, or scheduled or manual), to the ability to access all data from an Internet connection, Veritas has thought of almost everything.

Backup Exec Functionality

A backup process can be complex at best and can run an administrator ragged. Many complain of employees that do not follow data policies and thereby threaten the security and accuracy of data. Retrieving and re-creating damaged or lost data can be expensive and frankly unnecessary if policies are followed. The increase in the use of mobile computing leaves an even bigger hole for administrators to cope with. Backup Exec provides the interface and the capability of synchronizing data from far-flung places, and is always there to track all of your users and their far-flung and funky habits.

Data protection is the goal of a backup program. Backup Exec copies data automatically to the network and according to the frequency the administrator designates based on the users profile. Whether connected to the network or not the Backup Exec software will protect data, readying it for backup at the next opportunity.

The administrator is ultimately the one responsible for creating the backup environment. With profiles available to group users and the ability to create specific backup parameters for each group, the administrator controls scheduling of backups, file versions, files and folders to be included or excluded from backup, and maximum storage allowed per user.

Backup Exec Keeps Bad Things from Happening to Your Computers

Risks and threats to your network are everywhere. Your own employees put that data at risk daily by not following policies and storing critical data at their desktops and laptops. Backup Exec was designed to give administrators the jump on those risks and threats by assisting them an easy and accurate approach to backup. With the ability to say when, where, and how, a systems administrator has the tools he needs at his fingertips with Backup Exec.