EMC® Retrospect® for Windows
EMC Retrospect delivers powerful and easy-to-use data protection for your servers, 24x7 applications, desktops and notebooks. It protects your business from data loss due to user error, computer failure or site-wide disasters, such as fire, theft or flood. Retrospect protects millions of computers worldwide, and consistently earns top awards and broad industry acclaim for its unique patented technology.
Key Features
- Protects servers, business-critical applications, desktops and notebooks
Retrospect for Windows allows you to customize your backups to include entire drives, a few folders, or even specific file types, on workstations, laptops and servers. - Backs up Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and NetWare computers using a Windows computer
With Retrospect installed on any Windows computer, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris and NetWare clients can be backed up automatically to the backup server as specified by the computer running Retrospect. - Easy to set up and manage
Retrospect’s Backup Wizard takes you step-by-step through the setup process, including creating automated backups. - No need for time-consuming weekly full backups
Unlike other backup products, Retrospect does not require weekly full backups in order to accurately restore data. Simply start with one full backup and Retrospect patented incremental backup technology takes care of the rest saving time and storage space. - Simplified management of backup media – no more confusion on which hard drive, tape or DVD/CD your data is stored
Create two backup sets for easy onsite/offsite backup media rotation
Enable data compression to get the most out of your media
Data grooming ensures that you never run out of space on your hard drive - Complete end-to-end data protection strategy: Disk-to-disk-to-tape backups, Disk-to-disk-to-disk back-up, and Disk-to-disk-to-internet data center
Use a hard drive for easy daily backups and copy to tape for offsite storage.
Use a hard drive for easy daily backups and copy to another hard drive for offsite storage
Use a hard drive for easy daily backups and copy to Mozy offsite (internet) data center - Highest level, government standard security for backup media
Retrospect can use 128- or 256-bit AES encryption, in addition to SimpleCrypt and DES encryption to ensure the security of your data. - Disaster recovery
Purchase the Retrospect Disaster Recovery add-on in order to create a bootable disc for Bare Metal Restores on Windows computers (Some editions include Disaster Recovery as a feature)
Purchase the Retrospect Disaster Recovery add-on in order to restore a Macintosh, Linux or Solaris client in three easy steps (Some editions include Disaster Recovery as a feature) - Secure Internet backup with Mozy Retrospect now includes integration with award-winning Mozy online backup. Mozy increases the security of your critical data by sending an encrypted copy to a protected, offsite data center. In the event of a disaster such as theft, fire, or flood, your data remains safe and available for restore from any computer connected to the Internet.
Retrospect for Windows Editions
- Retrospect Multi Server Edition runs on current Windows operating systems, and provides licenses to protect an unlimited number of networked servers. In addition, Multi Server protects unlimited Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris desktops and notebooks. Add-ons enable backup and restore of open files, SQL servers, Exchange Servers and complete disaster recovery.
- Retrospect Single Server Edition runs on current Windows operating systems and provides licenses to protect the host server and an unlimited number of networked Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris desktops and notebooks. Server Client licenses can be purchased to protect additional networked servers. Other add-ons enable backup and restore of open files, SQL servers, Exchange Servers and complete disaster recovery.
- Retrospect Small Business Server Premium is designed for a business with a server running Windows Small Business Server Premium edition operating system. It provides licenses to protect the host server plus networked Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris desktops and notebooks. Server Client licenses can be purchased to protect additional networked servers. The Small Business Server Premium product includes support for the following: SQL , Exchange and Disaster Recovery (good for the local Small Business Server computer only).
- Retrospect Small Business Server Standard is designed for a business with a server running Windows Small Business Server Standard edition operating system. It provides licenses to protect the server plus networked Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris desktops and notebooks. Server Client licenses can be purchased to protect additional networked servers. The Small Business Server Standard product includes support for the following : Exchange, and Disaster Recovery (good for the local Small Business Server computer only).
- Retrospect Disk-to-Disk Edition can run on any current Windows server operating system. Disk-to-Disk backs up only to disk or optical media and protects a single Windows server. Disk-to-Disk is a low-cost and easy-to-manage alternative to tape drives and autoloaders.
- Retrospect Professional runs on current Windows desktop operating systems, and includes two client licenses to protect networked Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris desktops and notebooks. Professional also includes Disaster Recovery and Open File Backup for Windows XP. Client licenses can be purchased to extend protection to additional desktops and notebooks.
All editions of Retrospect are available for purchase via download or physical disc. Each method includes a PDF of the Retrospect for Windows User’s Guide. A separate Media Kit is available, and includes a physical User’s Guide and disc.
More about Retrospect for Windows business editions
Download a printer-friendly PDF of the data sheet
Read the press release announcing Retrospect 7.6 for Windows
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