Here are the three things we at CloudBacko predict will happen over the course of the year.

Most people realize that backing up your critical data is important. Technology can betray you at any moment, so it’s prudent to have copies of your files safely stored at a different location than the original. But, is that enough? Just store your data on the Google cloud service and your data is secure? Experts disagree. This is why they have come with some cardinal data backup rules that every individual and business should pay heed to when backing up their data.

We have just released CloudBacko Pro v1.7.2.0, which includes support for Linux backup, which enables system administrators to perform enterprise-grade backup for computers on all major platforms to local or cloud storage.

Organizations are collecting more business data new applications every month, hence creating pressure on IT departments on backing up data. IT organizations need a more advanced backup strategy to support high level of automation and controlling cost. In recent years, many companies have started to move from tape backup solutions to cloud backup solutions.

Virtualization technology opens up new grounds for IT infrastructure administration and management, as well as new requirements for backing up the mission critical business data. Backing up for virtual machine is different from physical servers. Virtual machines can be moved from one host to another so you can move the host to guest OS mapping. Many virtual infrastructures are set up quickly and torn down.

While Veeam’s flagship product Backup & Replication (Veeam B&R) has been popular in forums, CloudBacko Pro can achieve more at a fraction of Veeam’s cost. This post compares CloudBacko Pro to Veeam B&R and explores the less well-known goodies in CloudBacko Pro.