Synology Backup Economics
An innovative, license-free backup solution that breaks market standards
Information security research shows that there were 623 million attempts to commit ransomware attacks worldwide in 2021, up 105% from the previous year. To ensure that important data can be accessed and recovered in the event of a disaster, backup has become a must for modern businesses to protect critical assets. However, many companies do not have a comprehensive data protection policy in place due to high backup licensing fees.
Long-term costs can become a heavy burden as license prices rise in tandem with business expansion year after year
Whether subscription-based or perpetual, license-based backup software is charged according to the number of devices or capacity utilized.
For businesses whose organization and data volume continues to grow, choosing a subscription-based license means that the budget will continue to increase each year as the company grows. Purchasing a perpetual license, on the other hand, frequently results in higher expenses owing to time-limited software upgrades and increased technical support.
Using backup software, servers, and storage from different providers complicates both implementation and future troubleshooting
Businesses that use licensed backup software have to constantly evaluate the compatibility and costs of different backup software, backup servers, and storage servers, making it almost impossible to clearly grasp the total deployment cost. Furthermore, if there are any backup issues, IT has to consult with multiple manufacturers, making it difficult to efficiently evaluate and address the problem.
Also, some backup software may not support backups to external devices, making it difficult to utilize multiple layers of backup for improved data protection. Businesses can only do this using basic backup techniques integrated into the server, which may result in incomplete and inconsistent backup data.
Complicated pricing schemes often include extra charges for devices with varying versions, capacities, and number of backups.
With the nontransparent and convoluted pricing rules of license-based backup software, unexpected costs are inevitable. For example, for virtual machines, most backup solutions in the market charge according to the number of CPU sockets or VM hosts. If you need to use a specific backup and restore function, you’ll have to pay extra to unlock it. This makes estimating the overall deployment cost difficult until it is implemented.
It is also not unheard of for backup software to fail to back up newly-added devices because they run an unsupported version of the software. Companies are then forced to pay expensive fees to upgrade their backup software to the latest version.
Introducing Synology Active Backup for Business, a license-free integrated backup solution.
Active Backup for Business (ABB) is a one-stop backup service running on Synology NAS. All your organization needs is a Synology NAS to back up unlimited devices. No license is required regardless of how many devices it protects. Enjoy the benefits of an enterprise backup functionality with its enhanced data protection policy while sticking within your allocated IT budget!
A multi-platform backup service that supports unlimited devices at a one-time cost
Synology ABB supports VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines, physical servers, and PC device backups. Enterprises that adopt Synology ABB are not limited by the number of devices and users. Deploy your Synology storage devices and install ABB to start protecting your irreplaceable data without license fees.
Deduplication technology shrinks storage costs
Data storage expenses, in addition to software and hardware procurement costs, have a significant impact on the total corporate expenditures of your company. ABB offers global deduplication technology, which reduces the capacity required for backups across devices, platforms, and versions, leading to an overall reduction of storage costs.
Diverse license-free backup packages allow you to add multiple layers of protection for your critical data
Synology offers various license-free backup applications, such as Snapshot Replication and Hyper Backup for file-level or full-device backups to a local NAS, external devices, cloud storage, as well as a number of other destinations. Build an advanced data protection framework within your budget.
Over 590,000 people around the world are using our license-free one-stop backup service, Active Backup for Business.
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