NAKIVO, Inc., a fast-growing virtualization and cloud backup software
company, announced today the upcoming NAKIVO Backup & Replication
v7.4. Registration for the v7.4 Beta is available at
www.nakivo.com/resources/releases/v7.4/. All Beta program participants
who fulfill the program requirements can receive an Amazon gift card.
The top new features are:
1. Automated VM Disaster Recovery: NAKIVO Backup & Replication
v7.4 can help automate and simplify the VM disaster recovery process.
The new version provides VM Failover jobs, which include network mapping
and re-IP rules. With this new feature, VM failover can be performed in
a single click. VM Failover jobs can help NAKIVO Cloud Service
Providers deliver Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service more efficiently and
cost effectively.
2. Instant File Recovery to Source: File recovery is one of the most
frequent actions performed by backup administrators. The Instant File
Recovery to Source feature can instantly retrieve files from
deduplicated VM backups. The files can be restored directly to their
original location on the source VM.
3. Enhanced AWS EC2 Instance Backup: NAKIVO Backup & Replication
v7.4 can provide native backup for AWS EC2 instances and store up to
1,000 recovery points per protected EC2 instance. The AWS EC2 instance
backups can be stored in the cloud or sent to an on-premises location,
enabling recovery even in cases when AWS credentials are compromised or
if there is an issue with the cloud infrastructure.
4. Bandwidth Throttling: NAKIVO Backup & Replication was designed
to be fast, and transfers data at the maximum available speeds.
However, if data protection jobs are running during business hours, they
may saturate the available bandwidth, affecting application performance
and user experience. The Bandwidth Throttling feature provides the
ability to set speed limits for data protection jobs.
5. Self-Backup: The VM running backup software is subject to the same
threats as any other VM in an infrastructure and can crash, get
corrupted, or become unavailable. While deploying a new instance of
NAKIVO Backup & Replication takes less than 1 minute, re-creating
jobs and re-configuring system settings can take a while, especially in
large environments. The Self-Backup feature can automatically back up
the system configuration to the available backup repositories. With
Self-Backup, customers can instantly restore the product configuration
and perform planned system migration.
6. Instant Recovery for Hyper-V VMs: This feature provides the
ability to instantly boot Hyper-V VMs directly from compressed and
deduplicated VM backups. Once booted, the VMs can be used for sandbox
testing or migrated to the production environment for permanent
recovery.
7. Screenshot Verification for Hyper-V VMs: Recovery verification is a
must-have for any organization as VM backups and replicas may turn out
to be corrupted or not bootable at the time of recovery. The Screenshot
Verification feature provides an automated way to near-instantly verify
the consistency of Hyper-V VM backups and replicas. The Screenshot
Verification feature can also send reports with OS screenshots of
test-recovered VMs after each job completion.
8. Global Search: In large environments with hundreds or thousands of
VMs and dozens of backup jobs, even the simple task of finding a
particular item can be time-consuming. The Global Search feature can
instantly search for VMs, replicas, backups, jobs, repositories, and
transporters. Customers can perform actions on the items found right
from the search tab.
9. Log Truncation for Microsoft SQL Server 2017: Microsoft SQL Server
records all database changes in transaction log files to ensure
reliability and enable data recovery. These log files grow over time and
can consume all available disk space, causing a server crash. The Log
Truncation feature can automatically delete the log files from the
source VM after a successful VM backup or replication to free up space
and ensure uninterrupted operation of the server.
10. Instant Object Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server 2017: Microsoft
SQL empowers a variety of business-critical applications. If an SQL
database becomes corrupted or if undesired changes need to be rolled
back, recovery time should be as short as possible. The Object Recovery
for Microsoft SQL Server feature can instantly recover Microsoft SQL
objects (databases and tables) back to their original location.
11. Built-in Chat with Technical Support: The chat with NAKIVO's
top-rated Technical Support team is right where this feature is most
needed - built into the product's web interface. NAKIVO customers can
get help in NAKIVO Backup & Replication v7.4 without even leaving
the application.
"We are excited to introduce great new features in v7.4, which were
driven by the customer feedback," said Bruce Talley, CEO of NAKIVO, Inc.
"The new version of NAKIVO Backup & Replication further automates
VM data protection in VMware, Hyper-V and AWS environments."