Idera Announces New Version of Leading SQL Server Backup and Recovery Product
User Says SQLsafe version 5.0 ‘Incredible Time and Space Saver’ Thanks to New Log Shipping Feature
HOUSTON – June 29, 2009 – Idera, a leading provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced the availability of SQLsafe™ 5.0, the company’s award-winning high performance backup and recovery solution for Microsoft SQL Server databases. SQLsafe 5.0 makes it easy to setup and monitor an entire log shipping environment, with the added advantage of compressing database log backup files, saving a tremendous amount of network bandwidth and disk space.
“The new version of SQLsafe is an incredible time and space saver. The new log shipping feature enables me to quickly and easily configure my log shipping environment and be notified of any synchronization problems occurring in the environment,” said Chad Markle, Senior Database Administrator at Metropolitan Telecommunications. “We’ve used SQLsafe for more than three years and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable SQL Server backup compression product.”
SQLsafe provides a high-performance backup and recovery solution that reduces database backup times by up to 50% over native backups, and saves disk space by compressing data up to 95%. SQLsafe also offers hands-free automated backup of multiple SQL Servers, centralized monitoring and management of all backup jobs enterprise-wide, and five levels of encryption to help database administrators ensure compliance with corporate data security and backup policies.
New features in SQLsafe 5.0 include:
• Log Shipping Policies: Quickly configure and implement a log shipping environment to create and synchronize a standby server.
• Log Shipping Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of log shipping operations and notification of any synchronization issues or delays.
• FIPS-compatible AES 256 bit encryption: Provides support for AES 256-bit encryption that is compatible with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS).
Pricing and Availability SQLsafe is available now and offers a straightforward pricing and licensing structure of $1195 per SQL Server instance. For additional information or to download a 14-day evaluation copy of SQLsafe, please visit: www.idera.com.
