KeepVault is a backup

Backup

In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....

 service that protects a user's data via cloud storage

Cloud storage

Cloud storage is a model of networked online storage where data is stored on virtualized pools of storage which are generally hosted by third parties. Hosting companies operate large data centers; and people who require their data to be hosted buy or lease storage capacity from them and use it for...

 and via the user's own local backup hard drive device. Thus, KeepVault is both an online backup tool

Remote backup service

A remote, online, or managed backup service is a service that provides users with a system for the backup and storage of computer files. Online backup providers are companies that provide this type of service to end users ....

 and a local backup solution. KeepVault protects the user against hard drive failure and other forms of data loss

Data loss

Data loss is an error condition in information systems in which information is destroyed by failures or neglect in storage, transmission, or processing. Information systems implement backup and disaster recovery equipment and processes to prevent data loss or restore lost data.Data loss is...

. The KeepVault software is provided free to users with a current/valid subscription; subscriptions are yearly and priced based on the amount of storage a user requires. Plans start at $48/year for 40 GB.

KeepVault provides real-time, continuous, and automatic backup, based on user-selected folders or file types. Backup occurs simultaneously to both a local hard drive and the user's online storage. Users are able to protect up to 1000 computers to the same online storage account and access or restore files between computers. Continuous data protection

Continuous data protection

Continuous data protection , also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves...

 reduces the chance of data loss to a minimum. Protection to both a local device and cloud storage provides required data redundancy and the most desirable features of both storage types: convenience, speed, and protection against disasters such as flood, fire, theft.

KeepVault was first available for the Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server, code-named Quattro, is a home server operating system from Microsoft. Announced on 7 January 2007, at the Consumer Electronics Show by Bill Gates, Windows Home Server is intended to be a solution for homes with multiple connected PCs to offer file sharing, automated backups,...

 platform. The KeepVault software is now available for Windows

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

 platforms like Windows XP

Windows XP

Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...

, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Home Server, Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005...

, and Windows Server 2008. KeepVault is also available as a cross-platform SDK.