Replay 4
Encyclopedia
Replay 4 is a proprietary backup
and disaster recovery
software for Windows application servers developed by AppAssure Software
and released on September 9, 2009.
Replay 4 uses an image-based approach for backup taking a snapshot at a moment in time. It provides application integration with mission-critical Microsoft
applications, including Microsoft Exchange
, SQL
, SharePoint, and Hyper-V
. Replay 4 also supports Windows Small Business Servers, Domain Controllers, File servers, Web servers, and BlackBerry
enterprise servers. Replay 4 provides support for advanced features such as block level snapshots with incremental forever data capture, integrated data deduplication
, bare-metal restore
to dissimilar hardware, failover virtual machines, offsite cloud recovery, etc. The latest version adds the ability to replicate data to off-site storage, and also incorporates new technology for data deduplication
.
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....
and disaster recovery
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery is the process, policies and procedures related to preparing for recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or human-induced disaster. Disaster recovery is a subset of business continuity...
software for Windows application servers developed by AppAssure Software
AppAssure Software
AppAssure Software is a manufacturer of application backup and recovery software.AppAssure Software was founded by current CEO Najaf Husain in 2006. In 2008, AppAssure Software received a "Series A" investment by Bain Capital Ventures....
and released on September 9, 2009.
Replay 4 uses an image-based approach for backup taking a snapshot at a moment in time. It provides application integration with mission-critical Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
applications, including Microsoft Exchange
Exchange
-Finance and Commerce:* Exchange of goods and services, or trade* Exchange between a buyer and seller, a financial transaction* Exchange , where securities are sold and bought-Communications and Technology:...
, SQL
SQL
SQL is a programming language designed for managing data in relational database management systems ....
, SharePoint, and Hyper-V
Hyper-V
Microsoft Hyper-V, codenamed Viridian and formerly known as Windows Server Virtualization, is a hypervisor-based virtualization system for x86-64 systems. A beta version of Hyper-V was shipped with certain x86-64 editions of Windows Server 2008, and the finalized version was released on June 26,...
. Replay 4 also supports Windows Small Business Servers, Domain Controllers, File servers, Web servers, and BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
enterprise servers. Replay 4 provides support for advanced features such as block level snapshots with incremental forever data capture, integrated data deduplication
Data deduplication
In computing, data deduplication is a specialized data compression technique for eliminating coarse-grained redundant data. The technique is used to improve storage utilization and can also be applied to network data transfers to reduce the number of bytes that must be sent across a link...
, bare-metal restore
Bare-metal restore
Bare-metal restore is a technique in the field of data recovery and restoration where the backed up data is available in a form which allows one to restore a computer system from "bare metal", i.e...
to dissimilar hardware, failover virtual machines, offsite cloud recovery, etc. The latest version adds the ability to replicate data to off-site storage, and also incorporates new technology for data deduplication
Data deduplication
In computing, data deduplication is a specialized data compression technique for eliminating coarse-grained redundant data. The technique is used to improve storage utilization and can also be applied to network data transfers to reduce the number of bytes that must be sent across a link...
.