BackupPilot Lite and BackupPilot Plus

Automated data backup and recovery for schools

The BackupPilot Lite is ideal for primary schools. The compact unit comes equipped with 500Gbytes of disk storage as standard, and has the capacity to cope with multiple incremental and full backups from Primaries. Multiple units can be cost effectively deployed to increase capacity and resilience.
The larger BackupPilot Plus comes equipped with 1TByte of disk storage as standard and is ideal for Secondaries. This capacity can be increased at a later date using the removable caddy system. The appliance has also just won prestigious accreditation from Capita Children's Service. Services for backing up the widely deployed SIMS (School Information Management System) software.

The BackupPilot Lite and BackupPilot Plus solution provides all the necessary hardware and software for the backup process to work. It combines high-speed local disk backup (at up to gigabit per second speeds), with optionally linking over LAN or WAN networks to save further copies of data physically distant from the main server(s).

When backing up to a second unit, this device should ideally be as physically
distant and separate as possible from the first unit, for maximum protection
in the event of fire or flood. The second unit may be located on the same
campus but perhaps in a separate building or on a different floor, but connected via high speed LAN.

Alternatively, or even additionally, copies of data may be transmitted over broadband internet links to other units installed at one or multiple remote sites, which could include a partner school, a Local Authority, or a commercial datacentre.

Typically, the BackupPilot is configured to send backups to a remote site using internet bandwidth that is unused overnight - and doesn’t disrupt busy daytime internet activities.

Restoration of data is straight-forward, using the BackupPilot control interface.
This process is far simpler and quicker than attempting to find firstly the correct tape and then the correct files to restore. With BackupPilot the likelihood is that data required for restoral is held locally so the restore process is easy and quick.

BackupPilot's advanced backup solution offers:

Comprehensive back up of servers, PCs and laptops
in Microsoft, Apple and Linux environments
All software included in price of the unit
Fully automatic backup – needs no manual intervention
Replaces old fashioned tapes and other less reliable media
Stores data locally in-school on high capacity, high speed disk
Optionally, can transmit backups offsite via broadband
overnight for even more resilience
Restores become much easier and quicker – direct from local unit
Powerful encryption ensures no one can read your data
Sophisticated compression techniques potentially double disk drive capacity
No extra hardware or software required - comes complete
Backups and restores still occur even if broadband goes down
Solves the problem of taking tapes offsite and retrieving when needed
Easy-to-install and manage
Range of models to suit schools of all sizes