| Online backup service is not just a place to store | | | | writers to run or not. In addition, it can backup |
| data on it; it must come with many important | | | | directly from disk if needed. Direct disk backup would |
| features to satisfy our needs. Here are the most | | | | be the only option in case we deal with backing up |
| important and advanced features that are not | | | | from External USB drive, network drive, and FAT32 |
| available in all online backup services providers: | | | | volumes. More Important Online Backup Features File |
| Advanced Archiving Online Backup must support file | | | | Sharing it must allow you to share your files with |
| archiving where files being overwritten or deleted | | | | your friends. This is very helpful for end users |
| could be kept in a separate archived location for | | | | specially when dealing with large size files. |
| future reference if you need them. This helps | | | | Opened File Backup it must give you the ability to |
| system administrators to retrieve accidentally deleted | | | | back up files that are frequently left open, such as |
| or overwritten files. This adds an extra layer of | | | | Outlook files (*.pst) or SQL database files. This |
| security by protecting against your unintentional | | | | feature allows IT administrators to run backup jobs |
| errors. | | | | at any time of the day. |
| Advanced Reporting Online Backup must provide two | | | | Locked File Backup it must give you the ability to |
| types of reports for each replication session. A | | | | back up locked files when they are opened or closed. |
| detailed report includes complete information about | | | | Network Backup it must give you the ability to |
| the backup session which includes folders/files that | | | | backup multiple computers, servers or Network |
| have been backed up, backup size, duration of | | | | Attached Storage appliances on a local area network |
| backup and success/failure status reports. A | | | | from a single computer or device. |
| summary report includes success/failure status report. | | | | Multi-Site Backup it must give you the ability to |
| Both kinds of reports can be saved in a certain folder | | | | backup data from many sites like at home and at |
| if logging is enabled. Also, it must have the ability to | | | | work, or at the primary site and data located at |
| email the report after each replication session | | | | remote. |
| according to email addresses provided by the user. | | | | Remote Data Wipeout in case your device is lost or |
| QoS Support Online Backup must support quality of | | | | stolen, your critical data will be erased from your lost |
| service QoS feature. This allows the user to throttle | | | | device and no one including who has you devices can |
| the bandwidth consumption along with the CPU | | | | access them. |
| utilization according user's selected thresholds. This | | | | Remote IP Address Locator when your device is lost |
| guarantees the availability of resources for other | | | | or stolen it locates the IP address of your device and |
| applications and services running on the user's system | | | | find exactly where it is and the contact information |
| or network. | | | | of the owner of the internet connection used in your |
| VSS and None VSS Backup for online backup on | | | | device, these information will be used to get back |
| windows, backups can be generated form a | | | | your device again. |
| Microsoft Volume snapshot copy service or directly | | | | The last two features are very important and they |
| from disk. The good service is VSS aware and can | | | | are the newsiest features in online backup |
| benefit from this technology to generate a | | | | technology. They are available only in MDI Online |
| consistent point in time backup. it can control the | | | | Backup. |
| VSS process by allowing the user to specify if VSS | | | | |