| Overview and History - MozyPro Backup is the | | | | configurable and Mozy can be optimized to use these |
| concept of the Decho Corporation which is a wholly | | | | via the desktop application. |
| owned subsidiary of the EMC2 Corporation, a fortune | | | | All activity that Mozy carries out is logged and can be |
| 500 company. Decho was founded in 2005. They | | | | examined either from the desktop application or via |
| currently own head-quarters in Seattle, Washington | | | | the web portal. |
| with offices in Pleasant Grove, Utah; London, England; | | | | Interface - MozyPro gives a great deal of information |
| Shanghai, China; Montreal, Canada; and Bangalore, | | | | and allows centralized configuration and logging which |
| India. | | | | is ideal when managing backups on PCs and laptops |
| Mozy currently has over one million customers and | | | | that may not even be in the same office. Multiple |
| over 50,000 businesses, caring for a total in excess | | | | accounts can be setup as well as multiple devices. A |
| of 25 petabytes of files - that's 25k terabytes or 25 | | | | more controlled portal is provided with MozyHome. |
| million gigabytes! | | | | Device Support - Currently Mozy Online Backup only |
| Security Abilities - MozyPro is a very secure online | | | | supports backup of MAC and PC clients. In addition |
| backup product. All traffic to and from the Mozy | | | | MozyPro backs up MAC And PC servers. |
| servers is encrypted with 128bit SSL encryption | | | | Limitations: |
| which is the internet standard. Once on the servers | | | | - MozyHome cannot be used commercially. |
| your information is encrypted with either 448bit | | | | - The basic free account is limited to 2Gb of storage |
| Blowfish technology or your own 256bit AES private | | | | although this can be increased by getting other |
| key encryption. There is currently nothing better than | | | | people to sign up. For every further signup you get |
| this outside of the military. | | | | another 250Mb of virtual space. |
| As for actual security, the data centers implement | | | | - There are no limits set on the size or type of |
| round-the-clock on-site monitoring and security, | | | | individual files. |
| state-of- the-art fire detection and suppression | | | | - There are also no limits on the total amount of data |
| power distribution and seismic safeguards that can | | | | backed up or restored. |
| survive a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. | | | | - Mozy free allows backup of 2 devices under 1 user |
| Backup Abilities - Mozy provides block level | | | | account; MozyHome allows upto 5 devices but each |
| incremental online backups and can be organized to | | | | additional device will cost $4.95 per month per device. |
| backup either on a schedule or constantly in the | | | | - Both MozyPro and MozyEnterprise allow infinite |
| background. In our tests, it took below 30 minutes to | | | | devices and users but there is a charge for each |
| backup 2,048,000bytes of data on a domestic | | | | device. |
| 8mbps DSL line uploading and downloading additional | | | | - File retention - the amount of time a file remains |
| data. Also, because of the block level nature of | | | | available for restore after it has been 'deleted' - is 30 |
| Mozy's backup application, open or locked files can be | | | | days for all account types. |
| backed up easily. | | | | File Sharing and Collaboration - MozyPro is not a file |
| A progress indicator is available if you click on the | | | | sharing or collaboration tool. It is a backup system. |
| icon in the system tray. Initially Mozy Online Backup | | | | That being said, it does support sign-in, sign-out and |
| adds all the current user's profile files such as | | | | multiple levels of security to an individual file level. |
| documents, music, videos, etc. However, it is a easy | | | | Synchronization - You can synchronize multiple |
| task to add or remove folders and files to/from the | | | | devices. |
| backup job. The Home editions do not provide | | | | Web 2.0 Integration - Mozy does not offer FaceBook |
| backup of network drives but the Pro and Enterprise | | | | or similar integration. |
| editions do. None of the products let backup of | | | | Customer Support - Mozy's customer support is |
| removable media. | | | | commonsense: They offer detailed user guides, |
| The business editions - MozyPro and MozyEnterprise - | | | | complete FAQs and a knowledgebase. There is also a |
| provide online backup solutions of Exchange server, | | | | blog and loads of testimonials and case studies |
| SQL server and LDAP directories such as Active | | | | available. Email support is available to all types of |
| Directory and Lotus Notes. | | | | accounts, however, phone support is only available to |
| Restore Features - File restore is by request through | | | | MozyPro and MozyEnterprise users and live chat is |
| the web portal, the desktop application or by | | | | not usable to free users. |
| right-clicking in a folder and selecting restore. Once a | | | | Usability - MozyHome is really effortless to use. You |
| restore is requested, the program packages all the | | | | can go from signup to backup in under 5 minutes and |
| files requested into a zip file and sends an email to | | | | it really is a 'set it and forget it' method. MozyPro has |
| you when the restore is ready for collection. File | | | | a slightly harder learning curve but this is |
| versioning is enabled on all backed up media, so you | | | | understandable since it provides lots more features. |
| can opt to restore an older edition of any file you | | | | Summary - If you are searching for a trustworthy, |
| have backed up. Files can be restored to their initial | | | | set-it-and-forget-it answer that is not too expensive, |
| location or to any location of your choosing. | | | | can grow or shrink to match your situation and is |
| Control and Analysis - Mozy Online Backup | | | | simple to change then Mozy Online Backup is your |
| accomodates your needs by allowing you to control | | | | perfect solution. If you are trying to backup huge |
| how much CPU and bandwidth are addressable to | | | | amounts of data that changes on a regular basis then |
| the system. These can be easily tuned from the | | | | there are better and cheaper solutions available. |
| desktop application. Proxy servers are also | | | | |