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Symform, a company specializing in the backup and disaster recovery segment for small to medium-size businesses, announced the availability of version 2.0 of the Symform Cooperative Storage Cloud. The new version introduces laptop backup support and expanded functions.
Two new features, flexible contribution and instant restore, are the highlights of the latest version of Symform's backup and discovery solution.
The flexible contribution feature enables the contribution of storage and bandwidth from another Symform node or nodes that are organized in a Symform resource group. Partners are now able to set-up additional storage in their offices (or in a co-lo facility) so that clients don’t have to manage it. Additionally, partners are now able to pool resources and contribute from multiple nodes. As an example, Symform suggested a business that has multiple offices and wants to contribute storage and bandwidth from more than one office on behalf of the entire group.
The instant restore feature enables a partner to sync a Symform node (storing their client's data) to the Symform Cooperative Storage Cloud and simultaneously sync it with another node, such as one in a partner’s office, the SMB owner’s home, or in a co-lo facility. Symform explained this way a client's data is always available and ready to be restored immediately should a disaster occur. The heart of Symform’s software is a proprietary technology called RAID-96.
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