With AOL/Xdrive announcing this month that they will offer 5 GB of free online storage, it is time to take a closer look at what VARs can do with this technology. While simple to understand, there is more to online storage than meets the eye. And even with AOL giving away gobs of gigabytes, there are plenty of opportunities here for the right combination of products and services.
In my column for eWeek this month, I talk about ways that VARs can make online storage pay for them.
It’s called IDrive-E. It gives 2GB of data backups for free; simply sign up to get a free account. To get unlimited storage pay just $4.95/month or $49.50/year. You will also get two months of backups free with the annual plan.
IDrive-E performs hands-free remote backups. The procedure to schedule backups is simple, you can easily drag-and-drop files and folders using the Windows Explorer like interface, backups are done by compressing data on transmission. There is also a provision to directly add files and folders you’re your PC to your IDrive-E backup set. There is 128-bit SSL encryption on transfers and 256-bit AES encryption on storage with a user-defined key.
On installation, the application will select data in ‘My Documents’ for default backup and begins the backup when your computer is in an idle state. IDrive-E does incremental backups that transfer only portions of file that have been modified or changed since the last backup.
IDrive-E presents two interfaces for the users to work with. There is the IDrive-E Classic interface is a user-friendly interface that allows you to select files and folders for backups, immediately backup selected files and folders and schedule backups and so on. It has the common two-pane view where you can use it for regular backup/restore operations. You can also view the backup set you have created, search for files and delete files that don’t need to be backed up.
The IDrive-E Explorer view is a virtual drive with a traditional Windows Explorer look and feel. Use this to restore files and folders and not for backups. You can browse your IDrive-E account contents, restore files and folders with a simple drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste operation, view history of files, drag-and-drop or copy files to local drive (restore file versions) and search for files and folders backed up in your IDrive-E account.
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