BigDog Backup Data Vault - More about it... 

Your Backup Subscription starts with 30 days FREE - when you enter your information, provide backup detail, and click Register.

If you change your mind about data backup, then cancel during the 30 day period. To cancel your backup service, send us an email. This creates a permanent record of the cancellation and we will make sure the subscription is cancelled properly.

BUT --- if you are committed to backing up your data with us then don’t worry about a thing. We will contact you before your 30 trial ends and request your credit card information. Then your subscription will automatically continue for as long as you choose to save your data with us. The Free Trial offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Limit one per business/household. First-time customers only. Valid payment method required. Visa, Mastercard, Discover.

What files to backup...? 

Choose your critical files and data that changes frequently. For example, files and data that you can’t easily recreate and anything that is required to be stored offsite due to business or corporate regulations.

Consider backing up accounting files, projects, My Documents, contact management, customers, patients, and employee data. Big Dog Backup Data Vault can also backup MS SQL Server, System State, Active Directory, and MS Exchange Server.

Select only critical data files for backup. Do not back up entire hard drives.

Applications and Windows system files can be restored from original distribution CDs. They only lengthen the time required to do a backup, waste storage space, and cause the catalog file to become far larger than it should be, which will further slow a backup session.

Offsite Backup Details - How it works... 

The Client software is automated and keeps track of the date and time and type of the next backup, and "hides" on the System Tray without interfering with any other program.

At a predetermined time the RBS Client software "wakes up" and determines which files need backing up, and what kind of backup (out of three possibilities) is scheduled for that session. It then compresses those files into archives that can in many cases be only 5% to 15% of the original file sizes. These archives are then encrypted using an encryption key known only to the client.

After backup files are compressed and encrypted, Big Dog SBS Backup Vault activates the client's (that's the software) modem or Internet connection. It contacts our computer and sends its backup. The backup is verified for integrity before sending and while being sent, then again after it reaches our Server. This ensures that the copy of the backup that's on our Server exactly matches the copy that was sent from the Client.

After the backup is sent to the Server and verified, the Client returns to Idling state, once again "hiding" until the next backup time.

Our Server, having kept track of the size of the files uploaded and the amount of time the session took, logs this data.

Backup Vault System Features - How secure it is..  

• Encryption - supports these encryption standards and bit lengths. The multi-encryption feature makes Big Dog Data Backup Vault an excellent choice for secure backup. Plugin encryption modules are available for most countries.
  The software supports these encryption standards and bit lengths.
  • DES 56 bits
  • TDES (Triple DES) 168 bits
  • Rijndael AES (new US Federal Standard) 128 bits
  • Rijndael AES 192 bits
  • Rijndael AES 256 bits (most secure)
  • Blowfish variable key length to 448 bits
• Secure Key Generator Clients can enter their own Encryption Key, or they can use the Key Generator. The Key Generator creates "statistically perfect" encryption keys that are much more secure than human users can create.
• Faster 'Streaming' Transfers - Up to four times faster than 8.2, especially where many small files are being backed up.
• Disaster Recovery System - Subscribers should make sure their Encryption keys and Passwords are safe. But just in case, the Backup Vault makes it easier to restore them from Key Disks that can be generated.
• Copy to Disk - For a very large initial backup we recommend Onsite backups be done to a series of CDs at the Client (Subscriber's location). Send the CDs to the Data Backup Vault Server location and for transfer onto the Server. It's faster than Remote Backups which may not be practical for large full backups.
• Scheduled Start Date - Allows scheduling a Backup Set to launch at a future date.
• Reporting Options - Reporting options include the ability to export comma-delimited files for easy import into accounting systems and other software.
• Excel Export format - Export data to Microsoft Excel spreadsheets