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Back in February, we reported that online data backup provider Proxure had teamed up with HP to offer MediaSmart Server and Data Vault owners a 20% discount on KeepVault and KeepVault Pro, an online backup add-in for Windows Home Server.
Following a frenzied period of translation, HP today announced that the same deal is now available for European MediaSmart Server and Data Vault owners, with the service localised into French, German and Spanish.
HP is excited to present users with KeepVault, an online backup service that is designed for WHS customers. With KeepVault, users can select individual subfolders and top level WHS shares for real time, continuous protection or schedule regular backups when convenient. Data is encrypted prior to transfer, and remains encrypted in the vault. KeepVault provides notifications to email, SMS, or Twitter. In case of lost data files, users can recover all missing files on their PC with the One Click Recovery feature, and all of this for a fixed annual subscription price that can easily be upgraded as your storage needs grows.
The Keep Vault is available in two flavours, standard “Keep Vault” and “Keep Vault Pro and Business”. KeepVault Pro and Business has all of the features of KeepVault, and additional value for small businesses and advanced users. KeepVault Pro and Business sports best in class upload speeds, up to 3X regular KeepVault speeds. Data is encrypted prior to being sent, and remains encrypted in the cloud with secure 128 bit encryption (soon 256 bit). Customers can backup multiple HP Data Vaults to the cloud, and can access their files from any internet connected computer – at home, office, or on the road. KeepVault Pro and Business includes administrative features such as enhanced alert notification, proxy server support, and admin lockdown.
Customers can get access to KeepVault Online Backup and full service details from the offer site at http://hp.keepvault.com/offer.php?refer=rr_hpwhs.
It now seems pretty certain that KeepVault has replaced HP’s own Amazon S3 powered online data backup service as their recommended service for home server owners seeking an additional layer of backup. To date, HP still have to release a refreshed version of the Amazon S3 add-in, which was removed with in the company’s v3.0 software update.
