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Comparison of Service Provider Backup Solutions
Vembu StoreGrid v3.1 SP1 & Ahsay v5.5.5.5
Overview
Service Providers offer BU/DR solutions for critical applications, such as Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server from loss of data,
hardware failures and even disasters. Whether you are most concerned about data recovery for your customers or increasing
the productivity of your own IT personnel resources or the cost of providing your managed services, it’s a good idea to assess the
BU/DR requirements for your customers from the perspective of your managed services business and then determine what
solutions will help meet the goals of your business.
The purpose of this document is to compare the backup software solutions available for service providers from Vembu StoreGrid
and Ahsay.
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Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5
System Features
Software C++ based. Low memory foot-print both when idle Java based. Hence memory foot print is high even
Platform and active. Backup Server is always responsive. when idle.
Post Install Statistics: Post Install Statistics:
Memory Usage : 15 MB, Virtual Memory : 16 MB Memory Usage : 120 MB, Virtual Memory : 400 MB
(when Idle) (when Idle)
StoreGrid Client Installation Size: Less than 50MB Ahsay OBM Installation Size : About 300 MB
(including all plugins) (includes select plugins)
Supported NAS, SAN, External Hard Drives supported NAS, SAN, External Hard Drives supported
Backup Storage
Amazon Cloud AMI1 for running both StoreGrid Amazon Cloud AMI for Ahsay not available (as of
Options
Backup and Replication Servers available for US and May 2010)
Europe Zone; Amazon S3 Cloud Storage2 supported
Amazon S3 Cloud Storage not supported
for backup data storage.
Scalability External Client-Server database(MySQL) for Backup Less scalable non-RDMS based database
Server and Replication Server back-end
Clustering and Load Balancing of Backup Servers Similar feature supported
Distribute your workload across multiple servers Supported
1
An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is a ‘virtual appliance’ available for use in Amazon’s data center. Using web service interfaces, you can
launch instances with a variety of operating systems.
2
Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) is an online storage service that offers scalable storage on Amazon’s data centers.
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Centralized Database for all the cluster servers. No centralized database available for a server
Facilitates unified reporting of all cluster servers cluster setup.
Web API for external communication Option available
No additional licenses or cost for cluster setup Requires 50% additional licenses per additional
server in the cluster
Network Related ‘Test Connectivity’ option between client and Option is not available
Features backup server with status report for easy
troubleshooting of network related issues
Support for Suspend/Resume, Automatic Option is not available

reconnection/retry options of StoreGrid to tide over
network connection issues between client and
server
Bandwidth throttling is supported at both the client Option is available to limit the maximum byte limit
as well as the backup server side with time windows but choosing the time window is not possible
and option to set the maximum transfer rate limit
Support for Application Backups
Support for Support for Windows Mail/ Microsoft Outlook / Support for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express /
Messaging Outlook Express / Thunderbird / Opera Mail Lotus; (Windows Mail not supported)
Clients
Support for Microsoft Exchange Server Backup 2003 or later; MS Exchange Server 2010 is not supported.
Messaging Supports MS Exchange Server 2010 in v3.1 SP1.
Servers
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System Backups Single click backup for Registry, System State System State Backup supported with Active
Backup with Active Directory supported with Directory - No single click option available in client
agents for easy backups
Collaboration Backups of Microsoft SharePoint 2003 / 2007 Microsoft SharePoint 2003 / 2007 supported via
Servers supported with granularity using Microsoft utility pre-command scripts only
Data Security Can protect backups with System Generated Encrypts data using AES 256-bit
password, encryption up to 448 bit encryption using
Blowfish or Triple DES with 192 bit encryption
Backup Configuration
Easy Backup Single Click Backups for My Documents, Outlook, Option is available for My Documents only
Configuration Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Opera Mail, Desktop,
Browsers Settings, etc.,
Integrated with Windows Automatic Directory No information available

Monitoring to backup modified files
Incremental Inteli-Delta technology based on RSYNC, only backs In-File Delta technology backs up the changes
Backups up modified blocks in the files modified in the within a file.
backup schedule.
NTFS Permission Backup (Plugin as well as File level) NTFS Permission backup available
Users can delete (using filters) unwanted files after This feature is not available.
backup is completed
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Restore Supports restore to any system after a disaster; not Third party restore not supported without changing
only to fraternal hardware but also to cross the client account name
platform OSes.
Restore Full Backup with any particular time stamp Only one full backup is possible.
Ability to restore files of a particular pattern using This feature is supported.

filter
Ability to search for files before restore This feature is supported.
Restore files/folders from a particular path specified This feature is not available.
Option to rename the existing file names during the Ability to rename existing file names during restore
restore to prevent overwriting of existing files is unavailable.
Restoring backup to another instance of StoreGrid Without un-installation, this is not possible.
client agent running in different machine (without
un-installation)
Suspend / Resume option during Restore process This feature is not available.
Ability to restore all files as single .zip file This feature is not available.
Management , Monitoring and Reports
User Account Assign privileges and create new users for accessing This feature is not available.
Management the StoreGrid Web Console.
Ability to view list of all clients under a backup
server using the Client Information Report.
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Storage Quota Automatic Disk Space allocation for clients within Automatic disk storage space allocation is not
Management the customer group. supported.
Limit Disk Space to the particular Customer/Reseller This feature is not available.
Server, Reseller and Customer level disk space This feature is not available.
management
Storage Seeding of large backups into backup server This feature is supported.
Management
Backup to multiple storage devices (a SAN, NAS, This feature is supported.

external and mounted drives etc.)
Backup or Replicate to Amazon S3 Storage. This feature is not available.
Move client backup data from one location to This feature is not available.
another location on the backup server
Client Listing at the Backup Server of backup schedules, This feature is not available.
Management client agents, customers or resellers for editing
configuration settings.
Abort backup/restore from the Backup Server This feature is not available.
Policy can be set in the backup server to Automatic This feature is not available.
Allow or Deny Clients from backing up to the server
Activate/Deactivate entire Reseller or Customer or Option unavailable

Client even a backup job
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Bandwidth Throttling during Replication from the This feature is supported.

Backup Server.
On-demand Retention scheduling including on- Enable/Disable scheduling is available but on

demand Retention cleanup schedules demand scheduling is unavailable
Role based access on the Backup Server for This feature is not available.
Resellers/Customer Groups/Client agents
Automatic Software Updates from the Backup This feature is supported.

server to all client agents
Web-based restore from anywhere for the END This feature is not available.
USER (client)/customer/reseller
Access for the END USER (client)/customer/reseller This feature is not available.
to the backup server to view reports
Ability to Restore backup data of any client agent This feature is not available.
and ship the restored data to the customer in DR
scenario
Web based Restore Tree Structure for navigating Requires Java Plugin to load the restore tree; There
files/data available for restore is an option to browse folder by folder
Reports Detailed Backup and Replication Reports with time Backup and Replication logs are available
stamps
Events and Alarms based management with alarms Backup Errors/Warnings are available
for backup/restore related events.
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Server Dashboard contains ongoing activities, last This feature is not available.
completed activities, licensing status and alarms
Publishing StoreGrid Events as Windows Events This feature is not available.
Client Information Report - (Client OS, Plugin Used, This feature is not available.
MCAL Used, Client Version, Alloted and Used Space)
Software Updated Reports This feature is not available.
Consolidated Report, Last Backup Report and Reports do not carry the information that StoreGrid
Historical Backup Report reports carry.
Client Dash Board with status of backups is available This feature is not available.
Convenient email settings with multiple email Option to configure email reports.
addresses for monitoring and filter options
Replication (Second stage Backup) Features
Replication Replication of backup data in the backup server to This feature is supported.
another server for redundancy
Automated scheduling of replication for the backup This feature is not available.
servers.
Ability to check for Replication Server connectivity This feature is not available.
from Backup Servers.
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Bandwidth throttling of backup servers to the This feature is not available.

replication server
Ability to set CPU usage settings for Backup and This feature is not available.
Replication servers.
Primary Backup Server Disaster Recovery from This feature is not available.
Replication Server using StoreGrid web console.
On-Demand Replication Scheduling This feature is not available.
SUMMARY
To deliver comprehensive BU/DR services for your customers, you need an integrated and stable solution to manage your
backups across distributed customer sites. Vembu StoreGrid Service Provider Edition offers a scalable and stable backup solution
that protects your customer data from file deletion to site-wide disasters. The intuitive GUI lets the service provider choose from
different options for managing and monitoring the backups.
StoreGrid Service Provider Edition works on multiple platforms and gives you the freedom to choose the deployment mode,
backup configuration and monitoring process that best meets your organization’s needs in the future.
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PARTNER PROGRAM
Apply for Partner Program
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RESOURCES
Product Screenshots http://www.storegrid.com/online-backup/storegrid-

screenshots.php
24x7 Tech Support http://www.storegrid.com/technical-support.php
FREE Trial Download http://www.storegrid.com/online-backup/computer-

backup.php
LIVE Demo instance of http://www.storegrid.com/online-backup/online-backup-
StoreGrid demo.php
Whitepapers http://www.storegrid.com/whitepapers.php
StoreGrid KnowledgeBase https://support.vembu.com
CONTACT
Phone: 1-432-558-0055 / UK: +44-20-3239-4360

24x7 Technical Support: storegrid-support@vembu.com
Business Queries: storegrid-partner@vembu.com
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Comparison of Service Provider Backup Solutions

Vembu StoreGrid v3.1 SP1 & Ahsay v5.5.5.5

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Clustering and Load Balancing of Backup Servers Similar feature supported

Distribute your workload across multiple servers Supported

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Web API for external communication Option available

Support for Suspend/Resume, Automatic Option is not available

Support for Application Backups

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Integrated with Windows Automatic Directory No information available

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Ability to restore files of a particular pattern using This feature is supported.

Ability to search for files before restore This feature is supported.

Management , Monitoring and Reports

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Backup to multiple storage devices (a SAN, NAS, This feature is supported.

Backup or Replicate to Amazon S3 Storage. This feature is not available.

Activate/Deactivate entire Reseller or Customer or Option unavailable

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Bandwidth Throttling during Replication from the This feature is supported.

On-demand Retention scheduling including on- Enable/Disable scheduling is available but on

Automatic Software Updates from the Backup This feature is supported.

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Publishing StoreGrid Events as Windows Events This feature is not available.

Software Updated Reports This feature is not available.

Replication (Second stage Backup) Features

Feature Vembu StoreGrid SP Edition v3.1 SP1 Ahsay OBM/OBS/ACB v5.5.5.5

Bandwidth throttling of backup servers to the This feature is not available.

On-Demand Replication Scheduling This feature is not available.

Product Screenshots http://www.storegrid.com/online-backup/storegrid-

FREE Trial Download http://www.storegrid.com/online-backup/computer-

Phone: 1-432-558-0055 / UK: +44-20-3239-4360

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