When it comes to backup and disaster recovery, Vembu offers two robust solutions: BDRShield and BDRShield. While both are designed to deliver comprehensive protection for your data, they cater for different deployment preferences.

BDRShield and BDRShield are cost-effective and comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution offering:

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Cost-Effective Backup Solution for VMs, Servers, Endpoints, Cloud VMs & SaaS applications. Supports On-Premise, Remote, Hybrid and Cloud Backup, including Disaster Recovery, Ransomware Defense & more!
  • Backup Diverse Workloads from Anywhere: VMs, Servers, Endpoints, SaaS applications, Cloud VMs, Databases and Applications
  • Store Backup Anywhere: Store backup data on BDRShield, public clouds like S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, MinIO, or on-premise/remote storage such as NAS, SAN, and tape
  • Centralized Management: Choose between BDRShield-hosted management console or Self-hosted management console with BDRShield

In this blog, we’ll delve into the key differences between BDRShield and BDRShield, focusing on their distinct management console options.

BDRShield: Cloud-Hosted Centralized Management Console

BDRShield, offers a cloud-based management console hosted in BDRShield. This option stands as the perfect choice for Service Providers aiming to deliver Backup as a Service via a cloud management console.

MSPs can seamlessly backup their clients’ workloads from any location, with the convenience of centralized management through a cloud-based interface. With no hardware setup required, management becomes easier, enabling Service Providers to efficiently oversee and manage backup operations for their clients.

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Here’s what you need to know about it:

  1. Cloud-Based Management: With BDRShield, the management console is hosted in the BDRShield. This means you don’t need any hardware or local setup to start managing your backups
  2. No Hardware Required & Hassle-Free Setup: BDRShield eliminates the need for setup and maintenance of local management infrastructure. This can save time and reduce the complexity of deployment, making it easier for organizations to get started with their backup strategy
  3. Accessible from Anywhere: Since BDRShield is accessible over the internet, you can manage your backup and disaster recovery operations from anywhere at any time. This is particularly advantageous for businesses with distributed teams or those needing remote management capabilities

BDRShield: Self-Hosted Centralized Management Console

BDRShield enables you to choose where to host your management server. Here’s what you need to know about it:

  1. Self-Hosted Management: BDRShield allows you to download and install the management server in your own environment. This can be on a virtual machine, a physical server, in the cloud, or even using Docker
  2. Infrastructure Control: By choosing BDRShield, you have full control over your backup and storage setup. This means you can utilize your existing infrastructure and tailor the deployment to your specific requirements
  3. Deployment Flexibility: BDRShield gives you the flexibility to decide where your management servers reside. This is ideal for organizations that have specific compliance requirements or prefer to keep data within their own controlled environment

BDRShield vs BDRShield – A Comparison

BDRShield BDRShield
Management Console Self-hosted, giving you control to host the management server in your environment Cloud-hosted, accessible from anywhere over the internet. Remote access to the management console
Infrastructure Flexibility Choose where to host your management server – virtual, physical, cloud, docker Managed in the BDRShield. No Hardware required. Quick Setup
Ideal For Organizations needing flexibility, control and compliance & security requirements For Service Providers & businesses who prefer to avoid the complexities of setting up and maintaining local infrastructure

Key Features & Functionalities

Despite the differences in deployment, both BDRShield and BDRShield offer robust backup and recovery features:

  • Comprehensive Backup Support: Backup diverse and remote workloads, including Virtual Machines (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, oVirt, Proxmox), Servers (Windows, Linux, FileShare/NAS), Endpoints (Windows, Linux, Mac), Cloud (AWS, Azure), SaaS applications (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), and Applications & Databases (Microsoft Exchange Server, SharePoint, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)
  • Flexible Storage Options: You can store your backup data in BDRShield, public clouds like S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, or local/remote storage options such as NAS, SAN, and tape
  • Business Continuity: Ensure uninterrupted operations with features like VM Replication, failover and failback
  • Instant & Granular Recovery: Instantly restore physical or virtual machines as VMs in < 5 mins. Perform file-level and application item-level recovery as needed
  • 3-2-1 Backup Strategy: Implement and maintain a robust backup strategy with multiple redundant copies across different locations and storage types
  • Ransomware Protection: Strengthen ransomware defense with immutable backups, backup scan for malware, air-gapped backups, backup encryption to safeguard against ransomware attacks
  • Disaster Recovery: Achieve seamless disaster recovery in remote data centers or cloud environments

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By understanding the differences and similarities between BDRShield and BDRShield, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your organization’s backup and disaster recovery strategy.

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