Using RDX® with Google Backup and Sync

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Using RDX

with

Google Backup and Sync

Build your Hybrid-Cloud solution,

control cost and ensure business

continuity

• Hybrid-Cloud data protection

Software controlled media removability and

easy handling provide Air-Gap security and

Data To Go capabilities for business data and

Cloud integration without capacity limitations

with off-site vaulting

• Hybrid-Cloud solution

Controls cloud storage cost by keeping cloud

storage capacity low

• Business continuity

Provides two-tier backup strategies with

local and off-site backup data copies for

disaster recovery. You always have your data

available even when the Cloud network link

is down or it would take hours/days to get

them from your Cloud provider.

• Workow integration and data management

Allows simple data transfer and cloud

seeding

• Compliance data management

RDX WORM media software solution has

been assessed by KPMG for compliance

archiving and workow integration.

• Multi-Cloud and Cloud data migration

Transform your IT and Multi Cloud solutions

and switch your data with RDX Media

between Cloud applications with high

transfer rates.

SOLUTION BRIEF

Solution benets

Hybrid-Cloud and Multi-Cloud solutions are established in IT

architectures. However, protecting your data to ensure business

continuity and controlling costs is challenging. Complementing

your Hybrid-Cloud with local, secure and easy storage will help

you succeed.

Google Backup and Sync

Google Backup and Sync is an application for Windows and Mac that

synchronises data from local hard drives or USB-attached devices to the

Google Drive Cloud and vice versa. Google Drive oers 15GB of free storage

and allows upgrading up to 30TB for a monthly fee.

The installed Backup and Sync application notices any changes, deletions

or additions of les or directories locally or in Google drive, and immediately

syncs the corresponding partner. Syncing is performed on directory-level

including all subdirectories.

RDX

QuikStor

removable disk system

The Overland-Tandberg RDX QuikStor is an established standard,

with attributes beyond other simple data storage products. RDX is

the trusted removable disk technology. The tough, armoured design

provides a reliable and valuable data repository. On the go capability

makes it ideal for o-site disconnected storage for disaster recovery.

Your Lifeline for all your business data.

Why RDX?

RDX is an aordable and easy to use removable storage device that helps

businesses with business continuity and control their cloud storage costs.

Data is growing exponentially and this requires more and more cloud storage

and generates unpredictable storage costs if keeping and accessing all data

in the cloud. With RDX, users can save cloud storage by archiving data to

RDX that can be deleted from the cloud afterwards and have them local

for fast access at no restore costs. Independent of your Cloud, RDX media

ensure business continuity by taking data O-line/site for disaster recovery

capabilities and instant data access when you need it.

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Using RDX and Google Backup and Sync for a 2-tier backup scenario

Following the traditional 3-2-1 backup strategy, backup administrators should keep three copies of their data, using

two dierent backup media and keeping one copy o-site. Implementing a backup environment with RDX and Google

Backup and Sync fulls these requirements. By using RDX as a primary backup target, users benet from a local backup

which also includes system information to perform a bare metal recovery in case of a total system crash. Due to the high

data transfer rate and the random le access capabilities, RDX allows fast restores. In addition, users can utilise the

optional RDX RansomBlock software for additional protection against virus and ransomware attacks.

Weekly or monthly backup-folders can be deleted from the cloud as they remain on RDX

By synchronizing the backup set to Google Drive using Google Backup and Sync, the backup data is kept o-site as

well. This protects the business data against local disasters.

To save cloud storage space, users can delete the backups from Google Drive after a week or a month according their

space requirements. This can be done simply as backup data are stored on RDX media and contain all data. As Google

Backup and Sync tries to recover deleted les from the partner system, it is recommended to work with folders. A new

folder should be created on RDX and introduced to the backup software and Google Backup and Sync. Backups will be

written to this new directory and synchronized to Google Drive. Now, the previously used directory can be deleted on

Google Drive to free up cloud storage space.

Using RDX and Google Backup and Sync for project collaboration

Cloud storage is an ideal data repository for project collaboration, where multiple project members need to share data

or need to work on the same document. As Google Drive supports versioning of the same data, previous data will not

get lost and can be reviewed for later discussions.

As the amount of data is growing in the course of the project work, the available storage capacity of the cloud will be

consumed. After a project has been nished, the data can be transferred to RDX to free up cloud space and to control

cloud cost.

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To implement this approach, each project data should be stored in an own directory. The directory is integrated into the

synchronisation process, so data generated is automatically transferred to the corresponding directory on RDX media.

At the end of the project, the directory can be deleted in the cloud, as it remains on RDX as an archive. In case of re-

opening the archived project, the appropriate directory will be integrated into the synchronisation process in the reverse

order and the project becomes available to all project members.

Cloud data migration and multi-cloud implementations

Often, businesses might want to migrate to another cloud provider, switch from private to public cloud or want to utilise

multiple cloud implementations. In this case, the RDX removable disk system easily helps transferring data from one

cloud application to the other just by using the sync capabilities of Google Drive. The high transfer rate and random

access performance of RDX guarantees fast migration and data seeding.

After the collaboration project is nished, project data will be archived on RDX media.

RDX is ideal for data transfer and cloud data seeding

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Media

Product

HDD Media

WORM Media

(HDD, KPMG validated)

Form Factor Disk based removable media with rugged design to withstand drops, vibrations, electrostatical discharge and rough environments

Buy this Product if ...

HDD:...to perform backup, restore, long term archiving tasks or move and exchange business data

WORM...to archive data to meet regulatory and compliance requirements

Capacity HDDs: 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 5TB; SSDs: 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 8TB 1TB, 2TB and 4TB

Load/Unload (min.) 5,000 insertion/ removal cycles

Supported File systems NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, ex2, ex3, ex4 and Mac OS Extended (HFS Plus)

Drop Shock (non-op.) 1m to concrete oor

Vibration 0.5G (operating), 1.0G (non-operating)

Media Archive Life 10 years (HDD media)

Compatibility Forward/backward compatibility to all RDX drives and systems

Standard Warranty 3-years OverlandCare Bronze Level

RDX QuikStor Systems

Product

RDX QuikStor RDX QuadPAK RDX QuikStation 4 RDX QuikStation 8

Form Factor External / Internal 3.5” / 5.25” 1.5U rackmount 1U rackmount or desktop 2U rackmount

Best Fit

Small Business and SOHO environments with no ded-

icated IT-personal which require easy data protection

and off-site storage

Small business environments

with servers and IT equip-

ment installed in a rack

Small and medium businesses with

physical and virtual environments

and the need for off-site storage

and data transportation

Small and medium businesses with multiple

servers or clients, virtual

environments and off-site storage

Buy this Product if

you need ...

...an affordable, reliable and bullet proof device for

daily backup, archiving or data exchange

External: for Desktop applications with your PC,

Laptop, Server or NAS

Internal: for Server and PC integration

...a 19“ rackmount solution

for 1- 4 RDX QuikStor

systems

... network attached removable

storage up to 20TB, or want to

overcome the capacity limit of a

single RDX media

...to replace obsolete tape autoloaders or need

centralized RDX storage with a total capacity

of 40TB

Connectivity

USB3+ or SATA III / USB 3.0

SATA III (up to 330MB/s)

and USB 3.0 (up to

260MB/s)

USB 3.0 and USB3+

drive dependent

iSCSI

Performance

up to 330MB/s, depending on media and interface

type

Dependent on number of

installed drives and media

used

Up to 400 MB/s** Up to 1000 MB/s**

Operational Mode

Removable Disk Mode and Fixed Disk Mode for

integration with Windows

Backup (Fixed Disk Mode

USB interface only)

• 1-4 individual RDX QuikStor

removable disk targets or xed

disk targets

• 1 Logical Volume up to 4 RDX

• 1 Protected Volume up to 4 RDX

RAID 5

• Emulated disk autoloader (4 slots

and 1 RDX QuikStor System)

• 1-8 RDX QuikStor disk targets

• 2 Logical Volumes with up to 4 RDX

• 2 Protected Volumes with up to 4 RDX RAID 5

• 1 Protected Volume with up to 8 RDX RAID 6

• Emulated StorageLoader™

(8 slots and 1 LTO-3 tape drive

)

• Emulated StorageLibrary™ T24

(8 slots and 2 LTO-3 tape drives

)

• Emulated disk autoloader

(8 slots and 1 drive)

• 1 hybrid conguration that offers a

combination of an LTO StorageLoader and 4

RDX targets

Power Encrypt

/ Hardware

Encryption

SATA III interface only, FIPS 140-2 validated

Standard Warranty 3 yr. OverlandCare Bronze Level

1) Total capacity and performance is media and operation mode dependent.

2) Disk targets are available in xed or removable mode.

3) LTO-3 Emulation does not limit the capacity of the RDX media used.

4) Speed is media type and generation dependent