GoodSync Enterprise Server Edition
GoodSync Enterprise Server is a powerful enterprise-wide data protection tool.
GoodSync requires an Enterprise Server license to operate on Windows Servers
2000/2003/2008. This technology can help protect your company's:
- Synchronization or backup of large collections
of files between multiple servers or network storages.
- Synchronization or backup services for remote
users connected to the server using a Citrix-type environment or Remote
Desktop Connection.
- Synchronization or backup of locked server
files such as database files or email storages.
Synchronization and/or Backup of Multiple Servers
The most popular and the most robust use of GoodSync Enterprise is in the star
topology when GoodSync Enterprise is installed on user workstations and
configured by a system administrator through command-line parameters (via login
script) to back up to one of the central file servers. With this setup, each
workstation performs frequent incremental updates to the server throughout the
day. Best practices dictate that companies maintain multiple backup copies of
user data in geographically remote locations. If your company has multiple
offices, an ideal scenario would be to regularly synchronize all workstations in
each office to a local file server using GoodSync Enterprise. Then, periodically
synchronize these servers to each other using the GoodSync Enterprise Server.
Figure 1:GoodSync
Enterprise Server in the Multi-Office Backup Topology
If there is only one office, the best practices dictate that you regularly back
up all workstations in the office to a local file server, which can be
accomplished using GoodSync Enterprise. For greater data protection, you may
also consider purchasing disk space or renting a server from an IT service
provider to periodically synchronizing your file server to, using our SFTP
option or WebDAV over SSL connection.
Figure 2:GoodSync
Enterprise Server in the Single-Office Topology with a Remote Backup Server
Larger corporations may have a need to keep multiple servers in sync for
ultimate data replication. The GoodSync Enterprise Server can easily handle this
requirement through its ability to handle chained synchronizations.
Sync/Backup of Remote Users Logged to the Server
A number of large organizations are moving away from issuing their employees
fully-functional workstations and moving towards using "dumb terminals" that
only allow users to login to servers using a Citrix-type environment or Remote
Desktop Connection. In this type of setup, a single GoodSync Enterprise Server
license will backup or synchronize all the user data stored on these servers.
The price of the GoodSync Enterprise Server License equals the price of
approximately 25 workstation (GoodSync Enterprise) licenses, but can be used to
synchronize up to 75 users on a Citrix server environment.
Figure 3:GoodSync
Enterprise Server in the Remote Access Server Environment
Sync/Backup of Centralized Storages
GoodSync is capable of backing up locked files using the Shadow Copy technology.
This technology allows GoodSync to backup database data and transaction files,
email storage files, and any other files that are constantly locked and updated.
This feature is widely used by our existing clients to back up their server-side
databases and email storages.
Figure 4:GoodSync
Enterprise Server Used to Back up Centralized Storages
GoodSync Enterprise Workstation
GoodSync Enterprise offers a unique, next-generation synchronization and
backup solution that is entirely file-based. It enables you to synchronize and
backup employee folders and files to a USB disk, a network drive or even a
remote server accessible via the Internet. It simplifies the traditional,
cumbersome data backup and restore process by allowing you to pick and choose
which files and folders to synchronize or backup.
You no longer have to rely on the cumbersome backup of entire hard drives and
GBs of data to tapes and platters, which is very expensive. With GoodSync
Enterprise, you can quickly implement a full-featured, affordable
synchronization and backup solution for your company.
Automatic, Intelligent File Synchronization and Backup
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True bi-directional synchronization
- Files are copied in two
directions (between source and target), keeping the two locations completely
in sync with each other, and preventing data loss.
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One-way synchronization
for backups - Provides a
reliable backup solution that is convenient and easy to setup.
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Current and accurate
data always available to employees - Ensures
working files are always current for all employees. With GoodSync Enterprise
you can set it up to automatically sync on logon and logoff, or, you can set
up your employee files to be locally available on every computer to always
be current on a centralized company server.
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Automatic change
detection and conflict resolution - GoodSync
Enterprise automatically detects and synchronizes creation, deletion, and
all other changes in folders, subfolders, and files. For real time
monitoring, it automatically displays all changes, conflicts, and other
actions. Automated resolution of conflicts is also available.
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Fast and less resource
intensive - Performs much
faster than other synchronization programs and takes less memory. To
demonstrate, GoodSync Enterprise can analyze a job with 1M files and folders
on each side in less than 10 minutes on only 500 Mb of memory. The reasons
are three-fold:
- File-based approach allows you to select
only the files and folders you want to be synchronized or backed up.
- You can synchronize directly to disk,
which is much faster than the traditional tape approach.
- The up-front analysis detects and
synchronizes only those files that have actually changed, which take
less memory to process.
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Complete control over
the files you sync or backup - Eliminates
the need to store superfluous data like temp files, etc. Selective file
synchronization allows you to easily apply filters to include or exclude
files from synchronization based on name pattern, size, and modification
time.
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Simple user interface - Provides
convenient monitoring of job status and makes visual comparison of files
very easy.
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Remote folder support - Automatically
connects to remote folders if they lose connection during the analyze or
sync process.
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Reliable, intelligent
sync algorithm - Ensures
correct propagation of changes and file deletions to synchronized locations
even in chained synchronizations (when the contents of several folders in
multiple locations or devices are synchronized in sequence).
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Remote sync for highly
available data - Provides a
mechanism of synchronization across the Internet in geographically remote
locations allowing for high redundancy and survivability while keeping data
readily accessible.
Flexible, Convenient and Automated Administration
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Job scheduling - Allows
you to schedule sync jobs for convenience and efficiency. A sync job can be
created and started using the GoodSync Enterprise command line. This allows
you to easily call GoodSync Enterprise from batch files as well as any other
program. GoodSync Enterprise can also be easily run from the Windows Task
Scheduler.
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Automatically start
analysis or sync on a specified event - GoodSync
Enterprise gives you the ability to configure it to start based on a timer,
pre-defined schedule, when a portable disk is detected, when GoodSync
Enterprise starts or exits, etc.
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Unobtrusive usage and
execution - Offers the
ability to run in the 'background' on employee computers for unobtrusive
operations. Administrators can easily create pre-programmed jobs so that
GoodSync Enterprise is completely hidden from users.
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Detailed action logs,
change reports and email capability - All
changes are captured and reported. GoodSync Enterprise logs all file
operations to a file, displays on screen, and provides a change report for
convenient tracking and analysis. Once the sync session has been completed,
it also provides the option to send email with synchronization session
results.
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Ability to set up
global sync jobs - You can
easily add environment variables to folder paths to set up one set of jobs
that would work for all employees. For example, you can set up a job that
automatically syncs employee profiles to the backup server.
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Creation and use of job
templates - Allows you to
pre-program the most popular jobs using Job Templates. These templates make
it faster for administrators to create new jobs and increase the ease of use
for your employees if they decide to run their own sync jobs.
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Saving deleted files - If
desired, GoodSync Enterprise will automatically save a copy of files that
are about to be replaced when syncing. This setting allows you to always
maintain the last two versions of any file.
Fast, Easy Installation and Deployment across the Enterprise
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Automated installation
- Fast and unobtrusive mass
rollout across the enterprise. Can be deployed in minutes.
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Centralized
installation and license activation - Can
be easily performed centrally for individual workstations throughout the
enterprise with command-line options.
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Convenient automation
tools for enterprise deployment - Provides
automation tools via command line, which are ideal for automating a variety
of sync and backup tasks, as well as file operations on a variety of file
systems.
Supports a Variety of Transfer Protocols - Even Secure, Encrypted Channels
- Can sync any two folders located on Windows
Local Disk, Windows Network Server (SMB), WebDAV server, Secure FTP (SSH)
server, or Amazon S3 server.
- Syncs with your Windows Mobile Phone and
Pocket PC device (Windows CE) to desktop.
- Supports several ways to protect and encrypt
files including SFTP, WebDAV over SSL. If you were to backup to Secure FTP
or WebDAV + SSL online file systems, all files transferred and
authentication passwords are encrypted en route.
Integration with Active Directory
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Fully deployable from
Active Directory - Can
synchronize or back up a large number of computers connected to the domain
controller.
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Ability to use Windows
environment variables in file and folder paths - Lets
you write one script flexible enough to be deployed to every enterprise
user.
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Saving of log files - To
a specified location or emailed through the default MAPI client. Scripts are
available to send synchronization log via an SMTP server.
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Script execution before
or after sync or backup - The
command-line version, used in batch files or VBScript, can be combined with
other scripts to execute before or after a sync or backup job.
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Scheduling - Synchronization
or backup can be scheduled on the workstation through Active Directory.