When it comes to backup and disaster recovery, Vembu offers two robust solutions: BDRSuite and BDRCloud. While both are designed to deliver comprehensive protection for your data, they cater for different deployment preferences.
BDRSuite and BDRCloud are cost-effective and comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution offering:
- Backup Diverse Workloads from Anywhere: VMs, Servers, Endpoints, SaaS applications, Cloud VMs, Databases and Applications
- Store Backup Anywhere: Store backup data on BDRCloud, 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 BDRCloud-hosted management console or Self-hosted management console with BDRSuite
In this blog, we’ll delve into the key differences between BDRSuite and BDRCloud, focusing on their distinct management console options.
BDRCloud: Cloud-Hosted Centralized Management Console
BDRCloud, offers a cloud-based management console hosted in BDRCloud. 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.
Here’s what you need to know about it:
- Cloud-Based Management: With BDRCloud, the management console is hosted in the BDRCloud. This means you don’t need any hardware or local setup to start managing your backups
- No Hardware Required & Hassle-Free Setup: BDRCloud 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
- Accessible from Anywhere: Since BDRCloud 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
BDRSuite: Self-Hosted Centralized Management Console
BDRSuite enables you to choose where to host your management server. Here’s what you need to know about it:
- Self-Hosted Management: BDRSuite 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
- Infrastructure Control: By choosing BDRSuite, 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
- Deployment Flexibility: BDRSuite 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
BDRSuite vs BDRCloud – A Comparison
| BDRSuite | BDRCloud | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 BDRCloud. 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 BDRSuite and BDRCloud 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 BDRCloud, 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
Get Started Today
By understanding the differences and similarities between BDRSuite and BDRCloud, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your organization’s backup and disaster recovery strategy.
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