Modern organizations rely heavily on personal computers (PCs) to conduct their daily operations. From handling sensitive client information to executing complex business processes, PCs are integral to an organization’s functionality. PCs are not just devices for work; they are repositories of confidential information, financial data and sensitive communications. While the need to protect these devices from various threats is paramount, it comes with numerous challenges.
PCs, especially laptops, are easily lost, stolen or damaged. This exposes organizations to the risk of sensitive data falling into the wrong hands, potentially leading to severe financial and reputational damage.
Another challenge is the mobility of PCs. Employees frequently use their devices outside the office, resulting in inconsistent Wi-Fi connections and limited access to corporate networks. This mobility complicates data backup processes and leaves devices susceptible to security breaches when not protected by the organization’s network defenses.
PCs are also common initial attack vectors for cybercriminals, particularly for ransomware attacks. These attacks can encrypt critical data, rendering it inaccessible until a ransom is paid. Such incidents can disrupt business operations for extended periods and incur substantial costs.
Additionally, PCs used by high-profile individuals within the organization, such as the CEO and other executives, are especially critical. These devices often contain highly sensitive information and are prime targets for cyberattacks. Protecting the data on these devices is vital, as any breach could lead to significant strategic and operational setbacks for the entire organization.
New! Windows PC support: Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery
Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery is a revolutionary business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution designed to safeguard critical server workloads no matter where they are. Our cutting-edge BCDR solution combines advanced features, like direct-to-cloud backup, ransomware protection and robust disaster recovery (DR) capabilities, including instant cloud virtualization, with a user-friendly unified interface, making data backup and recovery a breeze. This ensures your business-critical server workloads remain uninterrupted no matter what. Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery is the go-to solution for modern businesses, offering resilient cloud backup and disaster recovery at an affordable cost without the need for additional hardware.
In response to popular demand, Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery now supports Windows-based laptops and desktops. This new capability extends our industry-leading BCDR solution to more devices, ensuring comprehensive protection for all your critical workloads. Whether on servers, executive devices, workstations or on-the-go employee laptops, Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery provides the same level of reliability and security, keeping your business operations seamless and secure — all without the need to install and manage a local appliance.
When to choose Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery to protect PC workloads?
When it comes to endpoints, we offer two powerful approaches to direct-to-cloud data protection:
- Unitrends Endpoint Backup: A lightweight, image-based, direct-to-cloud solution offering essential backup and restore functionality at an unbeatable price. Unitrends Endpoint Backup is perfect for ensuring your everyday data is always safe and easily recoverable.
- Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery: A robust BCDR solution for protecting more critical workloads, including servers and PCs. Our solution provides advanced features like hourly backups, daily screenshot verification and cloud virtualization for seamless disaster recovery. It is designed for organizations that need a more aggressive recovery point objective (RPO) and the highest level of data protection.
You should consider Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery if you need:
A more aggressive RPO: Unitrends Endpoint with Disaster Recovery provides hourly backups. With more frequent backups, the RPO is more aggressive, minimizing data loss during a disaster.
Daily screenshot verification: This ensures backups are healthy and workloads are bootable, offering peace of mind for the most critical PCs, such as the CEO’s laptop.
The ability to virtualize PC workloads in the cloud in a DR scenario: This functionality is essential for critical devices, such as those belonging to executives. Virtualizing workloads enables quick deployment and recovery of critical systems, ensuring business operations continue with minimal disruption.
Consider the following table as you begin your evaluation:
Feature | Endpoint Backup | Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery |
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Backup type | Image-based, direct-to-cloud | Image-based, direct-to-cloud |
Backup frequency | Automatic, every 2 hours | Automatic, every 1 hour |
Supported OS | * Windows Server 2022 / 2019 / 2016 / 2012 R2 (64-bit) * Windows 11/10 (64-bit) | * Windows Server 2022 / 2019 / 2016 / 2012 R2 (64-bit) * Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 * Windows 11/10 (64-bit) |
Security | * MFA * SSL encrylition in-transit, at-rest * Immutable cloud storage | * MFA * SSL encryption in-transit, at-rest * Immutable cloud storage |
Recovery options | * File/folder restore * Bare metal restore * Image export | * File/folder restore * Bare metal restore * Image export * Instant virtualization in Unitrends Cloud (testing & DR) |
Screenshot verification | N/A | Automatic, daily |
Unified management portal | Yes | Yes |
Bandwidth throttling | Yes | Yes |
Email alerting | Yes | Yes |
Figure 1: Difference between Unitrends Endpoint Backup and Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery
Confidently back up and protect workloads on Windows-based PCs with Unitrends
Experience unparalleled data protection for your Windows-based PCs with Unitrends. Instantly restore business-critical files or recover a complete system image on any device. Protect devices at remote locations without needing a local appliance. Whether dealing with accidental deletions, corruption or malware, Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery ensures your vital data is always secure.
Keep your team productive and your data protected, no matter where they are. Request a demo today to discover how Unitrends Endpoint Backup with Disaster Recovery provides comprehensive protection for your Windows-based PCs.