Endpoint Backup Software: Back Up Any Endpoint, Anywhere!

An endpoint can be any computing device that can be connected to a network. Endpoint devices, such as desktop computers, laptops and even servers, communicate and exchange information back and forth when connected to a computer network.

Endpoint backup collects data from endpoint devices like desktops and laptops and stores them in a secure off-site location. Endpoint data backup ensures there is no data loss caused by accidental or malicious deletions, such as ransomware attacks. It helps prevent data disasters and reduces downtime by enabling quick recovery if the unthinkable happens.

Endpoint backup creates a copy of the data from endpoints and sends those backups to data centers at regular intervals for safekeeping. This helps protect your mission-critical data in the event the original data on your system is accidentally deleted, lost or corrupted.

Most endpoint backup solutions provide a centrally managed platform that allows IT administrators to configure endpoint devices and define the rate of occurrence for backup and recovery, data retention plan and backup target destination. Through the centralized management portal, IT admins can view the backup status and quickly restore data if the need arises.

Endpoints are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks as the global workforce becomes more mobile. These distributed users connect to the company's internal resources from off-premises endpoints, which are outside network security. While work-from-home and BYOD policies offer several benefits regarding staff satisfaction and productivity, they come with their own set of security challenges.

Endpoints are the doorway to a company's network, enabling users to communicate and exchange information. They are also vulnerable entry points, making them a popular target for threat actors looking for security loopholes to gain access to corporate data to steal or hold hostage for ransom or to cause disruption.

Endpoints not only serve as entry and exit points but also allow threat actors to move laterally without being noticed. They are gold mines of high-value assets, including mission-critical corporate data, intellectual property and customer information. Endpoint backup is critical to protect against data loss and downtime due to human error, device theft, cyberattacks, natural disasters and so on.

Endpoint backup solutions protect files and folders residing in endpoint devices, including work-from-home employees' desktops, laptops and even remote servers. They provide greater visibility into your company's data distributed across endpoints.

Endpoint backup solutions may vary depending on their functionality. Some traditional methods include backing up data to disks, tapes and external hard drives. However, these storage mediums can be easily damaged during a natural disaster and get expensive over time.

On the other hand, the cloud offers a more flexible, scalable and cost-effective alternative to traditional endpoint backups. Unitrends Endpoint Backup allows secure, direct-to-cloud backup for endpoint devices from anywhere and enables seamless access and data restoration.

Endpoint backup solutions are commonly available on a subscription basis.

Unitrends Endpoint Backup offers a low-cost subscription to protect PCs, servers and virtual machines that include cloud storage (pooled at the organization level) as a part of each license. The solution provides 1 year of retention by default. Plus, there are no fees to access data and restore files.