HdS launches thedatabunker.com -- a low cost internet-based backup solution for remote PCs and notebooks

New Zealand IT services company and Hitachi storage reseller HdS (Hosting & Datacentre Services Ltd) is set to give PC storage devices a run for their money with a locally-based, low cost internet-based backup service for remote PC and notebook users.

New Zealand (PRWEB) January 20, 2004 -- IT services company and Hitachi storage reseller HdS (Hosting & Datacentre Services Ltd) is set to give PC storage devices a run for their money with a locally-based, low cost internet-based backup service for remote PC and notebook users.

Called thedatabunker.com, users will pay as little as $19.99 per month to maintain a remote, real-time backup copy of their application data, which is housed at HdS dual, fully replicated VDC® (Virtual Datacentre) hosting facilities in Auckland and Wellington.

$19.99 a month buys 100 Megs of storage capacity and is roughly half the price of other comparable backup offerings currently available.

Using a sophisticated file management system and the internet as the medium to move data, thedatabunker.com maintains a viable backup copy of any nominated data for immediate recovery of lost or corrupt data.

HdS business development manager Andrew Chapman says Thedatabunker.com makes it possible for computer data to be backed up extremely quickly, whenever and wherever it is created.

Once the computer is connected to the internet backup is initiated automatically. A backup algorithm means subsequent backups address only file changes rather than file systems -- so the process is extremely quick, which means speed of internet connection is not an issue. Being locally-based, users also avoid international traffic charges that come with similar overseas-based offerings.

At $19.99 people will even think twice about CD-ROMs as storage media. But perhaps most compelling for remote computer users is the 24X7 access to their data from anywhere in the world. All you need is an internet connection and we take care of the rest."
Based on HdS proprietary VDC® (Virtual Datacentre) technology and some of the most advanced Hitachi storage systems in New Zealand, thedatabunker.com offers unparalleled security and guaranteed 100 percent uptime service delivery.

Users of internet-based backup services need to think more about exactly who is looking after their data. Backup is not a black box offering. The cornerstone of our business is low cost, high value IT infrastructure. Weve spent $6 million developing our VDC offering, which is arguably the best datacentre hosting model for open systems/Windows currently available in New Zealand," says Mr Chapman.

To receive a free 30-day trial of thedatabunker.com.com visit www.thedatabunker.com or e-mail info@thedatabunker.com

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About HdS
Hosting and Datacentre Services Ltd (HdS) is a joint venture company between Hitachi Data Systems and New Zealand managers Wayne Norrie and Roger Cockayne. HdS is the New Zealand agent for Hitachi storage systems and provides hosting and datacentre services from Auckland and Wellington operations. HdS core offering is called VDC (Virtual Data Centre), which enables businesses to affordably rent top-end IT infrastructure, without leaving any imprint on the business, so avoiding capital investment and management issues popularly associated with running large IT systems in-house. More information at www.hds.co.nz