Acxiom, EMC to Deliver On-Demand Data Recovery Technology

Acxiom (News - Alert) today said that it’s entered a new partnership with EMC Corporation as part of an effort to provide clients with the ability to remotely protect data residing on their desktop computers and laptops.

 

Based on EMC’s (News - Alert) “Mozy” remote back-up service, Acxiom” Online Backup-X” enables Acxiom clients and prospects to store and recover files on-demand from their desktop.

 

Jodi Goglin, a designated “Center of Excellence Leader” for server and storage at Acxiom, said that traditionally, businesses have had limited backup options, except for local methods including tape, disk, DVD or external hard drives.

 

He said that most enterprise-class data protection solutions are too expensive and complex for the average SMB.

 

Saying that businesses are looking for data protection solutions that are low cost, quick to deploy, secure and offer users the ability to access data quickly in the event of loss, Goglin added, “This solution will fulfill all of those needs.”

 

“Today’s announcement reinforces Acxiom’s commitment to delivering the most secure, cost-effective computing environments possible,” said Marty Sunde, senior vice president at Acxiom.

 

He also said that EMC’s technology and online delivery model is a “perfect fit” for customers seeking a cost effective approach to backup and recovery of their digital information.

 

EMC, a provider of information infrastructure solutions, currently provides backup services through the Mozy product offering. Mozy provides consumers with online backup services for PC, Mac, and Windows servers.

 

The features of Mozy include a private key encryption option, incremental backups, Web-based restore options and file versioning.

 

Vance Checketts, chief operating officer at Mozy, said, “Knowing that the safety of their customers’ data is of the utmost importance, we look forward to providing Mozy’s simple, automatic and secure online backup service for Acxiom customers.”