Kisco Updates Amazon-Based Backup Utility
June 22, 2010 Alex Woodie
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Kisco Information Systems last week unveiled a new release of i-2-S3, its i/OS backup utility that uses Web-based storage from Amazon. With version 1.04, Kisco added several new reports that tell customers what they have backed up with the product. It also lowered the price. Kisco unveiled i-2-S3 last October as a way for System i shops to protect their data by storing backups in a secure offsite location. The software includes a set of i/OS backup and restore commands that enable customers to save and recover their data using Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) instead of a local tape drive. Both DB2/400 and data stored in the IFS are covered by the product. In December, Kisco added support for encrypting the backups. With i-2-S3, Kisco augmented the product’s reporting capability. For starters, customers can now get hardcopy versions of their backup reports. Kisco also added a report that lists all of the backup sets currently saved at Amazon S3, while another lists the details of all objects included in a requested backup set. Kisco also added the capability to view the total elapsed time it took to perform backup operations. Kisco also dropped the price of i-2-S3 by nearly 50 percent to $695 for a single i/OS logical partition (LPAR), or $1,195 for an unlimited number of LPARs. Customers must also obtain an S3 account with Amazon and pay a fee based on the number of gigabytes under storage and the amount of data flowing in and out of S3. For more information, see www.kisco.com. RELATED STORIES Kisco Adds File Encryption to Amazon Cloud DR Offering Cloud Storage Services Make their Way to the i OS Midrange
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