SonaSoft Disk to Disk backup

Well...
Our company has focused in the Backup & DR space for several years and I've never heard of SonaSoft. We were originally a PowerQuest reseller, certified on their V2i Protector product (now it's Symantec LiveState Recovery).

I did some looking and it appears the SonaSoft backup products have been out since 2004, but they don't appear in ANY of my competitive literature and I have never run into anyone using it.

Upon looking at their website, and a couple of old articles & press releases I found... I dont' really see any good industry reviews or information on the product. If their pricing is structured as outlined in this older article, I would suggest looking at other options (ref: http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=6469).

We focus on 'best of breed' products for enterprise management & security. I'm a little biased; I feel the Symantec LSR (formerly PQ's V2i) is far superior to other disk-disk backup solutions out there. The cost is very reasonable and 1 product works on ALL Windows servers; you don't have to buy extra 'modules' or different licenses for different servers, eg Exchange, Filer Servers, SQL. (Product info: http://www.symantec.com/Products/enterprise?c=prodinfo&refId=1041)

Ultimately, I would try out a couple of products and see what works best for you. I would be a little worried about a product with no industry reviews or awards. We provide full eval copies of the Symantec products (a little different than what you can dl from their site). I'm sure other VARs provide similar things.

jj

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