Mobile Information Protection
Executive Overview
- MIP provides nonintrusive, automated data backup for end-user laptop or PC
- Protects user data such as office documents, links, settings, application data and e-mail PST files for laptops that have been lost, stolen, damaged or belonged to former employees
- Provides recovery of individual files or recreates an entire system using a file structure that mirrors the user's machine
- Eliminates capital purchases and the cost of excess capacity through utility pricing
- Offers complete service, including support, hardware, software and storage
The amount of enterprise data on desktops and laptops is compounding annually. Most of it is susceptible to damage or loss because of a range of risks – viruses, software/hardware failures, corrupted files, theft and security breaches. Companies spend precious money and time trying to protect that data. But as losses mount, employees continue to struggle with increased downtime and lower productivity.
EDS provides rapid, reliable and cost-effective backup and recovery of user data – along with EDS' comprehensive managed support. The solution automatically transfers encrypted laptop data over a secure IP connection to an EDS storage site. Backups are transparent to the user and do not interfere with daily work. With MIP, the user can recover individual files within minutes. In the event of a lost, stolen or damaged laptop, MIP fully restores the employee's data on a new machine within hours.
Enhance Data Security and Restoration
- A MIP desktop agent is first installed on the user's PC. This agent enables files to be compressed and backed up over the network, with no need for backup disks or external storage. MIP backup and recovery procedures can be performed on any PC connected to the network, so users in remote locations receive the same protection as those in the home office.
- After the initial complete system backup to the MIP server at an EDS data center, the MIP desktop agent automatically schedules daily incremental backups. These backups transmit and store only the data that has changed from the previous restore point, saving storage cost and reducing network traffic.
- After a user's system has been backed up to the MIP server, the user can restore individual files or recreate the entire system. MIP can also be used to transfer files and settings from one PC to another. This can facilitate a laptop refresh cycle by enabling end users to migrate their own data from the old to the new machine without the need for technical support.
- Data restoration begins in a matter of moments and takes less than a few minutes for individual files or a few hours for a full system recovery.
- MIP can be used to complement an existing data retention policy by providing information about the contents of laptops that have been lost, stolen, damaged or used by former employees.
Standard Features
- Data Encryption: Securely encrypts data by the user's machine prior to transmission across the network. The data also resides encrypted while at rest in a highly secure EDS data center.
- Incremental Network-Based Backup: Transfers and stores only files that have been modified since the previous backup.
- Redundant Data Elimination and Compression: Reduces backup storage and network traffic by employing single-instance-store and compression technologies.
- Utility Pricing and Provisioning: The EDS Storage Utility Model requires no upfront cash expense for storage equipment purchases and eliminates your costs to carry capital equipment and excess storage capacity. We also provide you with the ability to add or reduce MIP backup storage capacity within a matter of hours.
- "Green" Storage: MIP employs redundant data elimination and compression technologies that reduce backup storage requirements.
- World-Class Support: We employ our world-class best practices to bring consistency and clarity to your data storage. Our managed services include monitoring, maintenance, change management, problem management, and the collaboration of EDS Agility Alliance partners. We provide support 24 hours a day, seven days a week with around-the-clock reliability performance.