IDrive Product Overview

About IDrive
Pros of IDrive
Cons of IDrive
Breakdown of core features

IDrive is a secure and simple online backup and file sharing platform for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Servers. It specializes in cloud storage, backup, remote access, compliance, and related technologies serving the consumer, small business, and enterprise markets. This solution is ideal for individuals and businesses with large backup needs. Designed to protect users against any data catastrophe, IDrive facilitates transferring critical computer folders to the cloud after-hours by creating a schedule for the backup. Its customization options include the provision to modify the backup set, its schedules, and reporting options. Users can view, manage, and restore all backed-up files on the move via the web.

The IDrive team also assists businesses in meeting regulatory mandates or industry standards for data protection and retention. IDrive ensures the safe hosting of entrusted data at premium data centers, which provide the physical environment necessary to keep the servers up and running 24/7. It delivers a wide range of security features, including smoke detection and fire suppression systems, motion sensors, round-the-clock secured access, as well as video camera surveillance, and security breach alarms. In addition to the data’s physical security, all files transferred and stored are encrypted using 256-bit AES encryption.

Pros of IDrive

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It handles physical data transfers up to three times a year for businesses. Organizations can backup or retrieve several gigabytes of data to their online account in just a week or less using the physical shipment of temporary storage devices sent by IDrive.
It compresses data during transmission, ensuring effective utilization of Internet bandwidth, irrespective of file size or type.

Cons of IDrive

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It doesn’t offer unlimited storage.

Breakdown of core features

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Online file sync

File Sync in IDrive is similar to a folder carried in a flash drive everywhere. Users have access to their critical data from any device, in a form as if it is on their local drive, on their IDrive accounts. Whenever a user modifies files, the updates sync to the local drive of computers on which Sync is active and to their cloud account. As a result, they can instantly access the latest version of their files locally via a web browser and download them using mobile apps.

Endpoint cloud backup

IDrive 360 is a managed endpoint backup platform for organizations that need a single-point solution for all their cloud backup and data recovery needs. IT teams can deploy the non-intrusive thin-client software on hundreds of endpoints in one go. Admins can perform backups and restore and manage users via a centralized console. They can also create unlimited units, delegate unit administration to users, and remotely supervise all units and users. This feature lets businesses secure online backups for running databases and servers like MS SQL Server, MS Exchange Server, Hyper-V, MS SharePoint Server, Oracle Server, Microsoft 365, Linux Servers, and VMware.

IDrive® BMR

The platform enables high-performance bare-metal disaster recovery for both physical and VMware machines, including features such as KVM-based local and cloud virtualization, cloud management, cloud replication, and snapshots. It eliminates ransomware, data loss, and downtime with IDrive® BMR. This feature allows users to store entire hard disk data, such as the operating system and application configurations in an onsite device, and retrieve them in case of catastrophic failure. In addition to local backup, IDrive offers cloud replication for transferring backups stored on devices to a cloud account for a better disaster recovery plan. Organizations can maintain a ready-to-use, bare metal restore (BMR) capability with each image-based backup. Users can also securely backup all their virtual machine data on ESXi hosts and vCenter servers to the BMR device and retrieve them during any data loss.

Snapshots

Snapshots bring a historical view of data stored in IDrive, letting users perform point-in-time recovery. In case of a ransomware attack, users can restore files by selecting a timeline before the infection. IDrive retains up to 30 previous versions of all files backed up to an account. As IDrive is cross-platform compatible, users can ensure all their PCs and Macs are backed up and protected against threats.