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sbak updates

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:37:06 +0000

It is recommended that all users of sbak update to revision 14. This new revision has been rewritten in C, and no longer exposes sensitive backup information in the process list. This version should work everywhere that the old version worked, as long as there is a GNU c compiler.

A few new achievements for Obstacles Gone Corporation

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:15:34 +0000

The last week has been pretty busy for us.

SBAK TO THE RESCUE

Shortly after releasing the SBAK backup script, it has come to the rescue. Our client, B-Notions, decided to integrate SBAK into their data-protection strategy, and just in time.

A virus struck, wiping out millions of dollars worth of business websites including some belonging to our client and their clients. Luckily, sbak had backups which allowed them to resume business as usual in short order.

Remember, a good data-protection strategy protects against failure as well as protecting against accidental data changes and hacking/viruses. SBAK is a progressive backup system based on proven delta backup technology which allows for low cost remote backups that can restore your data to any point in the past.

PRACTICAL EXTRACTION AND REPORTING, ANYONE?

Another client, Cumberland Private Wealth Management, called on us to extract large amounts of financial data from an electronic source, allowing them to calculate trading information which will increase their productivity in trading.

Looks like we finished just in time for the big board meeting. This new feature will help Cumberland be an industry leader through 2009 thwarting any effect the recession may have on other trading companies.

sbak released under GPL v3

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:59:48 +0000

Feel free to get involved with the sbak project! We just released our code on sourceforge. You will need a subversion client to download the source.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/sbak/

The Flux Capacitor

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:47:42 +0000

A flux capacitor built by a Back To The Future fan

It struck us like a bolt of lightening. What if backups could travel in time, and space?

Actually, what we’ve created is a service that backs up of your Internet server, but with a twist. The Flux Capacitor enables your files to travel in time and space while creating minimal server load. If you have a requirement for off-site server backups, The Flux Capacitor is the fastest and most cost effective way of meeting it.

Like most offerings from Obstacles Gone, the Flux Capacitor is based on extremely widely supported Open Source products but will be fully supported by our Technical Support line.

If you use Obstacles Gone for your hosting needs, your files are already 100% protected. For a nominal fee, we can restore your files to the state they were in at any given hour over the last 10 days.

The foundation of Flux Capacitor is ‘sbak’, a utility that we will be releasing under GPL on Thursday March 12th, 2009.

The Flux Capacitor web interface will become available for general use in April, 2009.