BackupAssist Maintenance Release A new update for BackupAssist has just been made available by the Australian development team and is now available to download from our Web site. As you can see from the release notes this update consists primarily of fixes although if you're a reseller you might be interested to learn that it's now possible to add your own logo in to the interface and splash screen of BackupAssist.

"Simplify it" was the brief the BackupAssist team were given to work with for version 7 and those of you who've been following our preview posts will already know that's exactly what they've managed to achieve. I'm pleased to be letting you know the latest major release of the fantastic BackupAssist software is now available for download from our site. Download BackupAssist v.7.0 here. "What's new in version 7?" video here.

Back up your data off-site with RsyncIn this new stand-alone BackupAssist "how-to" video released by developer Cortex, we see how you can check if the Image backup you have taken has everything needed to perform a full Bare Metal recovery.
As with all backups it is imperative that you verify the backups to be sure they contain what you expect so we'd highly recommend you take a look at this video when you get a moment...

We're aware that many of you are patiently awaiting the release of BackupAssist v7.0, so you'll be pleased to know we have a date! Yes, we expect the latest iteration...

Back up your data off-site with RsyncThis is the second series of fantastic of "how-to" videos to be released by developer Cortex, this time aimed at helping users check and resolve common VSS issues.
Whether you've already come across something similar or just want to further your technical understanding of the product, we'd highly recommend a watch when you get a moment...