Thursday, February 10, 2005

CPA/TECH ADVISER:
New Entrant in Backup Derby

Sonasoft Announces Point-Click Recovery Solution for Small Business

Sonasoft Corp. of San Jose, Calif., is bidding for CFOs' and CPAs' attention in the market for backup and disaster recovery.

They've released the so-called conceive Point-Click Recovery Solution for Small Business. The new offering is "an affordable and easy to use solution specifically designed for addressing the pain points of small businesses."

SCARY FACT: National Archives & Records Administration reports that 93% of the companies that lost their data center for 10 days or more filed for bankruptcy within a year.

The Sonasoft service covers Exchange, SQL and Windows File Systems. Customers can buy the SonaSafe Small Business Suite that provides a total backup and recovery solution for anything to do with Microsoft, i.e. databases, emails, files, applications etc.

If you're looking for a network backup solution, consider:
1. Total cost of ownership, including installation, training, and maintenance
2. Ease of use and start-up time
3. A company's history in the market

It's too early to tell whether Sonasoft is the right choice for most CPA firms or finance departments. But for details and pricing, contact www.sonasoft.com.

And... Let me know what you think.