In many IT environments, backups are a matter of course – until they become a burden. Long backup windows, limited productivity during backup, or a lack of flexibility in scheduling cost time and resources.
Modern backup solutions must therefore do more than just back up data: they must be fast, stable, predictable, and flexible. Significantly higher backup speed for Exchange data
A key lever for efficiency is the performance when backing up Exchange data. Further development of backup technology has resulted in a significant increase in performance:
- Up to 10 times faster backup speed compared to the previous connector
- Noticeably shorter backup windows
- More productive leeway during ongoing backups
Especially in companies with large amounts of data or tight maintenance windows, higher backup speeds significantly reduce the load on the system. Backups run faster without unnecessarily affecting ongoing operations.
Flexible scheduling instead of rigid schedules
In addition to speed, controllability plays a decisive role. Every IT environment has its own requirements, peak loads and operating times. Flexible backup planning is therefore important.
Modern backup systems enable:
- Backup jobs at fixed dates and times
- Recurring backups at fixed intervals (e.g. hourly or daily)
- Quick jobs for short-term, manual backups
- Advanced jobs with granular settings and freely definable schedules
The key advantage: companies determine for themselves when and how backups are performed.
Backups adapt to operations – not the other way round.
Parallel backup and restore processes.
In larger environments, scalability is a key factor. A high-performance solution therefore supports parallel backup and restore processes.
Multiple backups or restores can be executed simultaneously without blocking or slowing each other down. This reduces waiting times, speeds up restores and increases the overall availability of the systems.
More than just speed: stability and predictability
Performance is not an end in itself. What matters is that it is stable, reproducible and predictable.
A backup system must operate reliably even with large volumes of data, deliver consistent results and integrate seamlessly into existing IT processes.
The combination of:
- high speed
- flexible control
- parallel execution
- and reliable scalability
creates a solution that is not only theoretically powerful in everyday use, but also provides practical relief.
Focus on performance: backup control and optimisation in the OCC
High backup speed alone is not enough. It is crucial that performance can be specifically controlled, monitored and consistently guaranteed. This is precisely where the Online Compliance Center (OCC) comes in.
The OCC provides a central platform for managing and optimising all backup processes – with a particular focus on performance, stability and scalability.
Transparent performance control
Backup jobs can be monitored in real time within the OCC. Runtimes, statuses and logs immediately show how quickly backups are running, whether backup windows are being adhered to and where bottlenecks are occurring. This means that performance is not only measured, but also actively controlled.
Optimal use of resources
Flexible configuration and parallel execution of multiple jobs ensure that system resources are used efficiently. Even in large Exchange environments, backups and restores remain high performing without slowing down ongoing operations. The architecture is consistently designed for scalability and stable speed.
Predictable and reliable
Thanks to flexible scheduling, backup times adapt precisely to operational requirements. Productive working hours remain undisturbed, maintenance windows are used efficiently – and even short-notice backups are possible without any loss of performance.
The result: a fast, stable and permanently reliable backup strategy – even in complex IT environments with growing data volumes, high compliance requirements and tight time windows. A solution that not only enables performance, but also makes it controllable, thereby strengthening security, efficiency and planning reliability in the long term.