Zmanda Inc. released the third generation of its Zmanda Cloud Backup, adding cloud disaster recovery, support for Microsoft Server 2010 and bandwidth throttling to the online data backup service for small- to medium-sized businesses.
Zmanda Cloud Backup 3 also adds support for Amazon S3 data centers in Singapore, and Zmanda dropped pricing for the service that protects servers and desktops. ZCB is based on Zmanda’s open-source backup software.
Kant said Zmanda lowered its storage and bandwidth prices as much as 33% in some instances. Its monthly pricing is now $.15 per gigabyte to store and transfer data on the cloud plus $.15 per gigabyte of bandwidth used, and $4.95 per account to protect an unlimited number of Windows desktops and servers. Zmanda’s competitors include Symantec Corp.’s Protection Network (SPN) hosted solutions and EMC Corp.’s MozyPro online data backup service.
