CrashPlan Expands SMB Data Protection with Server and Google Workspace Backup

CrashPlan, a leader in data resilience and governance, has expanded its small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) data protection portfolio to include backup and recovery for Windows and Linux servers and Google Workspace. This addition completes CrashPlan's SMB offering, which now covers endpoints, servers, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365. Businesses with fewer than 250 users can trial and purchase the new protection directly online.

Shivangi Vyas, Head of SMB Growth at CrashPlan, highlighted the challenges faced by SMBs with limited IT resources. 'Many backup solutions are built for large enterprises, they are expensive, complex, and often more than a small IT team needs,' she said. CrashPlan's solutions aim to provide reliable, affordable data protection without the infrastructure or management overhead that most SMBs can't take on. The company offers a free, 14-day trial to allow business owners to evaluate the service before committing.

CrashPlan's new Server Backup dashboard offers simple deployment and administration, minimal maintenance, and secure, affordable cloud storage that scales as needed. Key features include automatic, continuous backups, dedicated visibility dashboards, fast and reliable restores, and immutable, isolated backups for ransomware recovery. The service is designed to protect data without complexity and safeguard businesses without breaking the budget.

CrashPlan Backup for Google Workspace addresses the vulnerabilities of Gmail and Google Drive to accidental deletions, ransomware, sync errors, and user mistakes. Google's built-in retention and recovery tools are not considered a complete backup solution, and the company recommends having a third-party backup and recovery solution in place. CrashPlan for Google Workspace provides backup and recovery for Google Workspace data, including files in Google Drive and emails and attachments in Gmail, with immutable backups and rich recovery capabilities that extend beyond Google's native retention and recovery tools.