Vigilance comprises two   

1 - PCBackup - Backups of PC Files

separate backup stages:             

            2 - Vigilance   - Transfer of Data over the Internet

1 - PCBackup
This program is run first. It finds all your important Windows system files and important data files
that are spread around your hard disk, and puts them into a single easily backed up directory.
 

Where appropriate it will save your data in the standard compressed Zip format.
It will then start the Vigilance program.
 
 

2 - Vigilance
This transfers the data over the Internet to our secure servers

How the Backups and Data Transfers work
Vigilance & PCBackup try to minimize bandwidth use by using an intelligent "Client+Server" software
system. The Vigilance Client runs locally and the Vigilance Server runs on the remote Web Server.
When data is transferred between the two it is always compressed 'on the fly' by the Client and
similarly decompressed by the Server, for maximum bandwidth efficiency.

When the Vigilance Client runs the backup procedure is as follows:

- local files are compared with the remote files
- on the Vigilance Server, old/deleted files are moved to a dated store (e.g. 28-09-2008)
- a list of just the changed and new files is created
- new files are sent direct to the Server
- changed files are compared locally and remotely, one by one,
  and just the changed portions of the file are transferred
- the Server copies the old file to the dated store (28-09-2006) and then 'creates' the new
file by combining the new data with the unchanged parts of the old superceded file

This ability to do file comparisons means that very large files that have just a few changes,
can be backed up within minutes. It is super-efficient, and fast!!

- after each run, a status email is sent to you.


How Data is Stored Remotely
The standard backup scheme typically comprises:

MAIN STORE – A complete copy of your specified data

1 or more Dated Backups – Dated stores of your superceded & deleted files

For extra security, we can also provide CDs/DVDs of your data
- we can store them in our safe and/or send them to a nominated address.


Retrieving Data
Individual files are easily restored from the secure Website.
This is Username and Password protected.
You just navigate to the required file and click on it (or right-click and 'Save As')
and start a normal download (see the Demo Site).

For larger numbers of files, an FTP program is quicker as they can usually
download whole directory structures.
There are many available (often free).

(c) Saracen 2007