Carbonite Pro goes LIVE
Carbonite claims that Carbonite Pro will differ from their consumer offerings by providing business-specific features, including SSL data encryption, automatic backup, and data administration services.
As Carbonite CEO David Friend explained in a statement, “Now we have a version of Carbonite that incorporates everything that these small-business users have been asking for: no per-PC fees, administrative tools that are simple enough for any office manager to use, the ability to back up external drives and priority support.”
According to Carbonite’s numbers, more than 100,000 SMBs already use Carbonite’s consumer product, which provides unlimited backup for $54.95 per year per computer. With Carbonite Pro will come a tiered pricing structure following a month-long free trial. The prices range from $10 a month for up to 20GB to $250 a month for 300GB to 499GB. Carbonite insists there are no licensing or setup fees.
Users will be able to access and manage their files via their Carbonite web acount. A central administrator dashboard monitors the activity. Carbonite also claims the user files are encrypted before leaving a user’s computer. Carbonite’s Restore Wizard walks users through data recovery, step by step. An administrator can deny specific access and disable accounts should an employee leave the company.
