Free Open File Backup Option (VSS)

End users, network and system administrators are becoming acutely aware that their current backup software solutions are failing at the very thing they were purchased to do: backing up the most critical data in their organization and desktops. The reason for this backup failure is that the most important files created, files changing regularly and in use by business-critical applications performing important functions on this data cannot be interrupted. To a lesser degree this can be the case for personal users as well. To overcome this shortcoming GBM Home, Pro and Server editions provides built-in open/in use and locked file backups via Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista Volume Shadow Copy service (VSS) technology. No additional applications or plug-ins are necessary.

Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for SQL

Now you can create a single backup job that can run different backup types during the month, week, day, or evenevery hour. You can also set how many backup versions are needed to save space and time. Single Level Protection (SLP) enables users to run a single backup type to their multiple database backup.

Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Exchange

CDP is also enhanced for protecting your multiple Exchange storage groups in an intuitive easy to use interface that also enables multiple backup types to run during the month, week, day, or even every hour. Single Level Protection (SLP) is also supported for simple backup routines.
**SQL and Exchange plug-ins are optional and sold separately.

Enhanced Online Backup Integration

Improved Scheduling Capabilities

It is so much easier and reliable if backing up can be scheduled, whether while logged-on or logged-off your system. Scheduling can be achieved using the easy-to-use smart backup scheduler. Different backup jobs can be performed at different times and intervals, snooze or even pause scheduled backup(s), and prompt GBM 8.0 editions to postpone backups if the system is running on batteries (Laptop Power Optimization Support). There are two scheduling modes: Basic and Advanced. Please note that Advanced Scheduling is only available in GBM Pro and Server.

REV Support

Now with new Iomega REV support, computer users can automatically erase, enable or disable write, and password protect, before and after a backup job.

Enhanced Graphical User Interface

Enhanced Filtering Options

Control Power Options and Backup Speed

Within GBM’s preferences, it is possible on a slider, to select the impact of a backup and restore job. For example, “Quick Backup” means the CPU will be utilized for getting the backup and restore job completed as quickly as possible. This will impact on other computing tasks being performed during this time. A compromise is to select “Faster Computer” so that you can continue every computing task while the backup or restore job is completing without any discernable hit on performance. Moreover, it is also possible to select whether on a particular job to shutdown or log-off the computer, plus many more options. Please note that these features are not available in Genie Backup Manager Home 8.0. but are available in GBM Pro and Server.

Pause/Snooze Backups

Using the easy-to-use smart backup scheduler, performing different backup jobs at different times and intervals, snooze or even pause scheduled backup(s), and prompt GBM 8.0 to postpone backups if the system is running on batteries (Laptop Power Optimization Support) is one of many new features added in to all GBM 8.0 editions.

New Compression Engine

Improved Connectivity

GBM 8.0 now detects when a backup destination is accessible and also reports disconnected network (mapped) drives being backed up.