The new reality
Each person's computer holds what no one else has
A lot of day-to-day work lives on people's computers, not on the server: the desktop, the downloads folder, the spreadsheet being built, the downloaded emails, the files no one remembered to save to the network. And the computer, unlike the server, travels: it goes home, to the client, on the trip, and does not always come back. When it is gone, stolen or encrypted, whatever was only there is lost with it.
A good share of work files stays only on the person's computer, off the server and off the cloud.
The computer travels, gets stolen, lost or dropped; when it is gone, it takes with it whatever was only on it.
The computer is one of the most common entry points for an attack; an isolated copy gives the work back even after the machine is locked.
If a salesperson's or the finance team's laptop were stolen today, with everything they had in hand, what of it could your company recover?
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The real problem
The most recent work is rarely where you think
Almost every company assumes the important stuff is on the server or the cloud. But today's work, what is being done right now, is usually only on the person's computer. Here is how it gets lost:
The laptop that doesn't come back
Stolen from a car, left at the airport, lost on a trip: the physical computer disappears, and with it everything that was only on the machine, with no copy anywhere.
The hardware that fails or falls
A disk that stops, a spilled coffee, a drop on the floor. The device dies from one moment to the next, and the recent work on it dies with it.
Ransomware on the user's machine
A ransomware attack, the virus that hijacks and scrambles your data to demand a ransom, usually gets in through an employee's computer, via an attachment or a link. It encrypts the local files and everything the machine can reach on the network.
What never made it to the network
The downloads folder, the desktop, the spreadsheet in progress, the downloaded emails: a lot stays only on the computer because no one remembered, or had time, to save it to the server or the cloud.
An employee leaving
When someone leaves the company, the computer is wiped and passed on. If what was on it had no copy, that person's history, contacts, proposals and work, goes with it.
Each person's computer is, in practice, a small server with no safety net. The independent, automatic copy kept off the machine is what ensures the work survives theft, a fall, an attack and a device swap.
The concept
What independent workstation backup is
It is an automatic copy of the files and system of each computer in your team, desktops and laptops, captured throughout the day and kept off the machine, in an isolated and immutable way. From it you recover a single deleted file, a user's entire folder, or the complete computer on a new device, even if the original was stolen, wiped or encrypted.
The work comes back with the person, not the machine
Even if the computer is gone, the user's files and environment come back on a new device, and they pick up where they left off.
Beyond the reach of theft and attack
Copies stay off the machine, isolated and immutable, so a thief, an attack or a departing employee cannot delete or encrypt them.
Without the employee having to think about it
The backup runs in the background, automatic, without depending on the user remembering to save anything; it is light and does not get in the way of their work.
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What you get
What is included
Complete protection of your team's computers, scoped, configured, monitored and tested by Zamak, with recovery already prepared for the day a machine goes missing.
What is protected
What matters on each computer, with copies throughout the day.
- Each user's files and folders, including the desktop and downloads.
- Emails, contacts and locally downloaded files, such as those in Outlook.
- User settings and profile, so the machine comes back the way they used it.
- Desktops and laptops on Windows and Mac, inside or outside the office.
How you recover
From a lost file to the entire computer on a new machine.
- Restore of a single file or folder the user deleted, in minutes.
- Recovery of the complete computer on a new device, without reinstalling everything.
- Recovery even when the original machine was stolen, lost or wiped.
- Access to a departed employee's files, after the machine was passed on.
- All in the same Zamak backup console, alongside server and Microsoft 365 backups, if you also protect them with us.
- Recovery testing overseen by Zamak, so you know the computer really comes back.
Tech specs
The engineering behind a computer that comes back whole
For those who want to look under the hood: what underpins the protection of your team's workstations, in real numbers.
Encryption
AES-256 in transit and at rest; the copy is encrypted on the computer before it leaves, over a dedicated TLS 1.2 tunnel.
Automatic copies throughout the day
The backup runs on its own, without the user remembering, with frequent copies even for those working outside the office, as soon as the machine is online.
Flexible recovery
From a single file to the entire computer, restored on the same device or a new one, even a different model.
Light on the machine and the network
Incremental technology that sends, on average, less than 0.5% of the data per session, with variable-level deduplication; ideal for laptops on slow or mobile connections.
Immutable and isolated
Copies stay off the machine, in an independent vault, and cannot be altered or deleted, not even by whoever stole the computer.
Recovery tested, not assumed
Automated tests verify that the workstation's copy actually restores, turning “we have a backup” into “we have a backup that restores”.
Your copy lives in a network of 30 datacenters, across 17 countries and five continents, on infrastructure certified in SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, HIPAA and PCI-DSS, with the region chosen to match your data residency requirements.
It is the difference between hoping the employee saved to the network and knowing the copy is there.
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How it compares
Our workstation backup, next to the alternatives
The backup solution Zamak delivers, Cove Data Protection by N-able, is compared by the manufacturer itself against the best-known alternatives on the market. See where it stands apart in protecting workstations.
Workstations, servers and Microsoft 365
Zamak's choice
Zamak (Cove Data Protection)
In one console and the same license
Veeam
Separate product and console
Datto
Separate products
Cloud storage
Zamak's choice
Zamak (Cove Data Protection)
Included, in 30 locations, no appliance
Veeam
You build and host it, at extra cost
Datto
Appliances that grow and fail; peak-usage billing
Data efficiency
Zamak's choice
Zamak (Cove Data Protection)
Up to 60× less data and 5× less storage
Veeam
Traditional, heavier transfer
Datto
Uses 5× more storage
Immutable copies (anti-ransomware)
Zamak's choice
Zamak (Cove Data Protection)
Automatic and included, no hardware
Veeam
Require dedicated hardware
Datto
Tied to the appliance architecture
Recovery testing
Zamak's choice
Zamak (Cove Data Protection)
Hosted, with automated verification
Veeam
Your own scripting or a separate license
Datto
Restore tied to the on-site appliance
Long-term retention
Zamak's choice
Zamak (Cove Data Protection)
7 years included, with no storage charge
Veeam
You manage long-term storage yourself
Datto
Archiving charged separately
Comparison published by N-able, maker of Cove Data Protection, against Veeam and Datto.
Risk and impact
From real risk to business impact
A laptop is stolen or lost on a trip.
The work that was only on it is lost, and company data is exposed.
How workstation backup responds
An independent copy off the machine, which returns the files on a new device.
Ransomware gets in through an employee's machine.
Local files and whatever the machine can reach on the network are encrypted, with pressure to pay the ransom.
How workstation backup responds
An isolated and immutable copy, beyond the attack's reach, ready to restore.
The computer's disk fails or the device is dropped.
Hours or days of recent work, not yet saved to the network, disappear.
How workstation backup responds
Restore of the file or the entire computer from copies taken throughout the day.
An employee leaves and the computer is wiped.
That person's contacts, proposals and history vanish with the machine.
How workstation backup responds
A retained copy of the workstation, which recovers the data even after the device is passed on.
The server and the cloud do not cover what lives only on the person's computer; workstation backup covers exactly that gap.
For every role
What changes for each role in your company
The same protection, read through the eyes of whoever decides, owns the budget, runs the fleet and resells IT.
Owner and founder
Build it, protect it, grow its value.
Client data and company knowledge are spread across the team's computers. Protecting them prevents loss and exposure when a laptop goes missing, and shows clients and insurers that the company looks after information.
Manager and director
Predictable cost. No surprises.
Trade the risk of losing work and exposing data with every stolen laptop for a fixed line in the budget. You know each computer has a copy and that it restores, without depending on the user's memory.
IT lead and team
A secure extension of your team.
Zamak is a backline, not a replacement: your team stops chasing whoever didn't save to the network and gains automatic copies of each workstation, with a partner for the day of recovering a computer, without losing control of the fleet.
IT partner and provider
Protect your clients' fleet without building a thing.
You already manage your clients' computers; Zamak only steps into the layer of the isolated copy and tested recovery. You keep the relationship and the contract, and gain a partner on call when a computer is stolen or locked at the client, to grow your book without growing your technical team.
The care a license doesn't include
Why Zamak
Installing a backup on each computer is simple. What brings peace of mind is the service behind it: making sure every new machine enters protection and none is left out, that copies are watched and tested, and that, on the day a laptop is stolen or locked, the recovery is led by our team. That is the backline Zamak places alongside your team, adding to the work of whoever already runs the fleet, never taking their place.
In the end, it is the difference between hoping each employee saved to the network and knowing each computer has a copy that someone watches over and can restore.
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The copy is stored on infrastructure certified in SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and PCI-DSS.
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