WingNET is pleased to offer its new SYD Service.  SYD is “Save Your Data.”  It might also be called “save your sanity” or “save your job.”  For less than $10 per month, you can save your critical files and gain an extra level of protection against data loss.

WHY SYD?
Every month, disasters occur across the country ranging from cataclysmic events such as Hurricane Katrina down to a single hard drive failure.  Most home users never back up their data.  Many companies do not.

Of the small percentage of companies who DO back up their data, how many move the data offsite for further redundancy?  Even moreso, how many have ever taken the time to verify their backups are actually working by attempting to do a restore?  Have you?  Lately?

That’s why WingNET is offering SYD.  By backing up your files to a server in our datacenter, you gain an added level of protection by removing the data from your premises.  In the event of fire, theft, flood, drive failure or other disaster, your data is stored away from your premises.  Instead of having to locate an exact replica of your tape backup device (which may no longer be readily available at a store), all you need is another computer to begin restoring your data.

Addtionally, with HIPAA requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations governing data integrity and safe storage of data, can you afford NOT to back up your data?

WHAT FILES CAN I SAVE USING SYD?
Spreadsheets, photo albums, word processor documents, audio files, binaries, and more.   Anything legal that meets our usual Terms of Service is welcome.

WHAT DO I NEED TO USE SYD?
SYD can be used anywhere in the world.  All you need is a computer running most any current operating system and a broadband connection.  The ability to open up one port on your firewall, router or other broadband device is required.  We help you through the minimal installation process of setting up the client software on your computer.  We also provide information on what port to open on your router or firewall.  Of course, we can provide a full turnkey solution based on your needs and/or level of computer expertise.

HOW SYD WORKS
WingNET’s SYD service is automated.  We assign a job to your computer on the SYD Server.  Once a day, the SYD server will poll your computer for any new files that are located in the directories or folders that you want to have saved.  Your computer then sends those files across the Internet to the SYD Server where they are added to your storage vault.  It’s that simple.

HOW SECURE IS MY DATA?
The SYD Server is located in our datacenter along with our own Internet Service equipment, customer collocation machines and our access lines.  If you require extra security for your data, we have the option of turning on SSL-level encryption for the upload session between your computer and the SYD Server.  If you require more intensive disk level encryption of your data due to legal or HIPAA requirements, please contact us for details.

I BET THIS COSTS A BUNDLE!
Wrong!  WingNET’s SYD Service is available in several levels designed to provide flexibility to you in choosing how much data you want to save.  Current pricing is as follows:

  • 2 GB Storage vault   = $ 9.95/mo
  • 5 GB Storage vault   = $24.95/mo
  • 10 GB Storage vault = $49.95/mo
  • 25 GB Storage vault = $89.95/mo

Consider that for most businesses, their point of sale database is usually less than 1 GB or even a few hundred megabytes, and you can begin to see just how affordable SYD really is.  Additionally, we provide compression on the data as it is stored, so very often you be able to store 1-3X as much data after it is compressed.

If you are a larger company and have greater storage needs than what you see here, we have pricing plans already designed to fit your needs.  Additionally, we can provide private line service between your datacenter and our own in order to give you even better storage rates.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Contact WingNET via the Contact Us form on this website.  Or call us at 423.559.5465.  Be sure to tell us SYD sent you.