Lasso Logic
Encyclopedia
Lasso Logic was a company formed in 2003 that pioneered continuous data protection
(CDP) and an onsite–offsite backup
technology
for the small and medium enterprise
market (SME) before it was acquired by SonicWALL
in November, 2005 for approximately $20 million. Lasso Logic became the third of three business divisions at SonicWALL
, now called the Business Continuity Unit. Lasso CDP is now called SonicWALL CDP.
Lasso Logic was the first company to provide a disk-based continuous data protection
appliance, called Lasso CDP, which continually backed up servers, applications, PCs, and laptops to itself in real time. This allowed users who lost files to go back to various useful points in time. More recent backups were saved at more frequent intervals, but as backup versions receded in time, some of those versions were dropped by way of a complex algorithm which preserved theoretically more useful versions. Thus a user could always find a version to return to from the inception of backup, from minutes ago to years ago. Before Lasso Logic, the only backup options were single point in time (SPIT) snapshot software that allowed IT administrators to back up to tape or to disk, usually at a resolution of once a day. The value proposition of the company was "set it and forget it" backup, thus eliminating the labor burden of tape-based backup.
The company was also the first to introduce onsite and offsite backup in a single device. Lasso CDP continuously backed up data to itself, but then replicated data to an offsite location. This allowed for instant recovery of data because the files were stored locally on the Lasso CDP appliance. However, in the event of a total loss of data locally, including the Lasso CDP appliance, the customer could pull the data back from Lasso's offsite data center.
The founders of Lasso Logic are now the founding team behind PacketTrap Networks, a network management software company located in Silicon Valley
.
http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=77479
Continuous data protection
Continuous data protection , also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves...
(CDP) and an onsite–offsite backup
Backup
In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up is making copies of data which may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup....
technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
for the small and medium enterprise
Small and medium enterprise
Small and medium enterprises or small and medium-sized enterprises are companies whose headcount or turnover falls below certain limits.The abbreviation "SME" occurs commonly...
market (SME) before it was acquired by SonicWALL
SonicWALL
SonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs , VPNs , backup and recovery, and anti-spam for email...
in November, 2005 for approximately $20 million. Lasso Logic became the third of three business divisions at SonicWALL
SonicWALL
SonicWALL is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA. It sells a range of internet appliances primarily directed at content control and network security. These include devices providing services for network firewalls, UTMs , VPNs , backup and recovery, and anti-spam for email...
, now called the Business Continuity Unit. Lasso CDP is now called SonicWALL CDP.
Lasso Logic was the first company to provide a disk-based continuous data protection
Continuous data protection
Continuous data protection , also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves...
appliance, called Lasso CDP, which continually backed up servers, applications, PCs, and laptops to itself in real time. This allowed users who lost files to go back to various useful points in time. More recent backups were saved at more frequent intervals, but as backup versions receded in time, some of those versions were dropped by way of a complex algorithm which preserved theoretically more useful versions. Thus a user could always find a version to return to from the inception of backup, from minutes ago to years ago. Before Lasso Logic, the only backup options were single point in time (SPIT) snapshot software that allowed IT administrators to back up to tape or to disk, usually at a resolution of once a day. The value proposition of the company was "set it and forget it" backup, thus eliminating the labor burden of tape-based backup.
The company was also the first to introduce onsite and offsite backup in a single device. Lasso CDP continuously backed up data to itself, but then replicated data to an offsite location. This allowed for instant recovery of data because the files were stored locally on the Lasso CDP appliance. However, in the event of a total loss of data locally, including the Lasso CDP appliance, the customer could pull the data back from Lasso's offsite data center.
The founders of Lasso Logic are now the founding team behind PacketTrap Networks, a network management software company located in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
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External links
- Business Week, Karen E. Klein, April 2005. "Have You Backed Up Your Data Today?"http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/apr2005/sb2005041_4974_sb006.htm
- InfoWorld, Sean McCown, Jan, 2006, "Lasso Logic offers real easy real-time" backups"http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/23/73921_04TClasso_1.html
- Enterprise Storage Form, Paul Shread, November, 2005 "SonicWALL Corrals Lasso Logic"http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/continuity/news/article.php/3565706
- Byte and Switch, "Lasso Logic Unveils CDP Appliance, Lasso Logic ships end-to-end CDP solution for SMB and remote office protection"
http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=77479