Cove Data Protection
Cloud-first data protection as a service
Cove Data Protection™ provides streamlined, cloud-first backup, disaster recovery, and archiving for physical and virtual servers, workstations, and Microsoft 365®* data, managed from a single web-based dashboard. Cove was designed to reduce the cost and complexity of data protection—without sacrificing speed or reliability
Flexible disaster recovery options
Get multiple recovery options from a single product while enjoying the administrative ease of Cove’s cloud-first SaaS architecture.
Leverage fast file- and folder-level recovery and full system recovery with bare-metal restore or virtual disaster recovery.
Create and manage standby images for better RTOs.
Recover at LAN speed via the LocalSpeedVault option if needed.
Test and verify backup recoverability on an automated schedule with recovery testing.
No hardware hassles
Cove is a SaaS application—no need to patch, upgrade, or maintain a local application server.
Appliance-free, direct-to-cloud backups help save you time and money.
No need to buy, provision, or manage local data storage for your backups. Storage in our private cloud is included.
Keep an optional local copy of your data using an existing network share or other hardware with LocalSpeedVault.
Features at a glance
End-to-end security
AES 256-bit encryption is used to help secure files that remain encrypted in transit and at rest.
Create your own private key or have one generated for you during deployment.
ISO-certified data centers are located worldwide, with additional certifications by location.
Role-level access lets you grant limited access to backups as needed, secured with mandatory two-factor authentication.
Microsoft 365 data protection* (standalone and integrated into N-central)
Recovery of deleted items helps you keep control of your customers’ data in Microsoft 365.
Manage Microsoft 365 backups from the same dashboard as server and workstation backups
Seven years data retention to help your customers meet regulatory requirements.
Storage in our global private cloud is included. Fair-use policies apply.*
Built for the cloud
Backing up to the cloud isn’t an afterthought with Cove—it was built for that. Our proprietary architecture moves up to 60 times less data than traditional image backup products.
Cove’s TrueDelta deduplication and efficient architecture make daily backups small and lightweight, allowing you to back up more often.
Cloud storage (including archiving) is included in your price, and you can keep backup data in region with 30 data centers worldwide.
AES 256-bit encryption protects backup files in transit and at rest.
Efficiency and ease of use
Simplify backup management and spend less time on routine tasks.
Manage server, workstation, and Microsoft 365* backups and recoveries for multiple locations or customers from a single dashboard.
Automate backup deployment with device profiles to help provide consistent configurations.
Manage by exception with customizable views and reporting.
TrueDelta technology
Back up only what you need by ignoring temporary or transient data, browser caches, and similar items. Cove’s incremental backups move up to 60x less data than with image backup products.
Process backup jobs efficiently with Cove’s unique architecture, only sub-block-level data that has actually changed is processed. No need for the inefficiencies of full disk scanning and false positive changes introduced by defrag and file moves.
Move data efficiently with a dramatically lower change rate than image backup tools. No need for resource-intensive block-level deduplication.
WAN optimization further minimizes bandwidth usage; bandwidth throttling is available during business hours for slow network connections.
Data centers around the world
Backup storage in our private cloud is included in your price.
Keep data in region, with 30 data centers located across four continents.
ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and other certifications depending on your chosen data center.
Using one vendor for your backup software and cloud storage helps simplify billing and support.
Supported Operating Systems
Windows®
Windows Server®
10, 11
2016, 2019, 2022
macOS®
10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma
GNU/Linux®
RedHat RHEL 7, 8, 9
CentOS 7, 8, 9
Debian 10, 11, 12
Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04
Data sources for backup
The Backup Manager handles individual files and directories as well as complex systems, such as:
Microsoft SQL Server®
VMware®
Microsoft Hyper-V®
Microsoft Exchange™
Oracle®
MySQL®
Back up and recover the configuration of your operating system (the “System State” data source) (Windows Only)
Microsoft 365