PresSTORE P4 includes a wealth of new features and enhancements, making the product generally easier to navigate and configure. Let's start with things which are applicable to all modules.

Increased usability through optimised interface

• Redesigned interface, more clearly defines tasks and guides through setup processes.
• Tips and guides within the software.
• Brower based – configure and monitor from anywhere.

iPhone App

• Monitor your PresSTORE server from anywhere.
• Overview of server status on one screen.
• View scheduled, running and failed jobs.
• Check storage pools.
• Get an alert when configured threshold is reached.
• Select PresSTORE Backup2Go workstations for critical workstations view.

Desktop Notification-Service

PresSTORE now works with Growl to provide job notifications right on your desktop.

• Notification on your desktop.
• Notifies the administrator when previously set events occur.
• Select triggering events.
• Notifications can be displayed on every PresSTORE workstation.

Monitoring: Log search global

• Search and monitor current and previous log files.
• Log analysis and search is fully integrated into PresSTORE.

PresSTORE Service Manager

• Notifications and status updates on the desktop simplify administration of PresSTORE.

Common scheduler for Synchronise, Backup and Archive

• When and how often a process in Synchronise, Backup and Archive takes place can be managed in a common scheduler.
• Easy scheduling with parameters such as time, day, week, month and interval.
• A time restriction can be used to protect production times.
• Events, such as periodic maintenance can be taken into account with reoccurring exceptions.

PresSTORE Synchronise – Failover and migration easy like never before

• Synchronise clones data for failover, migration and data distribution.
• Synchronises multiple server drives to one single destination (for consolidation, backup and migration).
• Simplified mirror mode; one click mirror and snapshot option.
• Flexible filters to include and exclude files, directories, filetypes etc.
• Synchronisation parameters such as level or versions can be set for each individual run.
• Full Xsan support including migration.
• Integration of FS Events. Changed files are found fast and automatically.
  • Xsans with a large amount of files can be synced faster for optimised workflows.

PresSTORE Backup – Powerful server security

• Progressive backup.
• Backup without full backup.
• Data sets of any size can be backed up.
• Automatic tape organisation, rotation as well as tape redundancy.
• PresSTORE organises data on the tapes and minimises/optimises the amount of used tapes.
• Automatic repository care.
• Point in time restore/snapshots.

PresSTORE Backup2Go – Automatic background backup for workstations and laptops

• CPU load and network throughput of workstations can be limited for improved data flow.
  • Data is secured in the background while users continue with their work.
• For an effective backup process of multiple user groups, the amount of active users per template can be limited.
  • The maximum number of backup jobs running parallel can be adjusted.

PresSTORE Archive – Automatic and manual archiving

• Preview and search of archived data in the browser.
• Configurable preview (thumbnail, proxy).
• Trigger of external preview generators (like Apple's Compressor and Telestream's Episode) for video productions with large data sets.