Getting started

SQL HyperBac works transparently with your existing backup, restore, export, and import routines to provide compression and encryption as backup data is streamed to disk.

SQL HyperBac's compression and encryption algorithms are fine-tuned to work efficiently with SQL Server backup data, and make compression and encryption available on a wide range of SQL Server versions without the need to install or upgrade complex software.

Installed on the SQL Server (Windows server) that is producing the backup data you want to compress and encrypt, SQL HyperBac remains separate from your SQL Server instances. You can continue to use native management tools without any changes to the way you work.

SQL HyperBac is compatible with:

SQL Server 2008, 2005, and 2000
Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008 and 2003
Windows 7, Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), XP, and 2000

You can use SQL HyperBac to:

compress physical and logical backups by up to 90% (achieving speed increases of up to 50% for backups and restores, and increased transaction throughput during backup operations)
encrypt physical and logical backups (using AES-128, AES-192, or AES-256 encryption)

Technical notes

SQL HyperBac version 5.0 is backwards-compatible with backup files created by HyperBac for SQL Server (versions 3.x and 4.x). HyperBac for SQL Server (versions 4.3 and earlier) cannot be used to process backup files created by SQL HyperBac version 5.0.

You can configure SQL HyperBac to create backup files in a ZIP-compatible format (rather than using SQL HyperBac's proprietary compression). Any third-party application you use to decompress these ZIP-compatible files must support ZIP64.

Worked examples

Learn more about SQL HyperBac by following these detailed examples:

Related products

SQL Backup Pro offers compression and encryption for SQL Server backups, along with powerful job management, network resilience, and self-healing log shipping. With an intuitive user interface that includes Timeline Monitoring™, scheduling and reporting, SQL Backup Pro offers a complete package for those who need ongoing, easy supervision and administration of backup activities. Read more about SQL Backup Pro.

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