Rewind and Resume with Journal-Based Recovery
Recover files, VMs, applications, and entire datacenters from a checkpoint seconds ago to a few years ago—locally or remotely
Forget Traditional Backup—Use Zerto Journal Recovery
See how easy it is to recover data from just seconds ago.
Recover to Any Point in Time—Anytime
Legacy disaster recovery solutions rely on snapshots, which can lead to long downtime windows and lost data. Zerto removes the potential for these issues with continuous data protection driven by unique journaling technology.
The Zerto journal records the state of your infrastructure every few seconds. In the event of a disaster or any other disruption, your data stays protected while you recover to any point in time—and you experience minimal downtime.
From Periodic to Continuous
Say goodbye to periodic snapshots—the granular Zerto journal keeps a continuous log of all changes to applications and data, with intervals of seconds.
With continuous data protection, you can achieve RPOs measured in seconds, plus other benefits such as:
- Minimal data loss
- Storage savings as no snapshots are created and only changes are recorded
Say Goodbye to Traditional Backups; Say Hello to Journal-based Recovery
Journal vs. Snapshots Considerations
Consistent Recovery in Scope and Time
While the granularity of the journal is in seconds, it lets you rewind to any point in time while maintaining application consistency, minimizing downtime, and preventing data loss.
What is the Journal?
The journal is a dynamic record of every change made to a VM that’s protected by Zerto.
Users can specify a journal history of up to 30 days and Zerto will automatically generate checkpoints every 5-15 seconds that can be used for recovery.
This allows for the recovery of everything from a single file to entire applications or sites within seconds of a disruption.
Overview: What is the Journal?
Zerto Platform: What is the Journal
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Selection of a checkpoint in the journal for recovery purposes
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How the Journal Works
Each VM has its own journal. For each protected machine, Zerto replicates every modification from the production to the target site in pieces called “grains.” These grains are markers that indicate differences in data and associations with a particular VM. This translates into maintaining a persistent bitmap on the recovery site; i.e., creating the change-block tracking copies.
In addition to the writes, Zerto updates checkpoints every few seconds with a timestamp. You can then recover to the most recent checkpoint or any previous checkpoint, all while maintaining write-order fidelity and crash consistency.
Store each journal locally through continuous backup or at a remote location, whether it’s in the cloud or on-premises. This ensures there is always an up-to-date copy of data available, even if the production site goes down.
Overview: How the Journal Works
Zerto Platform: How does the Journal Work?
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The Best Recovery Solution
FEATURED SUCCESS STORY
Why Jay Peak Uses Zerto's Continuous Journal-based Recovery
Jay Peak partnered with Zerto to achieve the recovery times and granularity of recovery needed to ensure their resort operations remain up and running in the face of any disruption.
FEATURED SUCCESS STORY
TaxSlayer benefits from the granularity that Zerto’s Platform offers
TaxSlayer has moved its backups into Zerto, enabling granular backups in interval of seconds, and the ability to recover files as quickly as needed.
FEATURED SUCCESS STORY
Grey County Gets the Recovery Granularity They Wanted
With Zerto's continuous data replication, Grey County reduces the gap between the time a disaster may strike and the point where the restored data begins.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
"The granularity of the failovers is magnificent. The application can be failed over to how it looked 5.7 seconds ago, or 28 seconds ago, or 4 minutes ago. Other products do not deliver that level of granularity for failovers."
James Crowther, IT Operations Manager
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
"Continuous data protection is Zerto's bread and butter. They do all of their protection through your journaling and that continuous protection gives you countless restore-point opportunities."
David Corner, Senior Network Engineer
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro
Rating: 4.5 /5
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
"With Zerto’s powerful journaling enabling point-in-time recovery, one user can now service all recovery requests with speed and ease."
Data Centre Manager
Company in Services Industry
Rating: 5 /5
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
"The ability to recover our critical application in hours vs. days is a game changer from a business standpoint."
Craig Russel, IT Manager
Jay Peak
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