Why should I upgrade to AhsayCBS
when AhsayOBS v6 is still usable?

We have invested a lot of effort to get the new AhsayCBS out. AhsayCBS comes with many new features and performance improvements that worth the investment. See how AhsayCBS v7 stacks up against AhsayOBS v6:

Enhanced system monitoring	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Dashboard
To-do list summarized all backup and system errors that need to be fixed
System overview of all resources and settings of the underlying physical / virtual server machine
CPU, memory, local usage, predefined storage, and live thread status monitoring
Live backup and restore status monitoring, listed by users and their backup sets
Live replication status for monitoring the data sending to a replication server
Live data receiving status monitoring when AhsayCBS is used as a replication server
Live redirection status monitoring when AhsayCBS is used as a redirector (AhsayRDR)
Monitor web console status through third party's tool by SNMP trapping
Logging to Windows Event Log
Administrator receives one consolidated report for all users once a day
Better audit trail for IT auditing and compliance need
Backup account can be moved between User Homes via web console
Backup account can be exported and imported via the AhsayCBS console, which allows for easy relocation of backup accounts between different AhsayCBS servers
Administrator can rebuild the statistic of all storage (all hard disks on the server and all predefined destinations)
Use green restore agent for administrator / user to restore data

Enhanced system management	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Easier to manage HTTP/HTTPs connectors in web console
Easier to manage SSL certificates in web console
Configuration of Java Runtime options (e.g. Maximum Heap Size)
Set up IP restriction for accessing management console
Ready-to-use web console virtual appliance available on Microsoft Azure
Build branded AhsayCBS, AhsayOBM and AhsayACB installers within AhsayCBS web console, thus no need to go through Customization Portal anymore

Enhanced user management	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Option for user to upload hashed encryption key to AhsayCBS, so that when encryption is lost, system administrator can recover it by engaging our password recovery service
Set up maximum allowed invalid login attempts per user
View effective policy of a user when multiple policies are applied to such user

Enhanced performance	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Bundled with newer Java 1.7.0_76 for better performance
Totally rewritten underlying coding for enhanced backup and restore speed
Smaller delta files are combined into 16 MB block file to reduce upload overhead
Larger delta files are splitted up into 32 MB block files which can make use of multi-threading method to enhance upload speed

Enhanced security	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Bundled with newer Apache Tomcat 7.0.59
Sign all outgoing email digitally (S/MIME)
Email can be encrypted with digital certificate to individual admin contact, and BCC email to individual admin contact

Better replication	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Faster multi-thread replication
Support replication to cloud / FTP / SFTP, so that you don't have to set up another AhsayCBS machine as receiver
Much flexible replication down to backup-set level

Unlock the full potential of v7 clients	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Fast backup and restore with re-written underlying coding
Data directly backed up to cloud storage without going through AhsayCBS
Multi-destination backup sequentially / concurrently
VM Run Direct feature in AhsayOBM v7
New per socket based pricing for VMware / Hyper-V modules

Broader storage backend support	AhsayOBS v6	AhsayCBS v7
Local storage in AhsayOBS / AhsayCBS server
Amazon S3
Aliyun
Amazon AWS Compatible Storage
CTYun
Dropbox
Google Cloud Storage
Google Drive
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft OneDrive / OneDrive for Business
OpenStack
Rackspace
FTP / SFTP
Combine multiple cloud / local storage into one pooled storage