{{Infobox company | name = Zmanda | logo = Zmanda Logo.png| | type = Private company | location_city = Broomfield, Colorado | foundation = 2005 | homepage = {{Url | www.zmanda.com}} | key_people = Ashok Reddy (CEO)<br/>Chandor Kant (Founder)| | industry = Open Source Enterprise Backup and Recovery| | products = Amanda Community<br/>Zmanda EBR<br/>Zmanda Recovery Manager<br/>Zmanda Pro| }} {{Infobox software | name = Zmanda Recovery Manager | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | collapsible = | released = 2008 | programming language = Perl | latest preview version = | latest preview date = <!-- {{release date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | language = English | genre = Backup software | license = GNU General Public License | website = <!-- no need to duplicate? --> }}
'''Zmanda Inc.''' is an open-source software and Cloud backup software company. It is headquartered in the United States. In partnership with open source companies such as Sun<ref name="sun">{{Cite web |url= http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/zmanda/feature.jsp |url-status= dead |title= Sun and Zmanda |work= Sun web site |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100129030838/http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/zmanda/feature.jsp |archive-date= January 29, 2010 |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref> and MySQL, the company contributed to open source projects. Zmanda was acquired by Betsol in May, 2018.<ref name="betsol">{{Cite news |title= BETSOL Completes the Acquisition of Zmanda Enterprise Backup |url= https://www.prweb.com/releases/betsol_completes_the_acquisition_of_zmanda_enterprise_backup/prweb15935962.htm |work= Press release |date= May 11, 2018 |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref>
==History == Zmanda was founded in May, 2005, in Sunnyvale, California. It disclosed a round of $2 million of funding in October, 2005, with an investor Chander Kant who was also an executive at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Form D: Notice of Sale of Securities |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= October 3, 2005 |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/0506/05067840.pdf |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref> Pete Childers became chief executive in May, 2007, and then resigned in July of that year, with Kant then becoming chief executive.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Former Red Hat exec leaves Zmanda after short stint, brain drain at Red Hat continues |author= Paula Rooney |work= ZDNet |date= October 31, 2007 |url= https://www.zdnet.com/article/former-red-hat-exec-leaves-zmanda-after-short-stint-brain-drain-at-red-hat-continues/ |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref>
Zmanda develops and maintains the open source backup tools Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver (Amanda), and the Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL, an open source relational database management system. ZRM included a graphical user interface for installation and management.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Zmanda Recovery Manager |author= Alolita Sharma |work= Linux Journal |date= September 2008 |url= https://www.zmanda.com/pdf/zmanda-recovery-manager-review-linux-journal.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 21, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081221065436/https://www.zmanda.com/pdf/zmanda-recovery-manager-review-linux-journal.pdf |access-date= September 15, 2021 }} <!-- {re-published as {Cite news |title= Simplifying Backups with Zmanda Recovery Manager |author= Alolita Sharma |work= Technetra |date= October 5, 2008 |url= https://www.technetra.com/2008/10/05/simplifying-backups-with-zmanda-recovery-manager/ |url-status= pay |archive-date= September 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928203125/https://www.technetra.com/2008/10/05/simplifying-backups-with-zmanda-recovery-manager/ |access-date= September 15, 2021 }} --></ref> ZRM is written in the Perl programming language, and released with a GNU General Public License. Source code is kept on GitHub.<ref>{{Cite web |title= ZManda, Inc. |work= GitHub repository list for Zmanda |url= https://github.com/zmanda |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref>
The company was named one of MySQL partners of the year in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title= MySQL Partners Of The Year—2008 |url= http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/awards/partner-of-the-year-2008.html |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100208022750/http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/awards/partner-of-the-year-2008.html |url-status= dead |date= April 2008 |archive-date= February 8, 2010 |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref> Within two weeks of the announced that Sun Microsystems would acquire MySQL AB (the company that developed MySQL), Sun announced a partnership to sell ZRM.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Sun To Push Zmanda Backup for MySQL |work= Database Zone |author= Maureen O'Gara |date= March 18, 2008 |url= https://dzone.com/articles/sun-push-zmanda-backup-mysql |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) for MySQL |url= http://www.mysql.com/products/backup/zrm.html |work= MySQL AB web site |archive-date= March 22, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080322235641/http://www.mysql.com/products/backup/zrm.html |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/generate-article.php?id=2008_12 |title= Sun & Zmanda to Deliver Backup & Recovery Solutions for MySQL Enterprise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623195442/http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/generate-article.php?id=2008_12 |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |work= Press release |date= March 18, 2008 |publisher= MySQL |url-status= dead |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref> A backup agent allowed integration with the NetBackup product from Symantec.<ref>{{Cite web |title= MySQL Backup agent for Symantec NetBackup |url= https://docs.zmanda.com/Project:Zmanda_Recovery_Manager_for_MySQL_3.5/MySQL_Backup_agent_for_Symantec_NetBackup |date= April 13, 2017 |access-date= September 17, 2021 }}</ref> Version 3.0 of ZRM was released in 2009, including support for the Ubuntu distribution of the Linux operating system.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Zmanda Recovery Manager 3.0 for MySQL on Ubuntu Server |author= Alolita Sharma |work= Linux Journal |date= April 8, 2009 |url= https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zmanda-recovery-manager-30-mysql-ubuntu-server |url-status= live |archive-date= September 22, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200922045054/https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/zmanda-recovery-manager-30-mysql-ubuntu-server |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref>
In early 2009, the company announced a remote backup service for cloud computing.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.zdnet.com/article/zmanda-puts-sme-backup-in-the-cloud/ |title= ZManda puts SME backup in the cloud |author= Colin Barker |publisher= ZDNet |date= February 17, 2009 |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref> Zmanda developed the open source ZCloud API, announced in 2009, to enable backup software vendors to integrate software with public and private storage clouds.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://drdobbs.com/high-performance-computing/219200459 |title= Zmanda Announces ZCloud API |publisher= Dr Dobb's |work= Press release |date= August 12, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141217231227/http://www.drdobbs.com/database/zmanda-announces-zcloud-api/219200459 |archive-date= December 17, 2014 |url-status= dead |access-date= September 17, 2021 }}</ref> Like many open source firms, Zmanda generated revenue by selling products built on the open source codebase as well as by providing services and support to those customers who buy these products.<ref name="nc2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/storage/backup-recovery/zmanda-sees-the-sunshine-in-cloud-backup.php |title=Zmanda Sees The Sunshine In Cloud Backup |work= Network Computing |author= David Hill |date= August 18, 2009 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100425052834/http://www.networkcomputing.com/storage/backup-recovery/zmanda-sees-the-sunshine-in-cloud-backup.php |archive-date=April 25, 2010 }}</ref> Zmanda offers an annual subscription fee model similar to those by Red Hat and MySQL.
In 2010, Zmanda announced an option to support IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in ZRM.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Zmanda hooks Tivoli cop into MySQL: Open source backup glue |author= Austin Modine |work= The Register |date= February 22, 2010 |url= http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/22/zmanda_zrm_tsm/ |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref> After Sun was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010, it continued to promote ZRM.<ref name="sun" /> Zmanda was acquired by Carbonite, Inc. in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news |title= Carbonite Completes Acquisition of Zmanda |url= https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carbonite-completes-acquisition-of-zmanda-176757881.html |work= Press release |date= November 1, 2012 |access-date= September 15, 2021 }}</ref> and then Betsol in May, 2018.<ref name="betsol" /> Betsol, headed by Ashok Reddy, had also acquired the backup software called Rebit from Carbonite in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Redux for Rebit: Carbonite sells Rebit assets to Broomfield's Betsol |url= https://bizwest.com/2017/05/08/redux-rebit-carbonite-sells-rebit-assets-broomfields-betsol-llc/ |author= Jeff Thomas |work= BizWest |date= May 8, 2017 |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref> When the 4.0 version was announced in 2020, the location given was Broomfield, Colorado, where Betsol is located,<ref>{{Cite news |title= Zmanda 4.0 Release - Enterprise Backup and Disaster Recovery |work= Press release |date= December 29, 2020 |url= https://www.prweb.com/releases/zmanda_4_0_release_enterprise_backup_and_disaster_recovery/prweb17636063.htm |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= How to get started with open source backup software |work= Tech Republic |date= July 23, 2018 |author= Evan Koblentz |url= https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-get-started-with-open-source-backup-software/ |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref> Betsol calls the software Zmanda, releasing version 4.1 in September, 2021 which included support for Microsoft Azure cloud.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Zmanda 4.1 Release Announcement |author= Justin Gesso |date= 6 July 2021 |url= https://www.zmanda.com/blog/press-release-zmanda-4-1/ |access-date= September 16, 2021 }}</ref>
==Products== ===Zmanda Pro=== {{Infobox software | name = Zmanda Pro | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | author = | developer = Zmanda Inc. | released = {{Start date|2008}} | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | operating system = Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003/08 | platform = Windows | language = English, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese | genre = Online backup service, Online file storage, Backup & Recovery | license = Proprietary | website = [http://www.zmanda.com www.zmanda.com] }}
'''Zmanda Pro''' is a backup software by Zmanda (a BETSOL product) which enables enterprises and SMBs to back up their data to cloud storage. The software uses the Amazon S3 service from Amazon Web Services<ref>[http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/zmanda/ Zmanda Case Study: Amazon Web Services] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522022158/http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/zmanda/ |date=May 22, 2011 }}. Aws.amazon.com. Retrieved on 2013-09-04.</ref> or Google Cloud Storage as the cloud storage service but also supports private cloud solutions such as OpenStack Swift or Walrus by Eucalyptus via the open source ZCloud API.<ref>[http://www.wwpi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7619:zmanda-introduces-zcloud-storage-cloud-api-for-backup&catid=230:cloud-computing&Itemid=2701186 Zmanda introduces ZCloud storage cloud API for backup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060918/http://www.wwpi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7619:zmanda-introduces-zcloud-storage-cloud-api-for-backup&catid=230:cloud-computing&Itemid=2701186 |date=2016-03-04 }}. Wwpi.com (2009-08-17). Retrieved on 2013-09-04.</ref> As of March 2011, the software runs only on Windows platforms. For non-Windows platforms the company offers the open source Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver with Amazon S3 as the storage location.<ref>[http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/continuity/news/article.php/3804406/Zmanda-Brings-Open-Source-Backup-to-the-Cloud.htm Zmanda Brings Open Source Backup to the Cloud] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024064830/https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/continuity/news/article.php/3804406/Zmanda-Brings-Open-Source-Backup-to-the-Cloud.htm |date=2020-10-24 }}. EnterpriseStorageForum.com (2009-02-19). Retrieved on 2013-09-04.</ref> Zmanda was acquired by BETSOL on Feb 27, 2018.
====Reception==== The product was featured by Microsoft on its website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000003479|title = Microsoft Customer Stories|website = Microsoft}}</ref> In August 2010, The Motley Fool reviewed the product and called it a product which make the backups "simple and inexpensive".<ref>[http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/08/11/dont-get-lost-in-the-cloud.aspx Don't Get Lost in the Cloud (MSFT, ORCL, SYMC)]. Fool.com (2013-03-09). Retrieved on 2013-09-04.</ref>
==See also== * List of online backup services *Comparison of online backup services
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==External links== * [http://www.zmanda.com/ Official site]
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