Hyper-V Backup for Windows 2012 BETA launched – Win 2 free Nexus 7’s

Update 5th Sep ’12: Altaro Hyper-V Backup for Windows 2012 out now

Update 24th Aug ’12: Contest is now closed and we have contacted the winners – you may still download and BETA test Altaro Hyper-V Backup for Windows 2012 however

We’re excited to announce the BETA release of Altaro Hyper-V Backup which includes support for Windows 2012.

We need your help testing this new version and we’re giving away a Nexus 7 to 2 beta testers. All you need to do is send us a screenshot of the Beta installed by Aug 24th ’12. To Download the BETA and check out the contest click here

3rd Party BETA Reviews:

Check out what others have been saying about the BETA so far:

WinBlogs.net: ‘Final verdict : 9/10’ Alesandro Slepčević, WinBlogs.net

Hyper-V.nu: ‘Although this is still an early beta, I can merely congratulate Altaro on the upcoming version for Windows Server 2012 and say: I am convinced!’ Hans Vredevoort, MVP Virtual Machine, Hyper-V.nu

Up2V.nl: ‘Altaro Hyper-V Backup does its job well and fits perfectly in those environments where a simple to use, cost effective Hyper-V backup tool with no frills is needed.’ Marcel van den Berg, Up2V.nl

MarkSwinkels.nl: ‘Altaro Backup for Hyper-V is a realy nice backup application. The installation and configuration is done whitin a few steps. The console is easy in use and the backup/restore options are great’ Mark Swinkles, markswinkels.nl

New features:

• Windows Server 2012 Support, including support for VHDX files.
• Windows 2012: support for backup and restore of VMs located on network paths.
• Windows 2012: support for Volume Shadow Copies of SMB3.0 network paths.
• Windows 2012: support for CSV3.0 and scale-out CSV file shares.
• New and improved Metro-Style User Interface.

Fixes & Improvements:

• Link to error reporter from Management Console.
• Extra verification checks in Reverse Delta algorithm.
• Improved free-space calculation (Backup no longer checks for full size of VM in free space).
• Many more improvements and bug fixes under the hood.

Download your copy of Altaro Hyper-V Backup here

Your feedback is important to us, both good and bad – send us your comments on the beta to [email protected]