Online data backup

with Minarca

Protect your technical data with a personalized, reliable service

At IKUS Software, we understand the crucial importance of data backup for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in technical sectors such as civil engineering, surveying, graphics, clinics, building inspection, and many others. That's why we offer an online data backup service specially designed to meet the needs of Quebec SMEs with between 3 and 15 employees.

Our backup service is based on our flagship technologies: Minarca, Rdiffweb, and Rdiff-backup. We offer a unique solution that sets itself apart from the many options available on the market through its personalized approach and customized support.

Why choose our backup service?

Turnkey service

We take care of everything. From initial configuration to ongoing management, we take care of the entire backup process for your business.

Security in Canada

Your backups are securely stored in Canada, ensuring compliance with local data protection regulations.

Disaster support

If you need help recovering your data, we're ready to assist you quickly and efficiently with support available 5 days a week, 8 hours a day.

Close to you

Based in Quebec, we understand the needs of local companies and facilitate collaboration thanks to our geographical proximity.

Backup your cloud applications

We can back up your applications in the cloud, such as OneDrive, Google Drive, Zoho CRM and many others.

Online access

You have online access to your backups at all times, enabling you to restore your data quickly and easily.


Our commitment

Security

We implement robust and effective backup strategies to protect your sensitive information against any risk of loss or technological failure.

Personalized service

Every company is unique, and we are committed to providing a personalized service that meets your specific needs.

Reliability

With our proven technologies, you can be confident in the reliability and continuity of our services.

How does it work?

Step 1

Assessing your needs

We start with a detailed assessment of your data backup needs.

Step 2

Solution implementation

We configure and install our backup solution using Minarca or other backup tools.

Step 3

Continuous management

We monitor and manage your backups to ensure the ongoing security of your data.

Step 4

Dedicated support

We offer dedicated technical support to answer all your questions and resolve any problems quickly.

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Disaster assistance

​In the event of a breakdown, we intervene quickly to help you recover your data and minimize the impact on your business.

Say yes to our data backup service

When you do business with us, you can rest easy knowing that you can count on the robustness and reliability of Minarca software and the unrivalled quality of our customer service.

Solopreneur

$ 50.00

/ month
  • 500 Gigabytes
  • Analysis of your needs
  • Sauvegarde automatisée
  • Selecting files to keep
  • Choice of backup frequency
  • Choice of retention period
  • Backup history
  • Unlimited number of workstations and servers
  • Online access on computers and mobile devices
  • Technical assistance 8 h/5 days
Small business

$ 100 .00

/ month
  • 1 Terabyte
  • Analysis of your needs
  • Sauvegarde automatisée
  • Selecting files to keep
  • Choice of backup frequency
  • Choice of retention period
  • Backup history
  • Unlimited number of workstations and servers
  • Online access on computers and mobile devices
  • Technical assistance 8 h/5 days
Medium-sized company

$ 200.00

/ month
  • 2 Terabytes
  • Analysis of your needs
  • Sauvegarde automatisée
  • Selecting files to keep
  • Choice of backup frequency
  • Choice of retention period
  • Backup history
  • Unlimited number of workstations and servers
  • Online access on computers and mobile devices
  • Technical assistance 8 h/5 days

We answer your questions

How does data backup with Minarca work?

Minarca software is installed on the computers and/or servers to be backed up using a simple runtime program. This user interface communicates with our servers to establish backup links. Your computer data is thus safely stored on our servers in Canada. Thanks to a simple, easy-to-use Web interface, you can consult your backup data online. You can access it at any time to retrieve your documents independently.​


We often believe that data loss only happens to other people. And when we realize the importance of implementing data management, we don't have the time. But if you don't take care of it, who will? Because your company is not immune to human error, accidents (falling equipment, lightning, fire...), malicious intent (hacking, ransomware...) or aging hardware (lack of updates, incompatibility...). Storing your data must be a priority. Without it, it could cost your company dearly.

When we talk about "online backup", we're generally referring to the services offered by Google (Google Drive) or Amazon (AWS Backup), which generate backups in the cloud. In this sense, the data backup service we offer with Minarca is not an online backup mode. Instead, backup data can be accessed over the Web from wherever you are.​

You may currently be backing up your company data on external hard drives. This is already a good reflex, but it's problematic for two main reasons. Firstly, because handling your external disks - for example, moving them to keep them safe - can lead to malfunctions.

Above all, you need to refer to good backup practice, commonly known as "3-2-1 backup", which consists of: having 3 copies of your data, in 2 different locations, and 1 of these locations must be off-site. The aim is to keep a backup elsewhere, so as to have a robust data storage solution. This way, in the event of a disaster such as a fire, you're protected and have direct access to your data.

Google Drive, iCloud and OneDrive should not be seen as data backup solutions. They should be seen more as tools that provide temporary data storage, while at the same time offering interesting functionalities, such as file sharing between Internet users, enabling several people to work in real time on the same document, or to transmit files to others. A high-performance, durable data backup system is essential. With our backup service, your data is stored in Canada, under Canadian jurisprudence, and is only accessible by our team.

With free backup solutions such as Google Drive, iCloud and OneDrive, the major problem is that, in an emergency, you're unlikely to be able to speak to a physical person quickly, and in French at that! What's more, your data is stored on different servers, probably in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world. By doing business with IKUS Software, you can be sure of having technical support close to home, thanks to our excellent customer service. You're choosing to support a company like yours, based in the Laurentians, that makes sure its data is stored in Canada.

We invite you to contact us to make an appointment with our team. One of our experts will meet with you in order to establish the data backup process that best suits your in-house needs. During this meeting, we'll install the software on the computers and servers to be backed up, using a simple runtime program. Then we'll work with you to define the backup parameters: directories and files to be retained, retention period and backup frequency. We'll then launch the initial backup, the execution time of which will depend on the quantity of files and the Internet connection. For 1 to 2 weeks, we'll carry out an intensive watch to optimize data storage. Throughout the year, we'll make sure the backup process is running smoothly, and provide you with all the support you need.

We've saved many hours of work with this backup system, which enables us to recover previous versions of our projects, and even old projects deleted from our servers. Minarca is now an indispensable tool for our company.

 Annik Dufresne • Vice President

We were looking for solutions for our data backups. Patrik listened to us and proposed solutions that met our needs and budget, while bringing his expert vision to the table. Available, attentive, with good advice and a professional approach, Patrik is a pleasure to work with.

Audrey Poretti, ing. • General Manager

Excellent service, excellent value for money, I can only refer you as I have nothing negative to say!

 Isabelle Bédard • Vice Presidente

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