Storactive

About Storactive

Storactive operated in the data protection and recovery software market, providing solutions primarily for small to medium-sized enterprises. The company specialized in Continuous Data Protection (CDP), a technology that backs up data whenever a change is made, rather than relying on scheduled backups. This approach addressed the increasing data volumes and regulatory compliance pressures that made traditional backup methods less effective. Storactive's core business involved selling its CDP software to protect data on both PCs and servers.

The company's product portfolio included LiveBackup for PC data protection and LiveServ for disk-to-disk backup for servers, including Microsoft Exchange Server. LiveServ, introduced in September 2002, was designed as a real-time, versioned backup solution. It aimed to provide up-to-the-moment protection by capturing changes as they occurred, compressing data, and eliminating duplicate files to reduce storage volume and optimize existing hardware. This file versioning technology allowed for the recovery of any version of a file, offering a granular level of restoration and enhanced security against data loss from system disruptions or malicious attacks. Tony Bautista served as the president and CEO of the company.

As a privately held company, Storactive faced challenges in market reach and presence. On March 6, 2006, the firm was acquired by Atempo, a larger data backup and recovery software provider that had previously been a reseller of Storactive's products. The acquisition was a strategic move for both entities; it allowed Storactive, with its approximately 60 employees and 120 customers at the time, to expand its market reach. For Atempo, it meant deeper integration of Storactive's CDP technology with its own Time Navigator backup and recovery software, particularly for capturing and securely storing email data for long-term retention. Following the acquisition, whose financial terms were not disclosed, Atempo planned to maintain Storactive's facilities in Marina del Rey, California, and Moscow, Russia.