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Integrate backup, imaging, and recovery functions directly into your software

Many software vendors, OEMs, platform providers, and Managed Service Providers face the same challenge: customers expect professional backup and recovery functions, but developing an imaging engine of their own involves high development and maintenance costs.

With the O&O DiskImage Software Development Kit (SDK), you can integrate proven backup, imaging, and recovery technology directly into your own applications, platforms, or services. The SDK provides the full functionality of O&O DiskImage for customized solutions and integration projects.

Typical areas of application

The O&O DiskImage SDK is suitable for, among others:

• Backup software providers
• Endpoint management solutions
• Managed Service Providers
• OEM and white-label products
• Industrial and automation platforms
• Healthcare and medical technology solutions
• Deployment and migration tools
• Disaster recovery platforms

Complete imaging and backup functionality

Developers can use the SDK to create solutions for:

• Complete system images
• Disk and volume backups
• File and folder backups
• Automated backup processes
• Disaster recovery scenarios
• Bare-metal recovery solutions
• System migrations
• Virtualization scenarios

To create consistent backups of running systems, both the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and the O&O Snapshot driver can be used.

Developed for modern Windows platforms

The SDK supports current Windows infrastructures, including:

• BIOS, EFI, and UEFI systems
• MBR and GPT partition tables
• Dynamic disks
• Physical and virtual hardware
• Windows clients and servers
• SSD and enterprise storage environments

Hardware-independent recovery (M.I.R.)

A key requirement for many companies is the ability to restore a system to different hardware.

With the integrated Machine Independent Restore (M.I.R.) function, Windows systems can be migrated to other hardware platforms or virtual environments. This greatly simplifies hardware replacement, disaster recovery, virtualization projects, and long-term migration strategies.

Virtual drives and system virtualization

Backups can be mounted directly as virtual drives. This allows individual files and folders to be restored quickly without having to restore an entire system.

In addition, images can be converted into virtual hard disks, for example for:

• Test and development environments
• Virtualization projects
• Disaster recovery tests
• Long-term archiving
• System migrations

Designed for developers

The interface is based on Microsoft COM and can be used from numerous development environments, including:

• C++
• C#
• Visual Basic
• .NET technologies
• Other COM-compatible programming languages

Documentation, sample projects, and developer support enable rapid integration and significantly reduce development times.

Why companies choose the O&O DiskImage SDK

Instead of developing and maintaining their own backup technologies over many years, companies use an established platform with technology proven millions of times over.

Benefits:

• Shorter time-to-market
• No need to develop your own imaging engine
• Reduced maintenance effort
• Continuous further development
• White-label and OEM options
• Proven backup and recovery technology
• Flexible integration scenarios
• Long-term technology partnership