What's New in Retrospect
New Features and Updates
Retrospect provides complete protection for every major operating system, virtual environment, application, and email service–with seamless integration to our hosted service, Retrospect Management Console.
What's New - Retrospect Backup 16
Retrospect Management Console
With our new hosted service, customers can monitor and manage their entire Retrospect infrastructure from a single pane of glass, at their desktop or on their phone. Details>>
Storage Groups
Protect an entire backup environment up to 16x faster with a single, centralized destination that Retrospect can use simultaneously. With Storage Groups, customers can run parallel backups to the same disk or cloud destination, reducing the backup window. Details>>
Deployment Tools
Managed service providers (MSPs) and IT administrators now have better tools to deploy and update their Retrospect clients automatically with built-in auto-updates and third-party workflow integration, freeing up valuable management time for other activities. Details>>
What's New - Retrospect Management Console
Real-Time Monitoring - Free
See a real-time view of backups, including live activities and predictive storage usage. Available with Retrospect Backup 16.
Access Anywhere - Free
Monitor an entire backup infrastructure or multi-tenant client base from any desktop or mobile device, with your own portable Backup-Operations-Centre. Available with Retrospect Backup 16.
Every Retrospect Edition - Free
Retrospect Management Console supports every edition of Retrospect Backup, from Solo to Multi Server Premium. Available with Retrospect Backup 16.
Dashboard Aggregation - Add-on
Analyze the status of the entire organization's Retrospect engine infrastructure with engine and organization aggregation. Available with the Management Console Add-on.
Organization Drilldown - Add-on
Create different organizations for separate business locations or corporate clients to partition the engine information and enable organization-level drilldown. Available with the Management Console Add-on.
Distributed Management - Add-on
Deploy new backup configurations to every Retrospect engine or only a specific subset. Available with the Management Console Add-on. Details>>
What's New - Retrospect Virtual 2019
Office 365
Protect your Office 365 accounts with Retrospect Virtual 2019.
VMware vCenter/ESXi 6.7
Retrospect Virtual 2019 is certified for VMware vCenter/ESXi 6.7.
Hyper-V 2019
Retrospect Virtual 2019 is certified for Hyper-V 2019.
Windows Server 2019
Retrospect Virtual 2019 is certified for Windows Server 2019.
Exchange 2019
Retrospect Virtual 2019 is certified for Exchange 2019.
Additional Information
Latest Platform Support
Retrospect Backup 16 is certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2019, SQL Server 2019 (CTP 2), and Exchange Server 2019.
Cloud Storage Certifications
Retrospect Backup 16 is certified for cloud storage with MCT, IONOS, and Orange Cloud for Business. Details>>
macOS Support Updates
As announced in Spring 2018, Retrospect 15 is the final version of Retrospect for Mac to support 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5. Customers using older versions of macOS should see our knowledgebase for support information. Details>>
How to Upgrade
Upgrade Wizard: If you use an earlier version of Retrospect, you may be eligible for upgrade pricing.
Retrospect for Windows
Retrospect 16 for Windows is a paid upgrade for customers with Retrospect 15 for Windows or a free upgrade for customers with an active Annual Support and Maintenance (ASM) contract.
Retrospect for Mac
Retrospect 16 for Mac is a paid upgrade for customers with Retrospect 15 for Mac or a free upgrade for customers with an active Annual Support and Maintenance (ASM) contract.
Annual Support and Maintenance (ASM)
Annual Support and Maintenance (ASM) ensures you're always able to run the latest version of Retrospect with unlimited access to our Support team.
ASM Fulfillment: Customers with an active ASM contracts can get licenses for the latest versions of their products by processing their ASM fulfillment.
ASM Renewal: Customers with an expired ASM contract may be eligible to renew it and get licenses for the latest versions of their products.