Cove Data Protection: Why Cloud-First Backup Changes Everything

TrueDelta Technology: 60x Smaller Incrementals

Traditional incremental backups transmit entire changed files. If a single byte changes in a 10 GB database, the full file gets backed up again.

Cove's TrueDelta technology tracks changes at the block level — transmitting only the actual changed data. The result: incremental backups that are up to 60 times smaller than traditional solutions.

For South African businesses managing bandwidth costs and limited connectivity, this is not a minor improvement. It is the difference between backup completing overnight and backup never finishing.

Direct-to-Cloud: No Appliances

Cove backs up directly from your servers and workstations to the cloud. There is no local appliance to purchase, power, maintain, or replace every three to five years.

This eliminates an entire category of infrastructure management. No appliance firmware updates. No storage capacity alerts. No hardware failures at the worst possible moment.

It also eliminates a critical attack vector. Ransomware commonly targets local backup appliances because they sit on the same network as production systems. With Cove, there is no local backup target to compromise.

AES-256 Encryption and Immutable Storage

Every backup is encrypted with AES-256 before it leaves your environment. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Only your organisation holds the encryption keys.

Backups stored in Cove's cloud are immutable. They cannot be modified, overwritten, or deleted by anyone — including attackers who have compromised your network. Even if ransomware gains administrative access to your entire environment, your Cove backups remain untouched.

This is your last line of defence. And it holds.

30 Global Data Centres Including South Africa

Data sovereignty matters. South African organisations subject to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) need to know where their data is stored.

Cove operates 30 data centres globally, including facilities in South Africa. Your backup data stays in-country, meeting compliance requirements without compromise.

Automated Recovery Testing

A backup you have never tested is a backup you cannot trust.

Cove runs automated recovery testing on 14-day and 30-day cycles. It spins up your backups, verifies they boot and operate correctly, captures a screenshot as proof, and reports the result — all without manual intervention.

The success rate across Cove's automated tests: 99%+. That number is not a marketing claim. It is the result of testing millions of recovery points globally.