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Protect
Valuable Informational Assets & Keep Downtime To A Minimum
Our NAS device is a
comprehensive Backup and Disaster Recovery solution (BDR) for Windows
2000 and Windows 2003 servers. This reasonably priced, all-encompassing
solution for small-to-midsize businesses provides:
- Very frequent backups (as frequent
as every 15 minutes) with an onsite NAS Device
- Optional off-site data storage at highly rated
data centers
- The ability to restore downed servers in less
than 30 minutes!
- Advanced restoration options (file- and folder-levels)
with Exchange message and mailbox recovery
- Bare-metal restorations to dissimilar hardware
- Low cost
NAS vs. Tape
Though
tape backup is common, it’s far from being an ideal BDR solution.
Analysts have said that over half of tape backups fail, so chances are
that if you need to restore from tape, you’ll be out of luck. But
assuming all goes well with tape backup, how does it compare with the NAS
appliance?
What Happens
If My Server Crashes?
Now
let’s look at how our solution keeps your business running if, for
instance, an e-mail server goes down.
Because the device takes snap shots every 15
minutes, administrators can choose a point in time shortly before the
problem occurred and with just a few clicks of the mouse, this appliance
allows you to activate it as a virtual server to keep business processes
up and running while we diagnose the problem and plan a course of action
for the down email server.
In the event of a catastrophic server failure, our
business continuity solution also includes a boot CD that allows us to
perform a bare metal restore on new hardware in a fraction of the time of
a typical server rebuild. And, this NAS device restoration will allow you
to eliminate the hardware abstraction layer during the restore process so
that the new drivers can be loaded on the server replacement, no matter
which server brand is used — giving you speedy recovery options in times
of crisis.
Recovery
after a Catastrophe
If a
disaster results in your end-client losing their entire office — servers
and on-site NAS included— you order a newly imaged NAS with the most
current backup-normally the last daily that was done, to be shipped out
via next business-day air transportation to a location of your choice. If
such an event occurs, we will not host the data at the co-location
facility. Depending on the NAS model used, multiple servers can be
virtualized on one NAS even as the NAS continues to perform backups of
other servers.
When the NAS arrives, all you need to do is plug in
a patch cable and you’re up and running. This recovery service will allow
you to use the NAS for two weeks before it must be returned or purchased.
This timeframe should allow you to get a new server ordered, in place and
do a bare-metal restore from the NAS before returning the NAS.
Alternatively, you can choose to keep the NAS and you will be billed for
the list price of the new NAS. This would also allow you to use this NAS
for the ongoing backups when you move forward, re-establishing the
network for your client.
Off-Site
Storage Facility
For additional protection in
the event of a complete disaster, data is securely transferred to an off-site
co-location facility on a daily basis. Then, in event of such an
occurrence, you will receive a new NAS device imaged with your latest
data. The storage facilities are two XO high-availability data centers in
Phoenix and Baltimore. They provide:
- Backup images stored at the data
centers on a Storage Area Network (SAN) at the primary facility,
then replicated to the secondary facility
- Connectivity provided by multiple providers with
automatic failover capabilities
- Facilities provide two fiber optic network drops
for our backbone
- Full physical security at each facility including
security cameras and key card access
- Network is secured with high-end redundant,
automatic failover firewalls
- Fire suppression and environmental control
provided
- Automatic back-up power provided with on-site
generators
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