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What It Does & How It Works...
With its fast virtualization
capabilities, our NAS device can be configured to
function as a replacement server if needed. This unique
device also can replace management intensive,
error-prone tape backups while providing much
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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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