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 more…starting with peace of mind.
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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