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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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