Business Continuity

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

• Very frequent backups as frequent as every 15 minutes with an onsite NAS Device
• Optional off-site data storage at highly rated data centers
• he ability to restore downed servers in less than 60 minutes!
• Advanced restoration options file- and folder-levels with Exchange message and mailbox recovery
• Bare-metal restorations to dissimilar hardware
• Low cost

Will you have to send staff home while you wait for your IT guy to show? How many days will it take before your business is fully operational again? 3 day? 5 days? 1 month? What happens if you lose all your data?

Businesses that are data driven such as Legal and Accountancy Practices, Recruitment Agencies, Estate & Letting Agents simply cannot afford to be without some sort of provision that protects that business critical data. According to a study conducted by the DTI in 2010, 70% of businesses without proper safeguards who suffer a major data loss are out of business within 18 months.

Our experience supporting businesses from different sectors means that no matter what type of business you are, we can implement cost effective IT Continuity solutions that will protect your business critical applications and data ensuring you and your team are able to continue working even after a serious IT outage.

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 snapshots frequently, 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.

n 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. 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

Our IT Business Continuity Solutions include:

• Email Continuity Planning
• Remote Working Provisions
• Online Backups & Backup Feasibility Checks
• Monthly Systems MOT
• Disaster Recovery Solutions
• Hosted Server & Hosted Desktops