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Data Backup Keeps Downtime To A Minimum
Our iBR Solution is a comprehensive Data Backup and Data Recovery solution for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers. This reasonably priced, all-encompassing solution for small-to-midsize businesses provides:
- Very frequent data backups (as frequent as every 15 minutes) with an onsite NAS Device.
- Optional offsite data storage at highly rated data centers.
- The ability to restore downed servers in less than 30 minutes!
- Advanced data restore 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 the iBR 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, the iBR 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. This type of data recovery 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.
Data Recovery after a Catastrophe
If a disaster results in losing the entire office - servers and on-site NAS included - you order a newly imaged NAS with the most current data backup, normally the last daily that was done, to be shipped out via next business-day air transportation to a location of your choice. 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 put on the storage contract. The 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 per the storage contract agreement.
OffSite Storage Facility
For additional protection in the event of a complete disaster, your data backup is securely transferred to an offsite 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 high-availability data centers in Phoenix and Baltimore. They provide:
- Data 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 backup power provided with onsite generators
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