Backup and Disaster Recovery

  We all do our best to build the most stable and high performing systems to deliver network services to our users. Unfortunately there is the reality that network devices sometime break. There are also catastrophes like floods and fires that can disrupt the systems we depend on to keep the business operational.
Because of these possible system failures and catastrophes solid backup strategy and disaster recovery procedures are crucial to the stability of any serious business.

Backup Strategies

There are several very good backup options out there even the ntbackup.exe program included with all Windows programs can be implemented in a way that can insure your irreplaceable data is safe in the event of a failure, outage or other data threatening event.

Where more sophisticated backup capabilities are necessary, there are three very popular and highly manageable backup software packages. These are BackupExec from Symantec, Computer Associates ARCserve and BakBone NetVault.

Hot Site Disaster Recovery Solutions

For companies both large and small we have designed and implemented some very cost effective disaster recovery solutions. From full blown replication of key datacenter infrastructure large companies to sophisticated yet reliable off disaster recovery scenarios for small businesses. We have the right talent to help you protect your mission critical resources.
To see an intuitive network diagram from a recent proposal for a small business which has a mission critical web application, but limited resources, click the icon to the right.

Offsite Backups

By leveraging the storage in our high speed hosting center, we can enhance existing backup solutions with office site data transfers. This gives your important data another layer of protection to protect from the common pitfalls of backup software; lost or damaged tapes, and corrupted files.

Comprehensive Recovery Strategies

Data is irreplaceable and a good backup plan includes recovery policies and procedures. Where it is necessary we can fully test and document a recovery strategy for your company. We test the recovery methodology recommended by backup software manufactures and tailor customer recovery procedures for your environment.