IT Security - Protecting Data - Hot standby and data replication

Hot standby and data replication

If the worse should happen

What would happen if your server were to crash or the hard disk were to fail?
What would happen if your laptop were stolen?
How long could your business survive without access to the lost information?

Expensive downtime

It could take several days to rebuild a server and to restore the information on it - assuming you could get the replacement parts in time.

In many corporate Windows Server environments, the loss of even an hour's data may cost many (tens of) thousands of pounds. Downtime can be similarly expensive, resulting in lost productivity and lost business.

Double-Take

Double-Take data replication software is the de facto standard business continuity software, providing high availability, continuous data protection and centralised data backup.

Whether you use Double-Take for local or remote data replication or to implement a centralised data protection programme, Double-Take will ensure the continuous data protection of your organisation.

In the event of a server crash, the Double-Take data replication software failover function will ensure data integrity and minimise the impact of server downtime. With traditional backup alone, you run the risk of losing up to a full day's data in the event of a system failure. Even the best tape backup systems require hours to restore a large server, and downtime can extend to days if the restore does not go smoothly.
For many businesses, this amount of lost data and downtime is no longer acceptable.

Double-Take monitors file changes as they occur on one or many source servers, replicating them in real-time to a server over existing network links.
In the event of a server failure, Double-Take's target server has backup copies of all your critical files immediately available for your users. The target server can even assume the identity of the failed server, virtually eliminating data loss and downtime.

Industry opinion

According to the latest survey from the Business Continuity Institute, only 47% of companies have any form of business continuity or disaster recovery plan.

For companies with a turnover of less than £11 million per annum, this figure falls to just 34%. The dangers of major disruption for these companies is clear:
43% of those who experience significant downtime will go out of business within two years.
20% lose more than £1,000,000.
25% lose £250,000 to £1,000,000.
43% lose £10,000 to £450,000.

Case study

APCOA are one of the world's leading car park management companies. Their Heathrow and Gatwick sites are particularly important given the major travel links these sites provide. IT Support Manager Chris Cairns says "We were looking for a cost-effective but flexible solution that would grow with us. Real-time protection is important and Double-Take certainly ticked all the boxes.

Testimonial

"We knew real-time data replication was the right type solution. Flexsys helped us decide on the right configuration and helped us with the installation.
Since the original implementation we have bought additional licenses from Flexsys as we expand resilience across our critical servers".
Jason Hutchinson, Network Manager, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive says.

For further information, please contact Flexsys

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