Online Tech Launches Cost Effective SAN Disaster Recovery Hosting

Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) June 23, 2009

In conjunction with upcoming Dell seminars at its data centers, Online Tech, Michigan’s largest managed data center operator, has launched a SAN Disaster Recovery Package — Online Tech will host a secondary SAN at its secure SAS70 certified data centers, including Internet connectivity, for only $ 399 per month.

At the EqualLogic seminar this week (June 25th), Dell will demonstrate SAN-to-SAN replication between two Online Tech data centers. The EqualLogic SANs were set up in less than one hour with the primary SAN replicating data, snapshots, and restoration points to the secondary SAN for disaster recovery at a separate data center.

“Other SAN solutions we tested took a high level of expertise and days to configure the cross data center replication” said Jason Yaeger, Online Tech’s Operations Manager. “We were stunned at how quickly we could set up cross data center SAN-to-SAN replication with Dell’s EqualLogic product.”

SAN-to-tape backup is quickly giving way to offsite SAN replication, driven by three main factors: lower costs of disk storage, cheaper Internet connectivity costs, and easier to use SAN solutions.

Compared to daily SAN-to-tape backups that are “sent” offsite, offsite SAN-to-SAN replication provides the peace of mind that the SAN data is “continuously” replicated. The data can be

restored at any time without the delay involved in retrieving tapes from an offsite storage or the risk that the data may not be recovered from a bad tape.

The SAN hosting package starts at $ 399 per month and includes everything needed to host a Dell EqualLogic SAN at Online Tech’s secure, SAS 70 audited data centers, including:

SAN colocation in a secure, locked rack including redundant power
SAS 70 certified data center assuring physical and network security
5 Mbps Internet bandwidth for up to 50GB SAN-to-SAN transfer per day
Secure VPN network connection into the SAN

To attend a Dell seminar at Online Tech’s data center, or to learn more about this package, visit http://www.OnlineTech.com/EqualLogic, or call Online Tech at (734) 213-2020.

About Online Tech

Online Tech is Michigan’s premier Managed Data Center Operator. Online Tech helps companies manage their growing demand for data and computing capacity through its SAS-70 secure and reliable multi-tenant data centers. With a full range of colocation, dedicated server hosting and managed service options, industry leaders trust Online Tech to insure their servers are always on, always online, and always safe.

About Dell

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500.

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BlueBackUp Revolutionises Disaster Recovery by Introducing an Affordable DR Plan for Businesses

Brussels (PRWEB) July 11, 2009

Implementing a business recovery plan can be both complex and costly. Also, in the light of the current economic crisis, it comes a no surprise to learn that almost 50% of companies employing between 100 and 1,000 staff prefer not to invest in a comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan.

There can be a number of reasons for this: the cost of investment may be too high, the business may lack infrastructure or be short of qualified staff. Also, by calling on a company that specialises in DR that also supplies backup offices and hardware, businesses are still ultimately responsible for the most critical part of the recovery process: rebuilding their servers and IT data.

BlueBackUp’s new Disaster Recovery offering represents a highly attractive alternative for companies that do not have the budget or infrastructure needed to establish a full DRP.

1) How does the BlueBackUp Disaster Recovery Plan work?

If there is a server crash or serious incident in the office, the customer’s data is restored on physical/virtual servers at BlueBackUp’s data centre (DR site).
During the time it takes for new servers to become operational, the customer can connect remotely (via a VPN connection) to the DR site, where its critical applications will have been restored. This enables customers to restart their business within a very short space of time (3, 12, 24, 48 hours, etc.).
BlueBackUp can also make backup offices and hardware available to companies that need them.
Unlike other Disaster Recovery providers, BlueBackUp takes responsibility for rebuilding the customer’s applications – which represents a genuine added value in comparison with conventional DR services.

2) What are the main benefits of BlueBackUp compared with a conventional DRP?

Business operations are back up and running within a very short space of time should disaster strike, plus greater flexibility of service : in cases where customers are already backing up their data at our data centres, BlueBackUp is in the ideal position to help them recover their data very quickly. Customers can choose the actual amount of time it takes to restart their business.
No need to worry about the maintenance and cost of a disaster recovery site or finding replacement hardware : Emergency spare servers are maintained by BlueBackUp at its own data centre. BlueBackUp handles the task of finding backup offices for customers who need it.
Unlike conventional Disaster Recovery Plans, it is BlueBackUp itself that takes charge of the entire procedure of rebuilding data.
Customers can also test the disaster recovery plan with a few mouse-clicks so that they are ready should disaster strike one day.

“Being able to guarantee business continuity should a major problem occur is a real worry for companies”. explains Philip Wittmann, BlueBackUp’s founder. “But not at any price – especially in the current economic climate. With BlueBackUp and by combining backup and Disaster Recovery, every company can now protect itself against these serious risks, as well as implement a Business Continuity Plan that will deliver unbeatable value for money, whatever its size and scope.”

BlueBackUp is the first online backup service to offer its customers a complete Disaster Recovery solution. And by expanding its offering even further in the wake of the recent launch of exclusive data restoration tools, BlueBackUp clearly intends to set the benchmark by positioning itself as THE specialist in protecting IT data.

For further technical information about the Disaster Recover solution proposed by BlueBackUp, please visit http://www.bluebackup.com.

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DynaSis IT Services Prepares Businesses for Data Loss and More: Business Continuity Plans Increase Survivability after Disaster

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 30, 2009

DynaSis, a technology managed service provider, is now offering business continuity plans to help small to medium sized businesses prepare for emergencies such as natural disaster, network crashes, or theft of business data. Unlike enterprises, many smaller companies cannot afford optimal in-house strategies and solutions. These companies are consequently at an elevated risk of being put out of business due to any major loss of data. A business continuity plan goes beyond offsite data backup and recovery and gives businesses a strategy detailing actions that will be taken after a crisis so the business can remain as functional as possible.

A key component of a business continuity plan is of course making sure critical documents and data are digitized or copied and stored off site, but the plan encompasses much more. Aspects businesses may not have considered include doing visual walkthroughs of facilities at least once a year to look for deficiencies, as well as making sure the business has sufficient business interruption insurance to cover the cost of operations for at least 60 days with no income. Other areas of concern consist of communications with employees in the event of phone system or Internet outages and creating a plan in case key employees can’t perform their duties or quit suddenly. Maintaining a list of emergency vendors as well as securing an alternative place to conduct business if the primary facility is unavailable are also details the plan would include.

DynaSis President David Moorman said, “Our goal is always to be a value added provider in the eyes of our clients. For this reason, we go beyond being just your IT repair guy. Protecting your data is half the battle, but when a crisis hits, you also have to think about what you are going to do to get back up to speed. What a business does in the first four hours after an emergency often determines how well they can bounce back.”

With 87% of companies that lose access to their corporate data for more than 7 days going out of business within a year and less than 5% of non-regulated businesses having a business continuity plan, and the need for business continuity planning services is real and the benefits to clients are immediate and long-term. Benefits realized after completing a business continuity/disaster recovery plan include competitive advantage, insurance savings, efficiency savings, improved processes, increased stockholder value and peace of mind.

About DynaSis

DynaSis is a managed IT services provider for small to medium sized businesses in Atlanta, GA, offering on-premise and on-demand SaaS monthly service plans, professional IT installation services, and managed hosting. For more information on DynaSis, visit http://www.dynasis.com .

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The City of Mission Viejo Implements World-Class Disaster Recovery Plan

Irvine, Calif. (PRWEB) August 19, 2009

The city of Mission Viejo recently implemented a new disaster recovery plan using cutting-edge technology to reduce costs, without sacrificing performance and efficiency.

Public safety and disaster preparedness being primary goals for the city, and wanting to continue to provide the most consistent and proficient service to city residents and customers, Mission Viejo city officials decided to employ a new state-of-the-art disaster recovery plan.

Reducing energy consumption and cost, without sacrificing performance and effectiveness, were priorities for Mission Viejo officials. Additionally, in order to optimize their infrastructure, they wanted to consolidate two data centers, which were managed at the same location, and create an environment capable of providing IT staff with the flexibility to accommodate their swiftly growing and changing services.

With the need for an innovative cost efficient solution, the city worked with Govplace for the creation and execution of an improved disaster recovery plan. Govplace, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., has extensive experience with similar challenges at other public sector organizations. Due to their exclusive public sector focus, Govplace was an ideal choice to be able to assess and develop a solution based on the City’s unique needs.

The ultimate solution included consolidating physical servers, upgrading the storage area network (SAN) and establishing a main VMware ESX server farm. Utilizing a combination of virtualization, disk-to-disk backup with de-duplication, and replication technologies, the city of Mission Viejo virtualized 80% of their servers, and now boasts 50% reduction in its data center footprint. The fully replicated environment at the disaster recovery site outside of Orange County will allow the city to continue providing necessary services to citizens and ensure critical taxpayer needs are met in the event of a disaster or emergency.

“Govplace was a great partner, who came up with the right innovative solution for Mission Viejo’s unique needs,” said Jackie Alexander, Director of Information Technology for the city of Mission Viejo, “Their exclusive focus on the public sector was a definite asset to understanding our needs and in designing a solution that best suits us.”

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Abacus Solutions Announces Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solutions Packages

Marietta, GA (PRWEB) October 18, 2009

Abacus Solutions, a leading IT services firm, today announced its new Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solutions packages.

“Every company I know of is concerned with business continuity, and therefore needs a disaster recovery plan,” said Patrick Hiller, CEO of Abacus Solutions. “Our bundled plans make determining the right solution simple. Our pre-packaged plans make determining needs and budget easy by eliminating guess work and hidden costs.”

The Abacus Solutions Professional Service team takes the pre-packaged business continuity and disaster recovery solutions bundles and design the plans to work within a company’s needs. The plans are specifically designed to cater to customers with a variety of business continuity needs, from the customer that cannot afford any downtime but has a high budget, all the way to those that have a tight budget but can deal with a bit of downtime. Then the packages can be customized even further, with specific priorities in mind.

According to the Abacus Solutions certified engineers, companies tend to make the mistake of testing their disaster recovery plan using the “best case scenario.”

While these tests may be less time consuming, they do not account for failed disks, delivery time, and many other factors that can affect downtime. The Abacus Solutions disaster recovery plans are tested factoring in all conditions that determine how fast an IT department can get back up and running following a disaster situation.

The Abacus business continuity and disaster recovery solutions also span different back-up preferences. Tapes can still be used for storage, but Abacus also has options that allow data to be stored online or even hosted at the Abacus Solutions facility. Having different options allows a business to choose the one that works for them. The Abacus plans range from a basic, do-it-yourself approach, to plans where Abacus handles everything from start to finish.

About Abacus Solutions

Abacus Solutions architects multi-platform enterprise-level, server, storage and networking solutions by offering technologies from leading vendors. Products include new and used servers, software, networking and storage solutions. Whether new or expertly refurbished and warrantied equipment is needed, Abacus works directly with, and across, the purchasing and IT departments at both strategic and deep-dive technical levels to match the right equipment, budgets and processes to a company’s direct needs — delivering technology much faster than working directly with OEM vendors, at a fraction of the cost. For additional information, call 770-738-1101, 1-800-605-5446 or visit abacusllc.com.

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Penn Foster Deploys Spectra Logic nTier Deduplication for Efficient, Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery

Boulder, CO (Vocus) October 21, 2009

Spectra Logic, a leading innovator of intelligently integrated data protection solutions, announced today that Penn Foster has selected its deduplication solution to provide cost-effective data backup, archive and disaster recovery. Penn Foster chose the Spectra

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Webair Introduces Customized Disaster Recovery Solutions

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 26, 2009

Webair (http://www.webair.com), a global leader in managed hosting services, announced the offering of customized disaster recovery plans including remote location website failover, offsite backups, disaster recovery seats and providing emergency office space that is completely outfitted and ready for immediate use in the event of a disaster.

“Having a concrete disaster recovery plan in place is a vital part of every company’s business model in today’s market place,” says Sagi Brody, CTO of Webair. “With our multiple datacenter locations, disaster recovery seats and Webair Cloud Storage, existing clients as well as those that host elsewhere can benefit by leveraging our wide range of services.”

By creating a mirrored setup of existing infrastructure regardless of current location, the client now has the ability to instantly and automatically handle all traffic should the primary site go down without requiring IP or DNS changes.

Brody went on to say that “by offering unlimited storage, clients only have to worry about upgrading capacity on their production infrastructure as capacity needs grow. They no longer have to do ‘double upgrades’ by upgrading backup resources. Webair’s Cloud storage will automatically grow with the user’s primary infrastructure and no upgrades are required thus making it easier to manage”.

“Instead of having an exact duplicate server for the purpose of failover, added Brody, clients can now use the Webair Cloud VPS Service as a backup to physical servers. This greatly decreases the cost of a failover server that is only used when the primary server goes down. It also allows for storage to grow as the primary server’s storage needs grow, eliminating the need for upgrades.”

Data is an irreplaceable asset; Webair helps their clients pinpoint the potential risks and provides a customized solution to meet each of their unique requirements. Webair has brought together many of its product offerings to create custom failover solutions to ensure peace of mind to all types of businesses based on their individual requirements.

About Webair Internet Development, Inc.

Founded in 1996, Webair.com provides viable web hosting and managed solutions for companies of all sizes and is recognized as a global leader in the industry. With datacenters in New York, Long Island, Los Angeles, Montreal and Amsterdam, Webair continues to grow while leading the way with cutting edge technology, exemplary customer service and the value added extras that provide their customers with the peace of mind they expect. For more information on Webair, visit http://www.webair.com or email sales (at) webair.com

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SteelEye Supports Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity for Windows Server 2008 R2

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) October 26, 2009

SteelEye Technology, Inc. (steeleye.com), a leading provider of business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for multi-vendor IT infrastructures, today announced SteelEye DataKeeper support for Windows Server 2008 R2, including support for multi-site clusters of Hyper-V, SQL Server, File/Print, DHCP and all other Microsoft cluster resource types.

DataKeeper, a highly optimized data replication solution for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, is available in two versions. The first delivers data replication services as an extension to Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, while a second version of DataKeeper Cluster Edition further extends the capabilities of Microsoft Cluster Services and Windows Server Failover Clustering. Both editions support real-time replication of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machines between physical servers across either LAN or WAN connections.

“Windows Server 2008 R2 with support for Live Migration of Hyper-V virtual machines across data centers is a best-of-breed solution that is unrivaled in the market today,” said David Bermingham, director of product management, SteelEye Technology. “The first time our customers see that they are able to live migrate a Hyper-V virtual machine to a remote data center, they are blown away. Moving virtual machines between servers in the same data center has become commonplace. However, by deploying Windows Server 2008 R2 and SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition, we have removed the physical barrier, enabling customers to migrate Hyper-V virtual machines between data centers as easily as they can migrate virtual machines between servers.”

By keeping a running Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machine synchronized with a standby VM in an alternate location, DataKeeper enables disaster recovery without the data loss typically associated with traditional backup and restore technology. Real-time continuous replication of active Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VMs ensures that in the event of a disaster, the standby server can be activated with minimal to no data loss.

DataKeeper Cluster Edition allows administrators to build “shared-nothing” and geographically dispersed Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V clusters. By eliminating the requirement for shared storage, the administrator can protect against both planned and unplanned downtime for servers and storage. The use of DataKeeper with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V VMs allows for non-disruptive disaster recovery testing. By simply accessing the replicated VMs in the disaster recovery site, the administrator can segment a virtual network separate from the production network and start the replicated VMs for disaster recovery testing. An administrator can perform complete disaster recovery testing without impacting the production site.

In addition to support for Hyper-V clusters, SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition enables multi-site clusters for all other Microsoft cluster resource types such as SQL Server, Exchange, File/Print and DHCP. SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition reduces the cost of deploying clusters by eliminating the need for a SAN and increases the availability of the application by eliminating the single point of a failure that the SAN represents in a traditional cluster.

Visucate, a California-based academic value-added reseller of the Autodesk design software, selected SteelEye’s disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for its Hyper-V set-up.

“Knowing that data loss is one of the bigger causes for small businesses to fail, we had to do something about protecting our data,” said Visucate’s Chief Technical Officer Jeremy Null. “We needed an easy to implement, easy to maintain solution for providing higher protection for our data and critical systems, and we needed it to be cost effective. We needed our servers to replicate and be able to ‘hold their own’ on a standalone basis, so that if one failed the other could take over. SteelEye DataKeeper Cluster Edition does this for us.”

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Govplace Contracted to Design, Build and Manage IT Storage and Disaster Recovery for the County of Orange, California

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) December 4, 2009

Govplace , provider of enterprise IT solutions for the public sector, has been awarded a contract to design, build and manage IT storage and disaster recovery for the County of Orange, California. The County will leverage a Govplace IaaS offering to improve government efficiency, enhance its disaster recovery response and reduce costs.

With this Govplace IaaS offering, the County will be able to pay-as-they-go for their IT storage and disaster recovery service needs. Govplace will guarantee predetermined levels of performance, support and reliability to meet the Countys storage and disaster recovery needs. This arrangement will allow the County to scale up their IT storage and backup needs quickly, without large start up expenses, and only pay for the resources they use.

The County of Orange will realize a number of benefits that will enable it to better meet the needs of residents. This Govplace IaaS solution will lower operating costs, capital outlay and manpower expenses, as well as enables the County to improve the level of service it provides to internal organizations and residents. Additionally, Govplaces IaaS solution greatly improves the Countys data backup efforts, and in the event of a disaster, speeds the recovery of data and systems.

A key component of the Govplace IaaS solution will be mainframe integration. The Govplace IaaS solution will allow the County to continue to use its legacy mainframe environment, and even increase performance, while greatly reducing operating and backup costs. As an example, the mainframe integration will reduce media (tape) and storage expenses, provide faster back up and restores, and reduce manpower needs for the County.

This IT solution will improve efficiency and enhance our disaster recovery capability, said KC Roestenberg, Director of Business IT Shared Services for the County of Orange, California. We appreciate the contributions of Govplace in the design and management of this innovative solution

Now, more than ever, customers require effective and efficient services and solutions with a limited budget,” said Damon Brown, Chief Technical Officer at Govplace. “This led us to create customized solutions, like Infrastructure-as-a-Service, which improve the efficiency of our customer’s data centers at a considerably reduced expense.”

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Restoration Environmental, a Leading Asbestos Removal, Demolition and Disaster Recovery Company, Completes Two Green LEED Projects in Ontario, Canada

(PRWEB) January 11, 2010

Restoration Environmental Contractors-REC Demolition, a leading Canadian company in the areas of asbestos removal, demolition and disaster recovery, announces its 20th anniversary of being green. Established in 1989, the company has completed over 9,000 environmental restoration and demolition projects throughout Canada specializing in demolition, asbestos removal, lead abatement and industrial plant cleaning, plant decommissioning & closures, site remediation, disaster recovery and emergency response in the industrial, commercial, governmental and institutional sectors.

Restoration Environmental REC Demolition has successfully completed two green LEED projects. REC has exceeded 94.7%, LEED certification at the Regent Park, the Toronto Revitalization TCHC, environmental remediation and demolition project, and achieved over 75% LEED certification at the Queens University, Jock Harty Demolition project in Kingston, Ontario. REC recently has safely completed the asbestos removal, demolition and remediation at the seven storey Historic Guild Inn project in Toronto, by using their Caterpillar Demolition Excavator fleet with the addition of a new CAT 330D UHD Ultra High Reach Demolition Excavator and new CAT shear.

Restoration Environmental prides themselves on their outstanding safety record, their commitment to environmental stewardship, the high level of productivity of their skilled unionized workforce and the Three Rs Reduce, Re-use and Recycle, the companys green philosophy and market strategy.

Restoration Environmentals senior project management and site supervisory team has accumulated more than one million hour of on-site contracting experience. They possess years of on-site experience whether they are large or small projects, from emergency service response calls, or small maintenance calls, or multi-million dollar demolition, disaster recovery , and environmental remediation projects. REC believes the process should be simple, while at the same time creating options that offer sound environmental solutions in plant decommissioning, site decontamination, soil remediation and demolition.

The companys commitment to meet the needs of their clients with experienced, highly skilled unionized workers, well-planned project planning and an assurance to quality means that Restoration Environmental can help with a disaster recovery emergency response plan, plant decommissioning or closure, an asbestos removal, an environmental remediation, demolition or historic restoration project.

Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition – REC Disaster Recovery services include:

Environmental Abatement and Soil Remediation Contractors
Demolition; Deconstruction, Asset Recovery, Equipment Dismantling
Hazardous Materials Removal; Asbestos removal, Mold, PCBs, Lead
Plant Closures: Industrial Plant Decommissioning, Contaminated Site Remediation
Interior Plant Cleaning and removal of Heavy Metals
Disaster Recovery Fire, Sewage Backup, Flood, Water, Wind Damage Restoration
Emergency Response Service by experienced bonded secure, Police Cleared Staff.

Restoration Environmental REC Demolition REC Disaster Recovery is a turnkey, full-service, emergency response contractor and specialty contractor, a recognized leader in the environmental, demolition, restoration and construction industry. Their exceptional reputation, aggressive health and safety program and quality client services make them one of Canadas leading specialty contractors.

For more information on all RECs services, including asbestos removal, disaster recovery and demolition, Call 1-800-894-4924 Toll-free in Canada/USA or please visit our Websites: http://www.recdemolition.com , http://www.environmentalhazards.com, http://www.recdisaster.com or http://www.soilremediation.com.

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Sharonview Federal Credit Union Gains Disaster Recovery Assurance While Reducing Backup Windows with Unitrends

Columbia, SC (PRWEB) January 26, 2010

Unitrends (unitrends.com), the leader in affordable, heterogeneous D2D (Disk-to-Disk) and D2D2D (Disk-to-Disk-to-Disk)-based data protection backup appliances, today announced that Sharonview Federal Credit Union has recently upgraded to Unitrends latest data protection appliances after successfully relying on Unitrends for more than five years. With its new Unitrends solutions in place, the growing non-profit credit union has cut backup windows in half while assuring disaster recovery preparedness by vaulting its data to an offsite location using Unitrends technology.

Headquartered in Fort Mill, SC, Sharonview Federal Credit Union began as an employer-based credit union in the 1950s. Today, Sharonview is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution with assets of $ 900 million serving more than 59,000 members with 22 branches in South Carolina, North Carolina and New Jersey.

As it grew, Sharonview was facing a dramatically increasing quantity of data, an expanded network infrastructure, and storage environment complexity. In 2005, Sharonview decided it was time to get away from the credit unions painstaking tape backup process. Sharonviews tape backups were a hassle to manage, requiring manual review of logs to determine whether backup jobs were successful. Whats worse, there was no way to fully recover a failed server, even after extensive investment in a new tape library and new tape backup software.

While seeking a new solution with better speed and reliability for up to 1TB of data, Sharonview also wanted to improve its disaster recovery readiness while also encrypting critical financial data to meet privacy and security requirements. After evaluating its options, Sharonview purchased disk-to-disk data protection units from Unitrends. Following a successful implementation in 2006 and efficient performance results ever since, Sharonview recently upgraded to Unitrends latest technology in 2009 to accommodate their growing data store. Now with three new Unitrends appliances in place, the growing credit union has cut their backup window in half.

We were probably one of the early adopters of Unitrends, said Mark Johnson, CIO, Sharonview Federal Credit Union. Now after five years we are completely satisfied. When it was time to expand after five years, we didn’t even look anywhere else, we were happy with the Unitrends product.

Today, Sharonview uses Unitrends to backup SANs and individual servers and to vault data to another location for disaster recovery assurance. It also uses the Unitrends Baremetal recovery feature for whole system protection, and the included Unitrends Exchange Agent for email protection. Backups are encrypted with InCrypt 256-AES encryption, delivering the integrated security required by this member-focused, and highly successful financial institution.

When we migrated from tape to Unitrends five years ago we cut our backup way down, then cut it in half again when we upgraded to the latest Unitrends hardware earlier this year, said Kevin Hughes, network engineer, Sharonview Federal Credit Union. We invested in a SAN earlier this year, and are now using the Unitrends product to back up individual servers as well as our (new) SAN.

Its always exciting to play a role in the business success of our customers, said Maria Ellison, senior vice president, support, Unitrends. Sharonview Federal Credit Union has been very pleased in their ability to perform individual file recovery in minutes versus hours with Unitrends while receiving both whole system local backups and offsite vaulting at a remote location for complete disaster recovery.

For more information, please view the complete Sharonview Federal Credit Union Success Story.

About Unitrends:

Small and medium businesses have the same critical reliance on the integrity of their data as enterprises, but often cant afford the operational expenditure of a dedicated staff or the capital expenditure of replacing their IT infrastructure. Unitrends provides enterprise-level data protection, at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry, through a family of scalable disk-based data protection appliances that integrate and protect existing heterogeneous computer and storage systems through a single, intuitive, graphical user interface.

Unitrends uses a common backup and recovery engine for providing protection for over 100 different versions of operating systems and applications. This means you can support Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware, Sun Solaris, Novell OES, Novell Netware, Novell GroupWise, Novell eDirectory, Linux, FreeBSD, Apple MacOS X, IBM pSeries/AIX, HP HP-UX, SCO UnixWare, SCO OpenServer, IBM iSeries/OS400, and SGI IRIX on notebooks, PCs, workstations, and servers and on DAS, NAS, or SAN storage.

Information about Unitrends can be found at http://www.unitrends.com.

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New Hires Augment Consonus Virtualization and Disaster Recovery Expertise

Cary, NC (PRWEB) March 19, 2010

Consonus today announced three new hires that extend the companys already deep knowledge of and experience with virtualization and disaster recovery. Patrick R. Dunn joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as principal consultant responsible for building and implementing Consonus Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity consulting program on a national scale. Stan Yarbrough joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as a senior consultant responsible for the companys Virtualization solutions. Brian Costello joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as delivery consultant for infrastructure computing and virtualization. All three new hires have considerable cloud computing and cloud services expertise.

Patrick Dunn brings to Consonus over 20 years of experience in providing IT consulting and IT infrastructure services focused on Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning, crisis and incident management, information security, data center operations, and IT and project management for multi-national Fortune 500 and Big Five accounting firms. As a Business Continuity Professional, he has provided business continuity consulting services in the United States and Europe. His industry expertise includes financial, entertainment, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, and government.

A member of the Association for Contingency Planners (ACP), the Southeast Continuity Planners Association (SCPA), the Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas (CPAC), Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine and his credentials include Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), and Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP). Patrick has presented at Contingency Planning Management and other national conferences on a variety of Disaster Recovery, Security and Pandemic topics.

Stan Yarbrough also brings to Consonus over 20 years experience as an operations manager, technologist, engineer, and architect in the support of business development, solutions development, and the implementation and support of enterprise network, telecommunications and security solutions. Stans expertise encompasses designing, implementing, and managing enterprise routing and switching architectures, remote access solutions, data center planning, enterprise applications, security and business continuity solutions, data center migrations, data center relocations, service policy, and virtualization. His experience includes engagements with Lowes Corporation, S1, CARE, Consolidated Container Company, BellSouth/AT&T, HBOC/McKesson, Georgia Pacific, Delta Airlines, and most recently was Operations Manager for the Katalyst Network Group and Senior Manager, Technology Consulting Services for North Highland.

Stans many credentials include Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Master Certified Novell Engineer (MCNE), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), and he is a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) candidate.

Brian Costello joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as delivery consultant for infrastructure computing and virtualization. Brian was most recently the infrastructure support Analyst for Burts Bees, Inc. in Durham, NC where he supported more than 500 customers around the world. Brian has extensive experience performing NetBackup implementations and also Physical-to-Virtual (PV2) implementations, specifically around migrating Windows 2003 servers to the VMware ESX 3.5 environment.

Led by company veteran Michael Overton, Consonus Director of IT Consulting, and supported by Steve Bulmer, Consonus Chief Technology Officer, Patrick and Stan enhance the Consonus IT Consulting teams ability to address the rapidly increasing demand for world-class consulting services around business continuity, disaster recovery, virtualization, and data protection. An essential aspect of their mission is to reach out to prospective and existing clients by transferring knowledge and delivering thought leadership such as vis-

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Unitrends And Colocube Partner To Deliver Reliable Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Services

Columbia, SC (PRWEB) March 30, 2010

Unitrends, the leader in affordable, heterogeneous, vertically integrated, disk-based all-in-one data protection appliances, today announced that it has partnered with Colocube, a leading Atlanta-based IT hosting and colocation provider. Together, the companies will deliver cost-effective, cloud-based disaster recovery solutions for the small and medium-sized enterprise. The partnership extends the data protection of Unitrends on-premise appliances into the cloud for 24/7 disaster recovery availability.

Unitrends has for years offered private cloud-based disaster recovery; as we have begun offering public multi-tenant cloud-based disaster recovery services we found that Colocube offered the type of world-class 24x7x365 day infrastructure our customers have come to expect from us, said Dr. Mark Campbell, chief operating officer, Unitrends. Their carrier-class facility enables us to assure exceptional service levels and backup and recovery speeds to our customers at an exceptional price point.

Unitrends helps organizations solve many of the traditional challenges and concerns when it comes to data protection including ease of use, manageability and reliability, said Fred Tanzella, CEO, Colocube. Companies will benefit from the security, performance, and continuous data availability of the cloud data protection services delivered through our partnership with Unitrends.

The partnership allows Unitrends to integrate its all-in-one on-premise backup and archiving appliances with a muti-tenant cloud-based storage architecture implemented via a SAS 70 compliant cloud backup infrastructure hosted by Colocube. Unlike other cloud-based offerings, the combined Unitrends/Colocube solution delivers fast physical seeding of customer data into the cloud via next-day shipment of a fully-loaded on-premise appliance for data recovery. The service is monitored and managed through the same simple, easy-to-use Web 2.0-based user interface offered for all Unitrends appliances and monitored at all times by expert data protection staff at Colocube.

About Colocube

Colocube is a US-based hosting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., specializing in high-performance IT hosting, colocation, disaster recovery and IP Services with a global presence. Colocube operates SAS 70 certified facilities and is carrier-neutral, offering the richest connectivity with over 80 providers in the most secure and reliable colocation facilities for customers’ mission critical operations. Colocube operates HPC (High Performance Computing) styled data center environments for its customers around the world. Operating HPC data centers includes coverage in many key areas such as Security, Networking, Power, and Cooling. For more information, please visit http://www.colocube.com.

About Unitrends

Unitrends provides enterprise-level data protection, at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry, through a family of scalable disk-based data protection appliances that integrate and protect existing heterogeneous computer and storage systems through a single, intuitive, graphical user interface. Unitrends uses a common backup and recovery engine for providing protection for over 100 different versions of operating systems and applications. This means you can support various versions of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware, Sun Solaris, Novell OES, Novell Netware, Novell GroupWise, Novell eDirectory, Linux, FreeBSD, Apple MacOS X, IBM pSeries/AIX, HP HP-UX, SCO UnixWare, SCO OpenServer, IBM iSeries/OS400, and SGI IRIX on notebooks, PCs, workstations, and servers and on DAS, NAS, or SAN storage all using a single backup appliance.

Information about Unitrends can be found at http://www.unitrends.com.

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Safe Havens for Disaster Recovery

Kutztown, PA (PRWEB) June 15, 2010

There is a network of secure disaster recovery locations across the country capable of hosting everything from a single rack of IT equipment to a fully-loaded data center in a box, such as a Secure Agile Vault Environment (SAVE) unit. These sites owned and managed by members of the Secure Media Vault Associates (SMVA) group offer the power, network communications bandwidth, chilled water supply and round-the-clock security for mission critical IT operations.

The SMVA is a network of owner-managed offsite data storage service providers who offer the highest level of protection for their clients’ data backup tapes with FIRELOCK Class 125 data vaults. These Class 125 Media Vault Chambers provide enhanced protection, which ensure the vault interior will not exceed 125

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Datto Launches "Aurora", the Next Generation Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution

Wilton, CT (PRWEB) June 23, 2010

Datto Inc., a leading provider of hardware-based on and off-site backup and disaster recovery solutions introduces Aurora, the latest innovation in backup and recovery technology. With instant virtual failover abilities on the local appliance and advanced features like data deduplication and simple granular exchange recovery, Aurora redefines business continuity.

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) need an all inclusive backup solution to keep their businesses running. They rely on managed service providers (MSPs) to deliver an effective on and off-site solution. MSPs in turn need a comprehensive backup and recovery solution for their clients that is reliable, affordable, and quickly implementable. Aurora was designed with both SMBs and MSPs in mind. SMBs will appreciate the accessibility and flexibility Aurora provides, as protected files now have greater functionality than ever before. With Aurora, businesses have quick and easy access to data with features such as individual message search and recovery for Microsoft Exchange and granular SharePoint recovery. Incremental backups as frequently as every five minutes ensure that when a data loss occurs, high transaction servers lose very little, if any, data. The instant, one-click virtualization feature can have failed servers and workstations back online quickly and easily, eliminating costly downtime.

Aurora enables MSPs to bring an enterprise class solution to the SMB market. Powerful features that were once sought in separate software and hardware purchases are now implemented in one, easy to use solution. Fully automated on and off-site backup and hardware independent, bare metal restore functionality means that backup and recovery with the Aurora is fast and simple. With additional features such as unattended virtualization and advanced alerting, MSPs can easily support Aurora. When combined with Datto’s 100% US-based technical support, MSPs always have the help they need to keep their clients’ business running. “We wanted a comprehensive solution,” said Datto president, Austin McChord. “Aurora was developed so that our Partners could offer a product that has cutting edge technology, but is still extremely manageable and always reliable.”

Katie Braband, VP of Business Development for Datto, agrees. “Backup and disaster recovery is a key component to our Partners’ managed services offering and we’re excited to bring them this ground-breaking technology. Datto Aurora is the first and only end-to-end solution offering advanced features like instant virtualization and data deduplication in a cost-effective package for SMBs. It aligns perfectly with Datto’s mission to deliver our Partners the best in business continuity.”

For additional information on Aurora, contact Christopher Thibdeau or visit

http://www.dattobackup.com.

About Datto Inc.

Datto Inc. is a leading provider of hardware-based on and off-site backup and disaster recovery solutions. Founded in 2007, Datto is a channel-only company changing the way MSPs and VARs deliver complete business continuity. Dattos offerings range from small data storage systems to large, enterprise-class business continuity solutions. Easy and affordable pricing, no recovery or incidental fees, generous upgrade plans, and US-based technical support are just a few ways Datto is changing the Channel.

Contact:

Christopher Thibdeau

Datto, Inc.

203.665.6423

cthibdeau(at)dattobackup(dot)com

http://www.dattobackup.com

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Unitrends Next Generation VMware Backup, Archive, and Disaster Recovery Critical for Educator

Columbia, SC (PRWEB) July 21, 2010

Unitrends, the leading provider of backup solutions for K-12 education, today announced that Godfrey-Lee Public Schools has selected its backup appliances to protect the school systems complete information technology infrastructure.

Godfrey Lees computing environment consists of several Novell servers, file servers and window servers all virtualized with VMware. The district purchased Unitrends backup appliance several years ago and recently upgraded to a Recovery 610 for optimum data protection capabilities.

The real value that Unitrends brings to our organization is the quick response times for restoring lost or deleted files, and the lack of disruptions, Dan Verwolf, Godfrey-Lee Schools system administrator, said. Unitrends has proven to be a reliable component in our IT environment.

Godfrey-Lee found that Unitrends backup appliances were not the only benefits associated with its company- the support happened to be the best they received. We selected Unitrends for the superb customer service and support, Verwolf said.

Were pleased that our next generation VMware backup, archive, and disaster recovery capabilities based on VMwares VADP (vStorage API for Data Protection) interface that support licensed ESXi and ESX is receiving such rapid adoption, said Mark Campbell, Chief Operating Officer, Unitrends. Were even more excited that our strategy of company-wide focus on dazzling customer support is being recognized.

For more information, please view the complete backup solution success story for Godfrey-Lee University.

About Godfrey-Lee

Godfrey-Lee is a K-12 school district located in Wyoming, Michigan that focuses on academics, fine arts, character development and civic responsibilities to enrich its students lives. The school district provides innovative technology solutions that enable each school to incorporate the best practices and technology to produce a comprehensive learning environment. With the implementation of Unitrends solution, Godfrey-Lee protects its entire districts database of information.

About Unitrends

Unitrends is an all-in-one appliance company integrating backup, archive, and disaster recovery. Our obsession is on enabling our customers to focus on their business rather than backup by providing the best backup solution at the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry. More companies every day join those that have realized significant capital expenditure and operational expenditure while realizing enterprise-level data protection.

Information about Unitrends can be found at http://www.unitrends.com.

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Fastrack Offers Clients Disaster Recovery Plan

Plainview, NY (Vocus) September 30, 2010

Clients of the FASTRACK Healthcare Systems web enabled solutions automatically receive the benefit of a comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Today Fastrack announced the availability of disaster recovery to clients that maintain their own servers to run the Fastrack Home Care applications.

All businesses experience some type of business interruption – whether it be hardware failure, operator error or a malicious attack. The below studies and statistics show that these significant events happen with alarming frequency and that the affects can be devastating to a business.

93% of business that lost their data center for 10 days went bankrupt within one year (National Archives & Records Administration)
43% of companies experiencing disasters never re-open, and 29% close within two years (McGladrey and Pullen)
1 out of 500 data centers will have a major outage each year (McGladrey and Pullen)
80% of all data centers will have one major event every 5 years (Gartner)
Almost 60% of companies incurred significant financial damage in the past year
1 out of 4 organizations had a significant disruption in their computer systems – 25% of those disruptions lasting longer than 24 hours
According to Spencer Kay, President of Fastrack Healthcare Systems, Inc., In our 17 years of operation we have witnessed clients that are running their own servers be the victims of natural disasters such as Katrina, as well as fire, theft and hardware crashes. Fastrack has been able to bail out clients that have good recent back-ups by loading their data into their Web hosted solution. By simply connecting to the Internet providers are up and running virtually instantaneously. Unfortunately many providers fail to insure proper back-up procedures and most still rely on the traditional tape back-up method.

For this reason, Fastrack offers Instant Recovery a service that utilizes a secure on-line connection that automatically backs up the clients data on a regular basis. In the event of a disaster the clients database can be recovered in 60 seconds and Fastrack can provide access over the Internet to its servers.

In 1999 Fastrack became the first software vendor to offer a Web Hosted accessible solution for HME and Home Infusion Pharmacies, eventually expanding to Home Healthcare Agencies. Fastracks secure hosted environment includes:

Fully redundant Internet Providers
Redundant Power Generators with 72 hour capacity
Fire suppression systems
24 hour security monitoring
Automatic data back-up with instant recovery
Fastrack also offers Workgroup Recovery through a business partner that provides a full office or mobile working environment anywhere in North America in the event of a disaster that prevents a client from using their office space. This solution provides computer workstations, printers & fax machines, power, Internet access and call center capabilities.

Fastrack is the leading supplier of software & technology to Home Medical Equipment providers, Durable Medical Equipment, Respiratory Providers, Home Infusion Pharmacies & Home Healthcare Agencies. Only Fastrack offers a solution for each individual segment of Home Care as well as one system encompassing virtually every clinical, operational and financial aspect of a providers business, offering several or all of these product/service lines within one integrated Microsoft SQL database. For further information contact FASTRACK Healthcare Systems, Inc. 255 Executive Drive, Plainview, N.Y. 11803; 1-800-520-2325, fax: 516-349-8875, or e-mail them at: info(at)fastrk(dot)com or visit their Website: http://www.onlyfastrack.com.

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Us DataVault, Leader in Remote Disaster Recovery for Small Businesses, Breaks the 10tb Mark with Robobak Cloud Backup Software

Nashville, TN (Vocus/PRWEB) November 30, 2010

US DataVault, a leader in providing offsite backup services, disaster recovery planning and implementation services to small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that it has broken the 10TB data protection mark.

Coupled with compression and at the source de-duplication provided by the ROBOBAK cloud backup solution, Im able to store my customers data using a fraction of the space on our high-end disks. At the source de-duplication allows efficient utilization of bandwidth by only transferring what has actually changed, said Marc Shaffer, US DataVaults president and chief executive officer.

Data de-duplication, described as the process of reducing duplication in data transfers prior to moving it over the wire by comparing differential changes in data, is a technology that can significantly reduce costs associated with data storage in the cloud; first, by the reduction in bandwidth required by only transferring blocks that have changed; and second, by reducing I/O and space on the storage cluster and storing only what is changed.

Rather than transferring the full file any time there have been incremental changes, ROBOBAK identifies the specific blocks of data that have been modified, so backups only transfer changed blocks instead of the mass file.

We wouldnt put our name on the product unless we trusted it explicitly. ROBOBAK has repeatedly proven to be effective and reliable, Shaffer said, noting that US DataVault has branded the ROBOBAK suite as its own for marketing purposes. ROBOBAK forms the base of our core product. Were sold on it, he added.

About US Data Vault

US DataVault is a well established company providing Offsite Backup services, Disaster Recovery Planning & Implementation services, Co-Lo, Bandwidth and Web Hosting to many sizes and types of businesses since 2001. Please visit usdatavault.com or call 615.596.4898.

About ROBOBAK

ROBOBAK is a complete cloud based data protection solution for the Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) backup. ROBOBAK was designed to empower MSPs, VARs, and corporations to create public or private cloud based backup solutions. The ROBOBAK v10 Data Protection Suite provides companies and their customers with the perfect data protection solution, coupling easy installation with powerful administration and scalability. For more information on ROBOBAK, please visit http://www.robobak.com or call 888.946.0165.

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AppAssure Integrates its Replay4 Local and Offsite Backup and Disaster Recovery Software into the Kaseya IT Management Solution

Reston, VA (PRWEB) December 9, 2010

AppAssure Software, developer of the award-winning Replay4 backup and disaster recovery software, and Kaseya, the leading global provider of automated IT systems management software, today announced the integration of AppAssures Replay4 software into the Kaseya IT management framework for the MSP community. IT service providers will now be able to recover from any server failure to physical or virtual machines in minutes, backup and recover either locally or offsite, consume less storage space and bandwidth through deduplication, and provide users with continued access to servers immediately upon commencement of a live recovery, reducing downtime and minimizing data loss potential.

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