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eCLOUD - Business Continuity Not all data is the same! Dynamic application data has more criticality than static file data, and current active data can be more important than historical archive data. Despite this, many backup and DR systems handle all data in the same way and often only address certain data sources so you need to buy multiple systems to protect everything.

Single Server Protect your most important Server For many organisations, all of the business applications and the critical data is sat on a single server, which forms the heart of your IT infrastructure. Protecting the systems and information that enable the organisation to function therefore comes down to how well that server is protected and, if it should fail, how quickly can it be restored. Unfortunately, the traditional approaches to backup and recovery do not provide the level of protection and speed of recovery that is needed in today's fast moving business environment. If the server fails, a replacement server needs to be acquired, the OS needs to be loaded and the applications that were running on the server need to be re-installed. All necessary patches, updates and service packs need to be added to get the server back to the state it was in when it failed then the data needs to be restored. It doesn't end there however, the applications then need to be put back into sync with the data so that they will start running again. The time it will take you to do all of this work, will determine the "Recovery Time Objective" (RTO) and, depending on whether you have a spare server lying around, it can take days. If the data that was on the server is lost or corrupted, then you will need to restore it from whatever backup you last took. The typical technology for backing data up is still tape and, as long as the nightly routine was run the previous evening (and as long as that re-used tape restores correctly, which 42% do not!), then you will only have lost the work done since that backup and the failure. If the tape does fail to reload, then you will have to resort to the taps from the evening before that. So, you are dependent on a manual process involving archaic technology to determine the point at which you can recover back to, known as the "Recovery Point Objective" (RPO) and, this can also run into days. The true measure of lost work, plus lost work time, is therefore the amount of time between the RPO, the point you can recover to and the RTO, the time it takes you to get everything running again. If the RPO and RTO combine to leave the business unable to function properly for 2, 3 or 4 days how will that impact your business? Direct Attached Recovery from EssentialNET EssentialNET have combined the innovative real-time replication capabilities of InMage Software with the intelligent storage features of the QNAP Turbo NAS. This sturdy desktop size unit simply plugs directly in to the Server that needs protecting. No other network setup is needed and it doesn't interfere with any other production systems. The single instance InMage DR Scout software creates an exact copy of the server including the Operating System, Service Packs Updates and Applications. It also creates a drive onto which it places a copy of the data from the main server. In this way, you will have a backup copy, not only of your data but also of the server itself. It doesn't end there however, once the copy exists, it need to be kept in sync with the main server and this is where the incredible replication features of the InMage software come into play. Every single write-to-disk is copied as it happens, with practically no impact on the speed and functioning of the server. Each write is then timestamped and, where appropriate, application consistency points are inserted. The data is simultaneously written onto the QNAP Drive, complete with the consistency points and this provides you with a unique recovery system. If you lose a single file, or folder, you can restore it quickly and easily. Better yet, you can 'rewind' the contents to any specific moment in time and restore it as it appeared at that time. This is perfect for seeking the point at which specific work was done, or tracking back through versions of a document. If the server fails, you simply plug the QNAP into a new server (bare metal) and it will restore the entire system to the point at which it failed, in a fraction of the time it would take you to do it all manually. So, if you currently run all of your applications and data off a single server, and you'd like to continuously protect that server, as well as be able to restore individual files and recover your entire system in minutes, then contact EssentialNET and ask about Direct Attached Recovery. Multiple Servers Simplify Backup, Replication and Recovery For many organisations, the scale and complexity of their server infrastructure turns the task of protecting their applications and data into a time-consuming and expensive distraction. EssentialNET Data Management solutions help to make backup, recovery, and general data availability procedures easier to manage and more cost effective across your entire server infrastructure. InMage Scout, at the heart of EssentialNET Data Management Services, continuously captures data changes in real time as they occur and performs local backup or remote replication simultaneously with a single data stream. It offers instantaneous and granular recovery of data locally and enables push-button application level failovers to remote sites to meet local backup and/or remote DR requirements, thus going above and beyond the protection offered by conventional replication backup and failover automation products alone. The software collects data changes from production servers as they occur, directly in memory before they are written to disk, and sends them to a software appliance called the InMage Scout Server. Due to this approach, there is absolutely no additional I/O load induced on production servers due to backup and/or replication. The server is responsible for further off-loading compute intensive tasks from production systems, such as compression, encryption, WAN acceleration and consolidated bandwidth management. In addition, it also provides centralized management, monitoring and reporting capabilities. This approach allows for very large data sets and applications to be protected while minimizing the effect on production and network resources. From the InMage Scout Server, a single stream of data can be backed up to a local repository, while simultaneously replicating to a remote target for DR purposes. Many to 1 replication support offers the option of remote office data protection configurations that minimize tape infrastructure and manual involvement in locations that may not have access to sophisticated backup expertise. Application consistency is enforced at regular intervals through VSS integration on Windows and native application specific mechanisms on Linux and Solaris systems. Application consistency is also enforced at the guest level in virtual environments such as VMware ESX, Xen Server and Hyper-V. These application consistent points are tagged by a bookmark and archived as part of the CDP data. They can be leveraged to perform application consistent recoveries within stringent recovery time objectives. Highlights *  Backup quickly, reliably and continuously with absolutely NO backup windows *  Replicate to remote sites with near zero RPO and best-in-class RTO *  Push button failover and failback to remote sites for speedy Disaster Recovery *  Instantaneous application consistent and granular recoveries *  Minimize target storage requirements with Sparse Retention and capacity optimizations *  Start-to-Finish Central Administration with Single GUI: Install, Backup, Replicate and Failover *  Support for major enterprise platforms, including Windows, AIX, Linux, VMware, Solaris, XenServer and Hyper-V *  Replicate regardless of Storage Types and Vendors So, if you have a complex server infrastructure and you'd like to simplify your backup, replication and recovery processes, then contact EssentialNET and ask about our Data Management Services. Remote Servers Centralise and Consolidate your Backups For many organisations, the job of protecting the content of servers is made even more complicated by the fact that they are scattered around the country, or the world, at remote sites. EssentialNET leverages the advantages of disk-based data protection to provide application-aware recovery that can meet remote and/or local requirements. Organisations today have demanding requirements for backup, recovery and data availability. Many organisations do not have skilled IT resources or the same level of backup infrastructure at remote sites, which results in unreliable or inconsistent backups. Backing up data at remote locations requires dedicated infrastructure and IT expertise at each site. This increases storage infrastructure and storage management costs. Leveraging advanced replication technology from InMage systems allows EssentialNET to implement centralised backup across an entire distributed environment and replicate defined data sets from remote sites back to a central location for backup purposes. So, if you have servers located in remote sites and you'd like to centralise your backups, then contact EssentialNET and ask about our Data Management Services. Virtual Servers Truly unified protection for virtual environments For many organisations, the server infrastructure itself is virtualised and this brings with it a mind-boggling array of complications and a need for new technological approach to backup, replication and recovery. Using the ground breaking InMage vContinuum software solution, EssentialNET provides a unified solution for Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) of VMware ESX/vSphere virtual machine (VM) environments. InMage vContinuum’s block-level asynchronous replication and host-offload architecture is designed for near zero impact on production VMs and to provide scalability for mid-tier and enterprise virtual environments. Built-in compression and WAN acceleration over cost effective IP networks allow you to maintain strict recovery point objectives (RPO), while reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO). Further, InMage vContinuum does not depend on any underlying hardware and storage features to accomplish this. It can extend Backup and DR solutions to physical servers through a seamless upgrade to InMage Scout, thus offering a consistent approach to protect, manage and recover virtual and physical environments. Highlights *  Backup quickly, reliably and continuously with absolutely NO backup windows *  Replicate to remote sites with near zero RPO and best-in-class RTO *  Push button failover to remote sites for speedy Disaster Recovery *  Scalable host off-load architecture with very low I/O impact on production VMs *  Instantaneous application consistent and granular recoveries *  Minimize target storage requirements with Sparse Retention and capacity optimizations *  Seamless upgrade to protect both Virtual and Physical environments So, if you have a virtualised server infrastructure and you want to know how to completely automate every aspect of it, then contact EssentialNET and ask about vContinuum. For more information click on the Links above