10
NEWS
Confidence to test and the
wisdom to know
Whatever your preference for off premise resources, disaster recovery and
backup services are of paramount importance. But the Cloud Industry
Forum has carried out some research that reveals a distinct lack of
confidence. Many respondents said this represented the biggest risk to
their business in the event of failure and Peter Groucutt of Databarracks
thinks this is due to a lack of rigorous DR testing, rendering some plans
unfit for purpose.
The past returns to
the future
Nexsan, formerly Imation and now including
Connected Data is bringing back what it describes
as its highly efficient storage workhorse, the Beast.
Responding they say to the data growth explosion
and market demands, the Beast enables 60 drives
- 480TB of efficient storage in a 4U Rack - and is
ideal for high volume applications such as Big Data
repositories. Bob Fernander Nexsan CEO says, “As
data growth explodes, markets demand more cost
effective ways to efficiently store data with reliability.
With superior availability and scalability, Nexsan
BEAST is ideal for high volume applications including
digital video surveillance, big data repositories, data
archives and disk-to-disk backup…”
Commenting further Groucutt said that, “When it comes to disaster
recovery too many organisations treat it as a documentation exercise.
From our own research a significant proportion of organisations, notably
SMEs, do not carry out regular testing on their DR plans. The impact of
which has a huge knock-on effect. Only 28 per cent of non-testers were
“very confident” in their plans compared to almost 60 per cent for those
who test regularly.”
Not satisfied with words alone, Databarracks has launched a ‘tabletop
testing simulator tool’. Groucutt concludes, “… SMEs don’t have the same
budget and time resources for DR planning and testing that's available to
large enterprises… they need the same access to planning tools to build a
robust BC/DR plan regardless of budget. Our simulator allows IT teams to
test DR plans against a number of different disaster scenarios…”
�����������������������
�����������������
������������������
Total Comms Training have been helping networking and communications professionals develop their
skills for over 15 years. We offer a broad range of training solutions to suit every sector. Our specialist
training team come assured, qualified, highly skilled and focussed on developing your own staff’s
expertise.
n Datacomms cable training
n Fibre optic cabling
n Network installation training
n Network design and planning
Don’t lose valuable time due to network downtime - get trained, get totally trained!
Call 0800 170 7007 or visit www.totalcommstraining.com to book your place securely online.
Total Comms Training Ltd
Centurion House, Barrows Road,
Harlow, Essex CM19 5FN
t 0800 170 7007
e [email protected]
w www.totalcommstraining.com
www.networkseuropemagazine.com
TOTALCOMMS
TRAINING