http://bit.ly/1PhdEau The ability of an organization to continue operations in the event of a natural or human-induced disaster is a critical concern for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Implementing IT Disaster Recovery may look simple, but without proper planning, it can quickly become expensive, complicated and unreliable. Experts from Acronis and Disaster Recovery Journal will share 7 best practices that IT organizations should consider when architecting and implementing Disaster Recovery Solutions. It includes 1) How to survive unplanned events 2) How to assure IT continuity through normal planned events 3) How to establish on-site and off-site protection 4) How to automate recovery procedures 5) How to proactively test your disaster recovery solution 6) How to ensure security and meet compliance requirements 7) How to select disaster recovery vendors partners

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Mark Jameson, GM, Global DR
• Joined Acronis with the acquisition of nScaled in
September 2014
• Over 30 years of experience in the disaster
recovery and information technology markets
• Most recently, the Vice President of Global DRaaS
Sales and Marketing at nScaled
• Prior, Vice President of Sales at SunGard
Availability Services
• Earl career, held various sales and sales leadership
roles with Unisys Corporation
• Started his career with IBM
• B.S. and MBA degrees from California State
University, Fresno

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Agenda
• Disaster Recovery Challenges
• Seven Rules of IT Disaster Recovery
• How Acronis Helps
• Q&A

4. Disaster Recovery Challenges

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Not If, But When: Disasters Happen Everyday
Avoid Business Disruption and Keep Employees Productive!
Hacking
Natural Disaster
Theft of Corporate Data
Employee Malfeasance
IT Admin Mistake
Viruses
Tech Migration Failure
Hardware Failure
User Mistake
Software error
Loss of Device
Major DisasterOperational DisasterMinor Disaster

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Customers’ Challenges
• More infrastructure complexity
• More locations of data
• More data
• More reliance on IT service
• Less resources to protect it all
• Compliance pressure
• Credibility and image
How can I protect my IT environment
– data, applications, infrastructure?

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Challenges of DIY DR
VS.
Expensive Complex Unreliable
Can you build DR yourself? Possibly.
Should you?... Probably not.
$$$

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Choosing the Right Architecture
Disaster Recovery as a Service with Backup
Backup Centric Solutions
Public Cloud
On-Premise Appliances
Traditional Legacy Disaster Recovery Providers
Service Provider leveraging infrastructure
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) In-House or with Colo

9. Seven Rules of IT Disaster
Recovery

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Seven Rules of IT Disaster Recovery
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#1 Plan Ahead and Document
#2 Replicate Applications
#3 Protect On-Site and Off-Site
#4 Automate!
#5 Test. Test. Test.
#6 Remember the Security
#7 Choose the Right IT DR Partner

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1. Plan Ahead and Document
• Assume the Worst
• Overestimate risks
• Choose easier paths
• Criticize and let criticize
• Let the document evolve

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2. Replicate Applications
• Aim to Continue Business
• Serve the needs of Users
• Applications = many servers:
– Active Directory
– SQL
– Web Front
– App Server
E-mail CRM
ERP Reporting

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3. Protect On-Site and Off-Site
• On-site
– Single server, file recovery
• Off-site
– Site Disaster Recovery
• 3-2-1 Rule of Data Protection
copies:
1 production +
2 replicas
locations
off-site
cloud

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4. Automate!
• Do not put the brunt of DR on
staff shoulders
• Go for Push-Button approach
• Assure success

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5. Test. Test. Test.
• DR solution works when you
buy test it
• Remember changes
• Test regularly
• Test ad-hoc

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6. Remember the Security
• Secure Data Centers
• Certifications
• Encryption
• Track record
• Compliance

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7. Choose the Right IT DR Partner
• Knowledge
• Track Record
• Proven technologies
• Recognized by Experts
• Recommended by Customers

18. How Acronis Helps

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Acronis Disaster Recovery Service
All-in-one solution for your backup + disaster recovery needs
Push-button, automated recovery with graphical runbooks
Built-in non-disruptive scheduled testing
24x7x365 white glove support
All-in-one, backup and cloud disaster recovery
Easy
Safe
Complete
RTO of 15 minutes or less per server
#1 Planning

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Proven Market Leader
(Acronis) received maximum
scores in:
• Security
• Change Management
• Growth
• Partnerships
Forrester Research named (Acronis) a Leader in
Disaster-Recovery-As-A-Service Providers, Q1 2014.
#6 Security

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Proven Market Leader
Gartner placed Acronis as a top challenger in its DRaaS Magic
Quadrant, April 2015.
Report emphasized on Acronis’s:
• High customer satisfaction
• Support and SLA performance
• Strong experience in hybrid cloud
• Fully-automated runbooks
• Non-disruptive testing
#5 Test
Download The Report

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Complete solution
Peace of mind
Broad use cases
• Backup + Disaster Recovery
• Protect files, folders, servers,
or entire data centers
• On- and off-site protection
#2 Replicate
Applications
What You Get With Acronis

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Complete solution
Peace of mind
Broad use cases
• Proven market-leading solutions
• SLA guarantees
• Push-button automation
• Built-in testing guarantees it will
work!
• Access anywhere administration
• 24x7 white-glove support
#4 Automate
What You Get With Acronis

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Complete solutions
Peace of mind
Broad use cases
• Flexible RTO: 15 minutes or less
• Cloud, local, or hybrid
• Windows and Linux
• PCs and servers
• Physical and virtual
• Hypervisors – VMware, HyperV, Zen, KVM
• Any storage, including NetApp
#3 On-site
and Off-site
What You Get With Acronis

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Acronis Industry Proven Leader
Market Leading Solutions & Technology
• Disaster Recovery
• Full Image Backup
• Endpoint Backup
• System Deployment
• Mobile Content Management
• Enterprise File Syncing and Sharing
Market Leadership
3,000,000+ new licenses in 2014
300,000 business customers
100,000+ corporate free trial downloads/year
Acronis Disaster Recovery Data Centers
#7 Choose the
right IT DR
Partner

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Q & A
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DR@Acronis.com to
• Learn more
• Get more information
• Start protecting your business with
Acronis Disaster Recovery Service!
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