From Event to Action: Accelerate Your Decision Making with Real-Time Automation
vRescue Presentation
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2. vRescuevRescue is anis an
IT Disaster Recovery / Business ContinuityIT Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity
solution for everysolution for every
small and medium sized organizationsmall and medium sized organization
3. DisasteDisaste
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• Most organizations rely heavily on IT to maintainMost organizations rely heavily on IT to maintain
business continuitybusiness continuity
• Critical business processes & data are IT dependentCritical business processes & data are IT dependent
• Servers & systems can’t be downServers & systems can’t be down
• High availability failover is neededHigh availability failover is needed
IT Business ContinuityIT Business Continuity
4. • Not “if” but “when”Not “if” but “when”
• Occur more than realizedOccur more than realized
- human error- human error
- equipment malfunction- equipment malfunction
- local or regional natural disaster- local or regional natural disaster
• Small disasters do as much damage as largeSmall disasters do as much damage as large
- decreased service- decreased service
- loss of revenue- loss of revenue
- negative PR- negative PR
Disasters disrupt Business ContinuityDisasters disrupt Business Continuity
5. StatisticsStatistics
• Gartner estimates that only 35% of SMBs have aGartner estimates that only 35% of SMBs have a
comprehensive DR plan in place.comprehensive DR plan in place.
• U.S. Dept. of Labor estimates over 40% ofU.S. Dept. of Labor estimates over 40% of
businesses never reopen following a disaster.businesses never reopen following a disaster.
• 60% of businesses affected close within 2 years.60% of businesses affected close within 2 years.
6. Regulation is starting to drive DR plansRegulation is starting to drive DR plans
• PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) –PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) –
private legislation driven by industry standardsprivate legislation driven by industry standards
• ISO27001 – many organizations requiring vendors to be ISOISO27001 – many organizations requiring vendors to be ISO
compliantcompliant
• BS25999 – the emerging international standard for BusinessBS25999 – the emerging international standard for Business
ContinuityContinuity
• HIPAA Security Rule – U.S. law requiring protection ofHIPAA Security Rule – U.S. law requiring protection of
patient medical records and a DR plan for those recordspatient medical records and a DR plan for those records
7. The Hard QuestionsThe Hard Questions
• What will you do in the event of a man-made or naturalWhat will you do in the event of a man-made or natural
disaster?disaster?
• How much down-time can you afford?How much down-time can you afford?
Recovery Time ObjectiveRecovery Time Objective
Recovery Point ObjectiveRecovery Point Objective
• How long would it take to get your critical systems backHow long would it take to get your critical systems back
online and recover your data?online and recover your data?
• Have your current DR/BC costs become unmanageable?Have your current DR/BC costs become unmanageable?
8. Traditional IT DR/BC OptionsTraditional IT DR/BC Options
• Tape backupTape backup
Pro – low costPro – low cost
Pro – provides off-site storage of dataPro – provides off-site storage of data
Con – tapes typically not tested for recoveryCon – tapes typically not tested for recovery
Con – downtime during restoration (48 hrs or more)Con – downtime during restoration (48 hrs or more)
• Standby solutionsStandby solutions
Pro – provides for quick restore to dedicated HWPro – provides for quick restore to dedicated HW
Pro – leverages virtualization benefits for DR recoveryPro – leverages virtualization benefits for DR recovery
Con – high cost for HW/SW acquisitionCon – high cost for HW/SW acquisition
Con – extra IT responsibilitiesCon – extra IT responsibilities
• High availability solutionsHigh availability solutions
Pro – data & systems replicated off-site enabling continuous accessPro – data & systems replicated off-site enabling continuous access
Pro – provides quick or instant fail-overPro – provides quick or instant fail-over
Con – high cost for acquisition and/or outsourcingCon – high cost for acquisition and/or outsourcing
9. The Better Answer is vRescueThe Better Answer is vRescue
A fully-managed service providing off-site Back Up andA fully-managed service providing off-site Back Up and
High Availability failover for critical systems,High Availability failover for critical systems,
applications and dataapplications and data
• Provides 24x7x365 system uptime and supportProvides 24x7x365 system uptime and support
• Outsourcing to a high quality, best-in-breed IT services firmOutsourcing to a high quality, best-in-breed IT services firm
• Relieves company ‘s IT of some high visibility / high risk responsibilitiesRelieves company ‘s IT of some high visibility / high risk responsibilities
10. The Better Answer is vRescueThe Better Answer is vRescue
• Frees up internal IT resources for other important tasksFrees up internal IT resources for other important tasks
• AffordableAffordable
- standardized pricing – per server / per month- standardized pricing – per server / per month
- no consulting fees- no consulting fees
- low initial setup costs for appliance and Data Center silo- low initial setup costs for appliance and Data Center silo
• Accomplishes both IT Disaster Recovery & Business ContinuityAccomplishes both IT Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
11. Rapid Recovery
Features & Benefits
Managed Service
Premier IT resource
Price
making your job easier
no unproductive downtime
peace of mind & confidence
standardized
reasonable
scalable
RTO = 1 hr or less
RPO = previous day’s end
12. ERP, WEB, E-MAIL, FINANCIAL, ETC.
You select the servers & data that are critical to your business flow to be a part
of the vRescue solution. Windows XP and up
CRITICAL Servers What programs or applications are critical
Storage Requirements (gigabytes of data)
Domain Controller
Virtualized Servers
Database server
Mail server
File server
Application server
13. encrypted & sent off-site to
vRescue
via internet
vRescue appliance
ERP, WEB, E-MAIL, FINANCIAL, ETC.
Snapshots of System, Apps & Data
Taken Daily
Local File Retrieval
14. When the worst happens…
you access your systems,
apps & data on the
vRescue Recovery Platform
via an internet connection
from any location!
14 days
15. 3 Data Centers
* SAS 70 Type II Cert
30+ Years
> 220 Employees
7 US locations
Why Weidenhammer?
17. TRY IT!
• Free, no obligation, 30-day trial
• 1 or 2 servers (and Domain Controller)
• Appliance installation, snapshots, invocation, etc.
GIVE YOURSELF SOME PEACE OF MIND
Next Steps
18. Next Steps
No. of Servers for DR
Server Name, Make & Model
CPU
Core Count
& speed
Approx Avg %
CPU Usage RAM (GB)
Required
Storage (GB)
Operating
system Key applications
Total Storage 0
Available Bandwidth Mbps
Customer Qualification Specification Sheet
Company Name