{"id":1070,"date":"2011-11-28T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zerowait.com\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2011-11-28T10:00:42","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T15:00:42","slug":"zerowait-simplstor-affordable-disaster-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zerowait.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/28\/zerowait-simplstor-affordable-disaster-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Zerowait SimplStor – Affordable Disaster Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years I have advocated that organizations embrace a Disaster Prevention<\/span><\/strong> model instead of a Disaster Recovery<\/span><\/strong> model. Using server load balancers and some multiple MX records it is relatively easy to create a high availability web presence.\u00a0 Creating a high availability solution for the critical data behind the firewall is also getting easier as disk capacity and network bandwidth increase. Using legacy high availability equipment provides an easy second tier solution and based on the response of our customers, Zerowait’s SimplStor<\/a> is a great tier three solution for tape replacement.<\/p>\n

The European division of EMC has a pdf\u00a0 available <\/a>that illustrates the issues\u00a0 surrounding Disaster Preparedness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Across Europe, 49% of companies are obligated by either insurance policies or regulatory requirements to have a disaster recovery plan. However, with the right backup and disaster recovery approach, companies can achieve cost-savings from insurers. Just over a quarter of the organisations surveyed were offered reduced premiums by their insurance provider depending on their IT systems backup\/disaster recovery strategy.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Unraveling tape: 40% still depend on tape<\/em><\/span>
\nbut majority are looking to replace it<\/em><\/span>
\nThe research found that businesses are spending, on average, 10% of their IT budgets on backup and recovery, and 29% of businesses do not feel they are spending enough. For backup and disaster recovery purposes, 40% of companies still rely on tape, with an average annual cost of \u20ac74,000 on transporting, storing, testing and replacing tapes. Where tape is used for disaster recovery purposes, 10% still have an employee take home a copy of the backup tapes with them.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, 80% of organisations using tape are looking to move beyond it, with the top reasons cited as:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speed of restoration 39%<\/em><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faster backups 33%<\/em><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lack of durability 26%<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

EMC has done a service to the industry with this report, and it highlights the costs and problems\u00a0 very well.\u00a0 If you think the costs of an EMC solution exceed your budget I hope you will consider Zerowait’s solutions. We can provide your organization\u00a0 an affordable alternative for your Disaster Recovery plan in Europe, Australia, or the USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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