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Failed servers can run directly on the BDR device

Great solution for:

  • Financial Legal Firms
  • Healthcare Medical Organizations
  • Public Companies / SOX Compliance
  • Mortgage & Real Estate Firms
  • Construction Industry
  • eCommerce & Web Companies
BDR - Overview
Tech Responder Backup & Disaster Recovery (BDR) is an advanced recovery and continuity device that comes preloaded with all the storage, recovery and virtualization software to protect your business data and maintain high-availability for your IT operations.
  • Models available from 400GB up to 4TB
  • Complete server backup preserves OS & applications, not just the data
  • BDR can run failed servers in a virtualized mode (up to 20 servers simultaneously)
  • Restore servers to working hardware no matter the manufacturer
  • Easy file & database recovery
  • Very frequent backups (normally every 15 minutes) with an onsite NAS Device
  • Optional off-site data storage at highly rated data centers
  • The ability to restore downed servers in less than 30 minutes!
  • Advanced restoration options (file and folderlevels) with Exchange message and mailbox recovery
  • Bare-metal restorations to dissimilar hardware
  • Low cost

 

Much more than a backup

BDR is much more than a backup device, it's also a great utility for your IT department. For example when upgrading from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007, you can run Exchange 2003 on the BDR while using your existing hardware to upgrade to Exchange 2007 with no impact to your business operations and no capital expenditures for new servers.

The same utility can be applied to SQL and BI reporting. You can freeze and run SQL Server reports each month on the BDR without impacting your production environment or buying new servers.

What Happens If My Server Crashes

Now let’s look at how our solution keeps your business running if, for instance, an e-mail server goes down.

Because the device takes snap shots every 15 minutes, administrators can choose a point in time shortly before the problem occurred and with just a few clicks of the mouse, this appliance allows you to activate it as a virtual server to keep business processes up and running while we diagnose the problem and plan a course of action for the down email server.

Recovery After a Catastrophe

In the event of a catastrophic server failure, our business continuity solution also includes a boot CD that allows us to perform a bare metal restore on new hardware in a fraction of the time of a typical server rebuild. And, this NAS device restoration will allow you to eliminate the hardware abstraction layer during the restore process so that the new drivers can be loaded on the server replacement, no matter which server brand is used — giving you speedy recovery options in times of crisis.If a disaster results in your end-client losing their entire office — servers and on-site NAS included— you order a newly imaged NAS with the most current backup-normally the last daily that was done, to be shipped out via next business-day air transportation to a location of your choice. If such an event occurs, we will not host the data at the co-location facility. Depending on the NAS model used, multiple servers can be virtualized on one NAS even as the NAS continues to perform backups of other servers.

When the NAS arrives, all you need to do is plug in a patch cable and you’re up and running. This recovery service will allow you to use the NAS for two weeks before it must be returned or purchased. This timeframe should allow you to get a new server ordered, in place and do a bare-metal restore from the NAS before returning the NAS. Alternatively, you can choose to keep the NAS and you will be billed for the list price of the new NAS. This would also allow you to use this NAS for the ongoing backups when you move forward, re-establishing the network for your client.

Off-Site Storage Facility

For additional protection in the event of a complete disaster, data is securely transferred to an off-site co-location facility on a daily basis. Then, in event of such an occurrence, you will receive a new NAS device imaged with your latest data. The storage facilities are two XO high-availability data centers in Phoenix and Baltimore. They provide:
  • Backup images stored at the data centers on a Storage Area Network (SAN) at the primary facility, then replicated to the secondary facility
  • Connectivity provided by multiple providers with automatic failover capabilities
  • Facilities provide two fiber optic network drops for our backbone
  • Full physical security at each facility including security cameras and key card access
  • Network is secured with high-end redundant, automatic failover firewalls
  • Fire suppression and environmental control provided
  • Automatic back-up power provided with on-site generators

Other Benefits

  • 5 minute rollback - fast Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
  • 5 minute increment snapshots - frequent Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
  • Block level replication - allows for fast file & database recovery
  • Secure - block level data is encrypted at point of transfer
  • Full disaster recovery - offsite storage and server archive