The Benefits of Implementing Data Recovery

The value of an organization’s data isn’t in question. Information is clearly one of a company’s most strategic assets. And ensuring quick and easy access to that data while also guaranteeing it is protected is critical to your company’s continued growth and success. Cloud computing is emerging as an efficient and cost-effective means of data backup and recovery.

Data backup and recovery refer to the process of first creating a copy your organization’s critical electronic information then being able to easily access it after a data loss, deletion or corruption. Technologies and policies related to data protection enable business continuity by restoring a copy of your data from a point in time.

Specifically, backup allows you to access data for two purposes. The first objective is disaster recovery after a large scale data event or even a complete data center loss. The second objective is to recover data or specific transactions from an earlier time that may need to be accessed In the course of normal business operations by a system administrator or IT manager.

Here are a few of the benefits of implementing data backup and recovery systems based on cloud computing architecture:

• Rapid Scalability - Many vendors offer an environment thatsupports the quick addition of storage capacity based on your changing needs.
• Regulatory Compliance - Having secure and redundant data protection may help your organization comply with regulations like HIPAA, SOX or GLBA.
• Cost Savings - Cloud computing can deliver quicker recovery times and multi-site availability without an investment in your own hardware such as servers or Storage Area Networks (SANs).
• Secure Data Transmissions - Industry-leading encryption is used to prevent unauthorized access to your data.
• Intuitive Interface - Data access and retrieval is often simplified through a user-friendly interface allowing users to browse and recover files on their own.
• Redundancy - Vendors normally utilize geographically dispersed data centers and multiple communications partners to ensure 24 x 7 access to your information without disruption based on factors out of your control.

One of the solutions IPLogic offers for data protection is Net2Vault. They leverage partnerships with both NetApp and SunGard to deliver industry-leading backup and disaster recovery services. Cloud architecture is used to deliver easy online access and lower costs to existing NetApp customers who are looking for a secondary means of back up.

Your IT team will appreciate that Net2Vault’s solution is specifically designed to be an offsite extension of the existing NetApp architecture instead of a stand-alone third-party service. The technology seamlessly integrates with your systems in native NetApp state which protects previous investments while also offering a familiar interface. You can SnapVault your data in native format for quick and easy recovery from what is setup as a node on your network.

Prior to selecting a specific solution for backup and recovery it is important to build a data protection plan. Not only will this provide your organization with a roadmap for identifying the appropriate technologies itwill also help ensure a successful implementation. If you would like help building your data protection plan contact us. IPLogic can help with planning, developing backup policies, reducing administrative costs and choosing a solution that offers your organization the greatest operational efficiencies.