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Marathon Blog
- Real Redundancy is a Tenet of True Availability December 3, 2010I grew up in an old, two-family Victorian home just outside Boston, MA. My father, like many dads of the post-World War II generation, had a workshop in the basement. It worked out well because the house needed quite a bit of regular maintenance and repair. As a child, I found the vast array of gear and other paraphernalia in his workshop fascinating. There […]Marathon Technologies
- The Dangers and Risks of the Norms of Availability October 3, 2010OK. Were not being coy, even though we have a big Major Product Announcement box on the front page of our web site. Really. Am I going to share? Yes, but not now. Instead, Im going to provide a bit of a drum roll and some recent feedback from many worldwide discussions with some great analysts and thought leaders. To start off, were not just making a pr […]Marathon Technologies
- Achieving 24x7 Uptime on a Budget September 8, 2010Last week we hosted a webinar looking at why High Availability Doesnt have to be Expensive. We reviewed the trends that are creating todays always-on world where businesses, customers and employees expect 24x7 uptime for all of their applications. We also highlighted several common sources of planned and unplanned downtime, and identified some specific […]Marathon Technologies
- Effective Risk Assessment: Q&A August 24, 2010We had a very lively presentation and Q&A during last weeks webinar How to Cut Risks and Costs with a Downtime Analysis and Action Plan. A summary of the Q&A is below. Q: Should branch offices be included in a downtime assessment? Absolutely you cant ignore branch offices. Forrester estimates that 20% of your business comes from branch offices. […]Marathon Technologies
The PHD Experts
- PHD Virtual Backup Support for XenServer 5.6 SP2 June 2, 2011Recently, Citrix announced the availability of their latest patch release for XenServer, 5.6 SP2. Today, PHD Virtual announced that the recently released PHD Virtual Backup version 5.2 (released on 5/20/11) fully supports XenServer 5.6 SP2. Full regression testing has been completed. If you are running XenServer 5.6 SP2 or thinking of upgrading, you will nee […]Pete Del Rey
- PHD Virtual Release v5.2 for vSphere/XenServer – 5/20/11 May 23, 2011On May 20th, 2011 PHD Virtual released PHD Virtual Backup version 5.2. The v5.2 update patch was made available for both hypervisors PHD Virtual supports, VMware vSphere and Citrix XenServer. The update patches are available on the Updates page of the PHD Virtual web site. Each update patch consists of two main components: A new […]Pete Del Rey
- PHD Virtual Backup 5.x Data Connector with Symantec NetBackup May 17, 2011***Update 11/21/11: Note that in PHD Virtual Backup v5.3, there is new functionality called the Exporter for additional tape integration options. The Exporter is a separate Windows application that will rehydrate PHD backups to compressed OVF files to be stored anywhere a user chooses, to allow for vaulting off-site or to tape. Because the process […]Pete Del Rey
- Pre/Post Scripts with VMware using PHDVB 5.x April 23, 2011One of the challenges with Virtual Backups today is how to handle application level consistency from within an imaged based backup. In the days of agent level backups, the agent was running inside the machine, so it could initiate activities like shutting down a database or rotating a transaction log. With virtual backup solutions like […]Pete Del Rey
[Old Site] DataCore – In the News
- DataCore's Blog has moved! Please Visit the New "DataCore - In The News' Blog for the latest news and updates... March 5, 2011[…]DataCore
- Virtualization Review and Jon Toigo Webcast on DataCore SANsymphony-V, February 22, 2011 at 11:30am EST February 22, 2011[…]DataCore
- DataCore Announces New Generation of Storage Virtualization Software that Solves the “Big Problem” Stalling Today’s Server and Desktop Virtualization Projects January 31, 2011SANsymphony-V delivers the critical “third dimension” to virtualization: software to cost-effectively shape the shared storage infrastructure required by virtual IT environmentsRead the full product announcement at: http://tinyurl.com/6j65pyzCheck out the new material on the SANsymphony-V launch page: http://www.datacore.com/SANsymphony-V.Read the New Enterp […]DataCore
- It’s time to solve the “Big Problem” stalling today’s server and desktop virtualization projects January 31, 2011[…]DataCore
TAG | Neverfail
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Neverfail – Disaster Prevention and Recovery
0 Comments | Posted by Disaster Recovery in Business Continuity Software, Data Availability Software, Disaster Recovery Software
Backup/Recovery/Archive Solution. In a 2005 IDC survey, 53 percent of respondents said that disaster recovery is their number-one priority. Neverfail Group has addressed this need for Windows environments with its Neverfail for Windows Product Suite, and our readers have chosen the solution as the winner of the Readers’ Choice 2006 Best Backup/Recovery/Archive Solution. Neverfail provides data backup services; seamless, automatic failover capabilities when hardware, network infrastructure, and OS failures occur; and a simple process for switching back after system problems are resolved. The product suite includes disaster recovery solutions for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint Portal Server, SQL Server, and Internet Information Services (IIS), as well as for antivirus, email security, backup, fax, and other auxiliary applications.
Enterprise Backup/Recovery/Archive Hardware. Taking the top prize for best Enterprise Backup/Recovery/Archive Hardware is the EMC Centera series of content addressed storage (CAS) devices. Centera models provide a simple, scalable, and secure disk-based solution for storing and protecting all types of static content, such as X rays, email, and electronic documents. Rather than accessing a data object by its file name at a physical location, a CAS device such as Centera uses a content address to store and retrieve the object. The Centera family of products includes a Governance Edition that helps enforce internal policies for records management, a Compliance Edition for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and a smaller-capacity version suitable for midsized businesses.
Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Solution. More companies are moving to continuous data protection (CDP) solutions to secure their data and critical business processes. This is the first year Windows IT Pro has had a subcategory for CDP solutions, and readers gave top honors to Double-Take, the CDP solution from Double-Take Software (formerly NSI Software). Double-Take’s hardwareagnostic CDP solution provides real-time, byte-level data replication (either locally or to one or more remote storage sites) and support for point-in-time recovery, enabling businesses to quickly recover after a disaster or system outage. Double-Take is simple to set up and runs on all editions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server.
Desktop Backup/Recovery/Archive Solution. Our readers have named Winternals Administrator’s Pak as their solution of choice for repairing systems and recovering lost data. Administrator’s Pak is a set of 1/0 system repair, data recovery, and troubleshooting tools for Windows systems. Included in the bundle is ERD Commander 2005, which boots dead or dying systems directly from a CD-ROM into a Windows-like repair environment; the Remote Recover tool, which lets you repair an unbootable system over the network; and the FileRestore utility, which lets you quickly and easily recover files that have been lost or deleted from your computer. For those users who are a little less proactive, Winternals provides an emergencydownload version that grants temporary use of Administrator’s Pak.
See associated figureEnterprise Backup/Recovery/Archive Software. If your enterprise has ever been hit by server downtime, you know how disruptive and expensive it can be. With the Neverfail Group’s Neverfail for Windows Product Suite, our readers’ pick for Best Enterprise Backup/Recovery/Archive Software, companies can keep users connected to working applications whether failures occur in the OS, a hardware component, a software application, or somewhere on the network. The product suite provides highavailability, data-protection, and disaster-recovery solutions for almost every Microsoft technology platform, including Exchange Server, SharePoint Portal Server, SQL Server, and Internet Information Services (IIS). Neverfail is easy to implement and manage, allows both automated and manual switchover capabilities, and offers proactive monitoring of your entire server environment.
UPS. Power outages and power surges can have a devastating effect on a company’s computer resources and data, which is why a UPS has become an essential part of every computing environment. This year, readers told us that they put their trust in Tripp Lite’s SmartPro series of UPS systems to protect against downtime, damage, and data loss. SmartPro UPS Systems provide line-interactive battery backup for servers, data centers, VoIP/telecom systems, and internetworking equipment. Advanced Automatic Voltage Regulation constantly monitors incoming voltage and increases or decreases the voltage to supply consistent power without draining batteries, and PowerAlert management software can control all brands of UPS systems with one centralized management interface.
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Source: http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/services/disaster-prevention-and-recovery.aspx
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Neverfail Debuts Continuous Availability Director
0 Comments | Posted by Disaster Recovery in Disaster Recovery Software
AUSTIN, Texas – Jan. 26, 2010 – Neverfail®, a leading global software company specializing in affordable continuous availability and disaster recovery solutions, today debuted the Neverfail Continuous Availability Director. Part of the Neverfail suite, the Continuous Availability Director is a centralized management console for Neverfail implementations, which enables a business-centric view of high availability and disaster recovery across systems, processes and services that are dependent upon multiple applications. Eliminating down time for end-users and business-critical systems requires full protection and management across all key application servers. However, traditional solutions to manage and protect availability of these systems have been complex and time consuming because each application server must be managed and protected independently. Neverfail Continuous Availability Director solves this problem by providing a single point of management and control for all business-critical systems. “The primary focus when architecting for continuous availability should be the user experience,” said Donna Scott, VP at Gartner. “That experience will depend on the availability of multiple IT services and applications supporting business processes so it’s important that any continuous availability and disaster recovery architecture protects and assures service levels across multiple IT services.” Through centralized monitoring, management and configuration for all business-critical systems and underlying application servers, Neverfail Continuous Availability Director provides a truly business-centric view. This is done through a user interface that, for the first time, lets organizations visualize availability at the group level. Now they can view availability by business process (manufacturing, quality assurance), business system (SharePoint, mobile messaging), business service (accounting, payroll processing) or organization structure (London office, Media division, Finance Dept.). “Business systems and applications cannot exist in vacuums,” said Andrew Barnes, senior vice president of corporate development for Neverfail. “By providing a centralized view of each piece in the continuous availability puzzle, Neverfail Continuous Availability Director provides the unifying element so end-users never lose access to the critical applications required to do their jobs.” Neverfail Continuous Availability Director sits on top of Neverfail’s Application-Aware Management Framework (AMF), which controls how continuous availability is optimized for different applications. The Continuous Availability Director’s centralized management console adds a layer of business-level insight into application availability, including: ? A Business-Centric view of business systems, underlying application servers and their interdependencies ? Centralized Global Health status (alerts, alarms, etc.) ? Detailed graphical representation of switchover, failover status progress ? Simplified roll-up status of rules and events through collapsible display options (for memory, disk, processor, etc.) ? Simplified visualization and configuration of alerts Availability Neverfail Continuous Availability Director is available now as part of the Neverfail Continuous Availability Suite. About Neverfail Neverfail is a leading global software company providing affordable data protection, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions focused on keeping users productive. Neverfail’s software solutions enable users to remain continuously connected to the live software application irrespective of hardware, software, operating system, or network failures. Neverfail’s mission of eliminating application downtime for the end user delivers the assurance of business continuity, removes the commercial and IT management costs associated with system downtime and enables the more productive use of IT resources. Neverfail is a member of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program, the Microsoft US Managed ISV Alliance Partner Program and is a member of the Microsoft SQL Server Always On Alliance. More information can be found at www.neverfailgroup.com.
