Losing valuable data and, above all, unplanned interruptions are scenarios that many companies dread today. That is why a reliable backup and recovery strategy is essential for any modern business. With a second site in the Netstream Cloud, you can reduce your downtime dramatically.
At a time when ransomware in particular is so widely feared, it is no surprise that more and more companies are rethinking their backup strategy. But ransomware is not the only threat. Think of other scenarios too, such as hardware failures, power outages or simple human error. All of these examples have one thing in common: they can interrupt your business operations and quickly hold you back for days. That is not only frustrating but can also get very expensive very quickly. With an up-to-date Disaster Recovery strategy, you can respond quickly in an emergency and keep your most important business processes running.
A second site as standby infrastructure
Being able to restore a backup in a disaster is helpful, but depending on the size of the business it can take an enormous amount of time – valuable time during which your business processes grind to a halt. With a second site, you can mirror business processes to a second data center and, in the event of an outage, simply switch over to the standby infrastructure.
Active mode: With an active second site, the second infrastructure runs permanently and therefore consumes resources at all times. This option has the shortest downtime, as the standby infrastructure is already running and operations only need to be «switched over».
Standby mode: Here, the second site is only activated when needed. Storage is used regularly for replication, but no other resources are required. Your usual virtual servers only start running once the site is activated. This option is cheaper but takes a moment to start up the standby infrastructure.
Netstream Workload Availability Service (NWAS) provides your second site
With the Netstream Workload Availability Service you can set up standby infrastructure tailored to your needs quickly and easily. You decide which workloads should remain redundant and how often replication takes place. Choose the mode of the second infrastructure (active or standby) and configure your second site to suit your business. In the event of an outage (planned or unplanned), you simply switch over to the second infrastructure in the Netstream Cloud, saving time, money and nerves.
Benefits
- Reduce downtime and save time, money and nerves.
- Respond easily to planned and unplanned outages
- Full control over the configuration of your second site
- Additional protection against ransomware
- Easy integration with the Netstream Cloud services
- Take advantage of a hybrid cloud strategy
