Re: cloud backup services

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unless they are able to off load the saves to tape and ship those to 
you.   Still more than 24 hours before you start the recovery.

Ideally you are correct, one copy at your location and replicated copy 
at a remote site.  That remote site should also be a hot site, that has 
power systems ready to reload in the event of a failure, ideally with 
the LIC loaded and disk already initialized.  Agile (my company) , and 
some other folks maintain multiple POWER systems that sit ready for a 
recovery in just such an emergency.    Now you can be up and running a 
bit quicker, albeit with a remote system, and take your time rebuilding 
your system in a more relaxed fashion.

What's important is what are the RTO and RPO (Recovery Time Objective 
and Recovery Point Objective) that you need.  Then build the backup 
platforms and systems to support those objectives.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 7/29/2013 7:40 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I've also been concerned about people peddling just a remote VTL tape
> device.  Without a local copy we figure it would take days and days to do
> a full system restore across the wire.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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