RE: Pricing for hot backup sites -- MIDRANGE-L

Hi,

Apparently *noMAX is cheaper than the big HA software providers:
http://www.maximumavailability.com/

> Guys, thanks for your responses and opinions.  This client has actually
> asked us if possibly we can provide the hot back up site on a box we
> have that has extra capacity.  We are trying to figure out how to price
> it, and my client knows his management is going to ask him what similar
> services from someone like Sunguard might cost.  I haven't a clue if
> this is a $100/month problem or a $1000/month problem.
>
> You guys have brought up the challenges of syncing the 2 boxes with
> tape.  Last time I looked at replication software (Mimix, etc.), it was
> very expensive.  Any way to roll your own?  Is there a reasonably priced
> sync software solution out there?
>
> Thanks for the responses.
> cjg
>
> Carl J. Galgano
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>
> > Carl:
> >A client asked me today what it would cost for a hot backup site for
> >disaster recovery purposes. He is trying to get some ballpark numbers
> >for budgeting purposes. Anyone out there have any idea about what it
> >costs to have>
> >
> >1.  An agreement to have space available to load onto?
> >2.  Keep a backup system loaded and synced up via tape periodically?
>
> It sounds like your client is talking about third party solutions, but I
> could be wrong.  Option 2 is, I think, better managed in-house.
>
> This a bit more to option 1, but the prices are to a large degree based
> on the size of the machine.  You're really contracting for availability
> of a specific machine, not space on a machine.  (Though LPAR might make
> that more feasible for DR providers going forward).  There's also the
> amount of time contracted for test periods, services to have your system
> reloaded for you, etc.  And there's lots of room for negotiation.  Your
> client should call Sungard or one of their DR service competitors (even
> IBM) for a quote.  If you let me know their machine type and DASD I
> could take a stab at it.
>
> Because we have a few existing DC sites around the country we've looked
> into option 2 as a do-it-yourself project.  Then it's more a matter of
> purchasing and maintaining a second machine.  You should already know
> what the first one costs to own and operate.  If you think about it, if
> a third party kept a hot machine loaded for you it would have to be
> dedicated.  It would cost them what it costs you.  I don't know whether
> anyone even offers such a service.
>
> -Jim
>
>
>
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