Minimize transaction loss and downtime - no matter how severe the outage.
When it comes to business continuity, oftentimes even the most advanced technology cannot give you all the answers. Case in point: attempting to implement Disaster Tolerant solutions by addressing only your cluster or storage infrastructure. Focusing on just part of the problem typically results, at best, in unpredictable recovery times; at worst, in loss of key application data and extended periods of application downtime.
Expert assistance from HP Services consultants helps you cut through the complexities of providing a fully Disaster Tolerant environment. We have decades of experience in building Disaster Tolerant solutions for demanding enterprise clients worldwide. And we understand how to combine technologies, people, and processes to deliver the optimum benefits for your business.
Adaptive storage infrastructure
The foundation of your Disaster Tolerant solution is data replication between geographically dispersed sites. HP Data Replication services integrate data replication technologies to create a flexible storage infrastructure that helps you react quickly to changing conditions. Our SAN Solution services can integrate your existing SAN or implement a new one using HP StorageWorks, HP XP, or EMC storage. We can even combine multiple storage platforms through replication to lower-cost storage with our Storage Virtualization service.
Disaster Tolerant design and implementation services
Building on the adaptive storage infrastructure, HP Services consultants can design, implement, and integrate all the other components of a solution that delivers the highest level of business continuity attainable within your budget parameters. Issues considered may include:
- Data centers, power, and air conditioning
- Inter-site network data mirroring requirements
- Network connectivity, redundancy, and capacity
- Storage and server sizing and configuration
- Replication architectures
- Application suitability for Disaster Tolerant operations
- Remote cluster sizing
Our business continuity specialists work closely with your staff to understand the key issues relevant to your business and IT environment. They mobilize all the resources necessary to rapidly implement and integrate network, server, storage subsystem, and data replication designs. And they combine extensive project management experience with a proven methodology to build sound, non-disruptive solutions.
Disaster Tolerant management services
This integrated services package is delivered by seasoned consultants from HP's Disaster Tolerant solution center and is laboratory-tested to facilitate deployment and integration with existing management environments. It addresses your entire Disaster Tolerant infrastructure to speed recovery times while reducing operational complexity.
Package deliverables include:
- Pre-installation knowledge transfer and planning
- Configuration and deployment of customized Disaster Tolerant management stations providing enhanced fail-over and continuous management and monitoring capabilities
- System manager and operator training focused on recovery from failure conditions
- Review of your technical recovery plan to help ensure alignment with your Disaster Tolerant infrastructure
- Disaster recovery test suite design
- Disaster recovery rehearsal execution to help ensure that your Disaster Tolerant infrastructure performs to your expectations
You may choose to manage your own Disaster Tolerant solution following HP Services training. Or HP can manage your entire environment for you. In the latter case, one of your data centers could be located in an HP recovery center equipped with a robust infrastructure including UPS's and backup generators. This eliminates the need for additional facilities-related investments. Most important, it engages HP Services experts to monitor and manage your solution and frees your technical resources for other business-critical activities.
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