ExclusiveNET Disaster Recovery



Aegisys Hot Site SimplicityAegisys links our our clients to the redundant Aegisys Data Centers to deliver secure and GO LIVE capable Disaster Recovery solutions as if we are in the next room. Aegisys offers 2 separate services for our clients. The first is a Data Vault service which keeps your important files safe and available from anywhere there is Internet service. The second is our Hot Site alternative which allows LIVE fail-over to a Mirror server.

 


Not just a tape on a shelf ...

 

How many times have you had to go to your backups during a system failure feeling uneasy about whether the data is "really" restorable?? With IT departments spread thin, it is a very difficult task to stay on top of the day to day responsibilities of data backup and recovery.

Aegisys threw its Software as a Service (SaaS) hat into the online backup ring by utilizing its ExclusiveNET protection network as it's core for the delivery of Disaster Recovery Services such as our Aegisys Hot Site Services (AHSS).

Aegisys developed these unique services to give our clients the best of an offsite backup combined with the ability to
GO-LIVE off of the same solution integrated into every clients business class network in North America and the Caribbean just as if the Aegisys mirror server was in the next room.

The question remains "What service is right for me?"

The HOT SITE solution is a Mirror server that is actually running with your data including file share permissions, Internal DNS, Active directory, and your applications. Aegisys HOT SITE is GO-LIVE ready for you to connect if a server was to fail in your local network. In fact we ask you check it daily. Our solution is one you have complete confidence in as you can run and print from your applications from our data center 24x7x365 ... should there be an issue, you can run LIVE from Aegisys until the issue is corrected locally.

The Aegisys Data Vault is a backup ONLY.
Data Vault clients, by comparison to the HOT SITE alternative, are able to browse their backups and restore files or related data over the Internet. Should you have a "down" PC or server, the time required to restore the information is directly proportional to the size of your data and the speed of your Internet connection.

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With our Solutions, Aegisys offers free access to our SSLVPN portal. This connects you and your authorized staff to work from home. Maintain your productivity and partner with a company that keeps your staff productive. Contact us at empowered@aegisys.com to schedule a no obligation discussion with one of our skilled engineers.



What is your
Critical Time Frame?

"Critical time frame is defined as the acceptable time of failure to the point of recovery of any key component or server in your enterprise. "


Ask these questions:

How much server or network down-time is acceptable?

If your business location was to suffer a disaster such as fire, flood or an act of Nature, and knowing it may be up to three weeks to recover core services, will your business survive?

If you were down for more than 3 days , how much will that cost you?


Contact us today for an in-depth discussion about your Enterprise's unique Disaster Recovery requirements. Together, we will engineer and forge a solution to ensure business continuity and your continued peace of mind.

Be ready for disaster before it strikes ...



How HOT SITE Works

AHSS is for companies that either do not have a backup solution or wish to augment their current solution. We are proud to base our HOT SITE solutions on a no agent software requirement for each protected server to be backed up. Instead, Data is direct synchronized to Aegisys hosted Disaster Recovery MIRROR servers real-time as data changes though our private ExclusiveNET Extranet community. Data can be backed up or restored by authorized users via as simple as cut and paste or drag and drop functionalities based on the method your data is being backed up.

Aegisys includes as part of your cost of Service, joining your Mirror server to your existing domain as a Domain Controller. We further become a secondary DNS to your network. Therefore, if your domain controllers were to suffer a failure, you will still authenticate off of your hosted Mirror server seamlessly.

We know of no other vendor that infuses as much functionality, usability, security and added value in any Disaster Recovery life cycle solution for as little as our cost of service.



Data Transfer Basics

Aegisys can setup almost any size of server for HOT SITE. The time to be GO-LIVE may vary based on the size of the system being MIRRORED. Therefore, process which we follow will vary based on requirements and software used.

Aegisys ExclusiveNET Partners may enjoy the added benefit of a dedicated VLAN connection to the Aegisys Network Operations Centre dramatically increasing the volume of data that may be synced to your Mirror Server.

Syncronizations can be scheduled to run at preset intervals or set to run continuously. Hourly (or the appropriate configured interval) historical versions of active data files will be kept for thirty days. After thirty days, the versions will be reduced to weekly, monthly and eventually yearly versions according to the retention policy.

Figure 1 below is provided to help you gauge your solution's requirements. Contact us to discuss your unique requirements towards Disaster Recovery integrations.

Figure 1. Upload (Backup) Speed for 5GB of Data

Upload (Backup) Speed



How we make your HOT SITE in the next room


Aegisys recognized early on in the engineering of our solutions that to provide truly meaningful Disaster Recovery alternatives, it had to provide for clients who either did not have the luxury of an alternate site or for those who had the alternate location but geographically was across the parking lot so was not far enough away to avert a natural disaster.

So we went to work and developed our Innovative
HOT SITE approach to business continuity. Our solution is one that enhances your availability, integrates seamlessly into almost any business class network, and is able to serve almost anyone, anywhere Disaster Recovery services provided an Internet connection exists.

As Figure 2 below represents, we extend our Network Operation Centre to your location through our ExclusiveNET processes making us an integrated valuable component of your existing business class network. Once connected, Aegisys is able provide a full suite of services including Disaster Recovery, 24x7x365 monitoring, patch services and so much more.

Aegisys has answered the call to deliver true offsite services to your enterprise.
 

Figure 2. Aegisys ExclusiveNET - HOT SITE Data Flow

Aegisys ExclusiveNET Services



Disaster Recovery - Success Stories

It is always too late, too little, or both. And that is the road to disaster.

David Lloyd George (1863-1945)

It seems strange to speak of Disaster Recovery in the same sentence as success. Below are a few of our successful implementations of our innovative approach to business continuity. Each we are sure has their own reasons specific as to why they have chosen Aegisys.

They may range from the ability to GO-LIVE within 1 hour of declaring disaster. Others may say they value the ability to actually log into their MIRROR server every day and view and run their application with their data as opposed to a tape on the shelf. The one reason we are sure of is everyone values the simply in the knowledge that day in, day out, our solution simply works.

We work for a broad range of clients in varied sectors and industries. We pride ourselves on maintaining long-term relationships with our clients and believe that our clients enjoy working with us.

Take a look at some of our client profiles below:

 

 

NorthStar Utilities 

Enhanced Supplementary Services
Aegisys proud to announce our services as a solution partner to Harris NorthStar including our Disaster Recovery solutions for NorthStar Utility Billing/CIS Software. Our services support Windows and Linux environments. Disaster may be defined as a simple down server through to a natural disaster. Harris NorthStar remain resolute in that whatever the circumstance, their Disaster Recovery solution will meet and exceed expectations. Read more about our partnership and what it means to you at http://northstar.aegisys.com today!


North Attleborough Electric Department - A Customer Owned Utility Serving Our Community Since 1894

Disaster Recovery
North Attleborough Electric has chosen Aegisys to provide management services for their Electric CIS Systems to an offsite location for a GO-LIVE Solution. Aegisys recognizes that is is just as important to remember how data is synchronized as it is to where the Disaster Recovery solution is located. From start to finish our solution is robust, secure and reliable.

Danver Electric MassDisaster Recovery
Danvers Electric utilizes Aegisys' ExclusiveNET to provide synchronized Mirror server services to their Water and Electric CIS Systems. Danvers enjoys a fully redundant GO-LIVE Solution. Tape backups are important but the ability to log into their HOT SITE solution each day assures everyone in the knowledge that the solution is ready when needed most.

Keys Energy Key West Florida

Disaster Recovery
Aegisys is proud to provide Keys Energy with full Mirror server services their Electric CIS Systems. Keys Energy benefits with a fully redundant GO-LIVE Solution. Being in a Hurricane zone, Keys Energy's emphasis on their business continuity was paramount in their selection of Aegisys Disaster Recovery Hot Site services.

 Wellington North Power

Disaster Recovery

Wellington North Power has chosen Aegisys to provide synchronized Mirror server services to their Electric CIS Systems. Wellington North Power currently enjoys a full redundant GO-LIVE Solution.

ElectriCities

Disaster Recovery
ElectriCities has chosen Aegisys to provide synchronized Mirror server services to their ASP Electric CIS Systems. ElectriCities currently enjoys a full redundant GO-LIVE Solution.



British Virgin Islands Electric Corporation - BVIEC

Disaster Recovery
BVIEC has chosen Aegisys to provide BVIEC with full Mirror server services for their CIS Systems. BVIEC benefits with a fully redundant GO-LIVE Solution. Being in a Hurricane zone, BVIEC's emphasis on their business continuity was paramount in their selection of Aegisys Disaster Recovery Hot Site services.

If you are interested in seeing our successful Case Studies, a system or service demonstration, then please contact us at empowered@aegisys.com.

Key Considerations


Innvotive Hot Site Alternative
More than just a backup


Aegisys has emerged as an premier alternative to management of onsite backup for many enterprises. Here are a number of important factors enterprises must keep in mind when considering integrating online backup into their storage strategy:

  • Privacy
    With new privacy laws and compliance regulations, data security has grown in significance over the past few years. Each enterprise will have to decide on the viability of handing over all company data to a third party. Aegisys can live up to enterprise privacy, security and NERC SIP compliance concerns.
  • Pricing
    There are innumerable vendors occupying the space and just as many pricing plans. All vendors are not alike. Aegisys meets and exceeds all NERC SIP compliance requirements that can be met by any vendor. Our value is in the integrity of your data.
  • Speed
    Don't expect online service providers to speed up enterprise backups. Both the enterprise bandwidth speed and the size of the files being backed up will affect the time it takes to complete backups and restores. Aegisys  HOT SITE MIRROR servers data is as they occur  in most cases, therefore making our process one of the least intrusive to your bandwidth on the market.

  • Availability
    All vendors guarantee a certain amount of availability, for example, 99.9% uptime. Aegisys maintains this level of uptime and works very closely with our Bandwidth partners to ensure redundant paths for maximum performance and uptime.

Why choose Aegisys?

Aegisys offers a comprehensive Disaster Recovery Hot Site package to preserve client data integrity unlike anyone else.

Contact us today for more information at
empowered@aegisys.com