Managed Services
DBSi Deploys Blade Servers for Disaster Recovery
Part of Managed Recovery Services Suite Adds Flexibility and Restoration Speed
BETHLEHEM, PA, March 21, 2005 - DBSi, a leading regional provider of comprehensive disaster recovery services, announced today the immediate availability its blade server capability for clients seeking maximum recovery flexibility and minimum restoration effort.
The blade server environment, supplementing DBSi’s substantial Intel-based recovery capability, features Dell 1855 blades with dual processors, hot-swappable RAID drives, fibre channel connectivity, and centralized management software. Backing the blade server farm is a 20 terabyte SAN provided by Network Appliance, with the entire environment certified for Windows, Linux, and VMware.
In addition to the efficient design, management, and high-availability attributes of the blade environment, a key advantage for disaster recovery is its uniformity, which means that clients can expect a high degree of consistency when restoring and/or reinstalling operating systems for rehearsal testing and actual recovery operations. This is in sharp contrast to mixed-server environments where Windows hardware enumeration must consider a multitude of server characteristics, which can lead to a multitude of troubleshooting activity.
Clients utilizing software such as EMC’s VMware or Microsoft’s Virtual Server, can effectively image their operating environments across numerous blades without the requirement to reinstall the operating systems, substantially reducing their recovery time objectives.
As an option, DBSi also will vault operating system images so that subsequent restoration during a rehearsal test or recovery operation is as simple as a disk to disk volume copy.
According to Ron Bowersock, Chief Security Officer at Temple University Health System, “as a DBSi client we are pleased that they continue to expand their continuity offerings to improve overall recovery availability and flexibility, and we think that their blade deployment will improve overall client Recovery Time Objectives “.
William Bachenberg, chief executive officer of DBSi, says that “our approach to disaster recovery is to make every effort to minimize client overhead associated with restoration, and to minimize their recovery times. Our blade server deployment is another part of our goal to re-architect and evolve the process of recovery operations beyond the traditional hotsite model”.
The blade server environment and related optimization services are available immediately, and is a component of the DBSi Managed Recovery capability. More details on Managed Recovery will be forthcoming during 2005.
About DBSi
DBSi is a premier provider of highly available disaster recovery, business continuity, and secure managed hosting services. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, DBSi has provided customized solutions for mid-sized and Fortune 500 corporations around the world for over twenty-three years, and owns and operates multiple world-class recovery centers. Its high-speed fiber optic network provides seamless connectivity between its facilities and all metropolitan areas in the New York City to Philadelphia corridor. DBSi’s 24/7 monitoring and support team provide continual assurance that DBSi is prepared to respond to the needs of the most demanding customers.
Additional information can be obtained from DBSi’s web site at http://www.dbsintl.com/
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