CloudCover™ - Business Continuity from virtualDCS
CloudCover™ is a business continuity and disaster recovery solution which utilises cloud computing technology to protect the IT underpinning business operations.
It works by continuously duplicating an organisation’s computer systems to secure off-site data centres. In the event of a disaster, it ensures that personnel can access information remotely and business can continue operating.
Instead of tape-based back-up, which carries inherent risks in disaster scenarios, the use of cloud-based back up is unequivocally more robust and provides greater peace of mind.
Information from servers is constantly duplicated to data centres which benefit from perimeter fencing, CCTV, 24-hour security and the latest fire protection systems.
CloudCover™ works in three stages. Firstly, it replicates critical business systems, secondly, following a serious IT failure or disaster it allows businesses to run their critical IT system from virtualDCS’s highly available data centre platform and finally, it restores. Once the client company is ready to restore data back to its own site, CloudCover™ facilitates the transition with ease.
The solution provides clients with secure anywhere access to applications through the Virtual Recovery Suite (VRS).
CloudCover™ also gives clients the opportunity to migrate the whole running of their business to the cloud.
The CloudCover™ solution was created to address to address shortcomings in traditional disaster recovery ‘restore from tape’ solutions. Combining many years of experience with virtualisation and data replication technologies virtualDCS have created a comprehensive business protection service with a modest price tag. CloudCover™ is a solution that protects a businesses’ reputation in the event of a disaster or serious IT failure and allows businesses to continue trading as normal and retain valuable custom.
The objectives of CloudCover™ are:
- Reduced data loss in a disaster scenario
- Improved robustness and speed of recovery
- Flexibility to access business applications from anywhere
- Simplified and comprehensive testing as standard
- Recovery without dependency on the affected businesses’ IT staff
- Cost-effective for modest disaster recovery budgets
CloudCover™ differs from other disaster recovery solutions by providing:
- Zero data loss solutions through up-to-the-minute real-time data replication
- High availability options for customers that require instant failover
- Monitored service ensuring clients remain protected around the clock
- Managed testing and recovery, therefore requiring little to no involvement from the client’s IT team
- Physical and virtual server protection
- Flexibility by offering bespoke solutions tailored to clients’ specific requirements
