Business Continuity : Long Distance Replication

Long Distance Replication Solution

Out-of-region replication is the name of the game

The need to protect key business applications from disaster has not abated as recent events such as power blackouts and the threat of terrorism will testify. Certain regulatory bodies are increasing the pressure for businesses to implement true out-of-region disaster recovery. Is 300 miles enough distance? Is being up and running on the same day good enough? What is the trade-off between distance and data currency? Does the solution ensure complete integrity of data?

That’s when Hitachi Data Systems can help through an advanced set of Business Continuity solutions based on asynchronous replication. With asynchronous data replication software from Hitachi, it’s possible to provide complete data integrity for both your primary and remote systems at any distance, without performance impact to your production systems, and without data loss at any distance.

Hitachi Data Systems Solution

• Copy data beyond wide-area disaster range with full data integrity and ’no data loss’
• Allow for advanced multi-data-center replication strategies
• Maximize the use of replication network bandwidth
• Do not impact application performance
• Improve productivity through use of real production data for data mining and application testing
• Combine with other Hitachi software to further improve business continuity
• Are available for open systems and mainframe
• Fully leverage the power of the Hitachi storage systems

Plan and Design: a Natural First Step

Our Remote Copy Planning and Design Service can help you evaluate your businessobjectives and design and deploy the proper implementation to meet them.

Out-of-region and Metropolitan Replication

For extra protection, some businesses combine synchronous and asynchronous remote replication into a three data center configuration. Having a local or metropolitan site (within 10 to 20 miles of the primary site, for example) and a remote site (hundreds or thousands of miles from the primary site) can go a long way to ensuring data availability in nearly any scenario. And with Hitachi Data Systems, you can achieve ’no data loss’ over any distance and guarantee the integrity of your data.

Advanced Three Data Center Strategies

With Hitachi Universal Storage Platforms you can now benefit from advanced three data center configurations for business continuity through the innovative Hitachi Universal Replicator software. Whether the environment favors regional recovery scenarios or remote recovery sites, the combination of the hardware, software and services coupled with powerful management capabilities will accommodate your needs.

Hitachi Data Systems Solution

By combining Universal Replicator and the Universal Storage Platform Family ofproducts, you can:

• Comply with stringent out-of-region requirements
• Implement innovative and unique advanced three data center strategies
• Achieve the best of both worlds for data protection: rapid recovery with no data loss over any distance and full data integrity
• Improve productivity through use of real production data for data mining and application testing
• Combine with other Hitachi software to further improve business continuity
• Fully leverage the power of the Hitachi storage systems with open systems and mainframe systems

All Business Continuity Solutions Are Not Created Equal

Find out which will be the best fit for your organization. Our Global Solution Services group can help you evaluate your business objectives and design and deploy the proper implementation to meet them.