Disaster Recovery for Virtual Environments
Featuring:
Douglas Brown
James West
Types of Disasters Causing IT Downtime
Natural
Man-made
(<10%)
(>90%)
Virtualization’s Effect on DR
Simplifies
Portable
On-premise or Cloud
Benefits and Challenges of on-premise
• You own the data• You have access to all systems• Less security concerns• Configuration sprawl
Cloud Models
Public CloudAmazon, Google, RackSpace
Hybrid CloudService Centric
Private CloudvCloud Director, Open Stack,
Cloud Stack
Benefits and Challenges of the Cloud
ROI
Less energy
Scaling
Recover
Internet speed
Security
Failover
Remote
Easy/fast
Considerations for On-premise and Cloud
Creating clearly defined roles and planning for employee turnover and updated SLAs
Technological advances
Money
Buy-in from senior executives
Survey Question
• Has your company implemented a Cloud DR Solution?
• Will your company implement a Cloud DR solution within the next 2 years?
The State of Cloud DR
Q3-2012 Q4-20140
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
% of mid-sized companies that will implement Cloud DR
Source: Gartner
More DR Stats
Only 37 percent back up their virtual machines on a daily basis.
Source: www.crn.com Sept 7, 2012
Disasters and Consequences
15
PHD’s Approach to DR
• PHD Virtual Backup & Replication with CloudHook
• PHD Reliable DR
PHDVB with CloudHook
PHD ReliableDR
Demo
CloudHook & ReliableDR Demo
Best Use Cases for PHDVB and ReliableDR
1 Amount of data to be recovered?
2 How critical is the data and how long can the business survive without it?
3 Available personnel, expertise, and resources?
4 Types of businesses?
5 Pressure from other stakeholders such as retailers, resellers, wholesalers
Misconceptions About DR Planning and Execution
• Costs• Insufficient direction from C-level executives• Infrequent/Improper testing and validation• Relying too much on technology
(virtualization, cloud etc.) but forgeting DR fundamentals
• It’s an on-going process
Predictions for the Future
