Data CentresOur definitions are as follows:
Cold - Data Centre floor on which customers can place their own equipment in event of a disaster.
Warm - Shared infrastructure whereby a customer subscribes to a Computer system or environment that may have other customers subscribing to the same system or environment.
Hot - Live or Mirrored data on a fully dedicated system that the customer manages as a remote set up linked to their production environment.
Each of these environments has a different cost equation with Cold being least expensive; however recovery time is lengthier. A Hot environment is the most expensive option but enables your business to continue to operate seamlessly if a disaster situation were to occur with your IT Production Systems.
The choice of Cold, Warm or Hot is dependant on you and will be determined by how long you can afford to operate without your IT environment and the impact this will have on your business and your customers.
Most customers determine the value of a Disaster Recovery Service by associating downtime with a cost. Ask yourself, what will it cost me in real terms, lost production, inactive users, no internet connection for receiving orders if your systems are down and how long can you bear this loss - hours or days?
Interactive currently provide recovery environments for IBM Mainframe, IBM System i, IBM System p, Sun Servers, Intel Servers, PC's, Workspace, Call Centre and PABX.
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