White Papers

Creating and Testing Your IT Recovery Plan

Regular tests of your IT disaster recovery plan can mean the difference between a temporary inconvenience or going out of business.

Testing at least once per month is important to maintain engineering best practices, to comply with stringent standards for data protection and recovery, and to gain confidence and peace of mind. In the midst of disaster is not the time to determine the flaws in your backup and recovery system. Backup alone is useless without the ability to efficiently recover, and technologists know all too well that the only path from "ought to work" to "known to work" is thorough testing.

Orchestrating your Disaster Recovery with QuorumLabs onQ | David Strom

This Whitepaper covers two important subjects:

#1: How onQ Works
#2: Alternative Recovery Approaches

Did you know that there is a better way to orchestrate your backups and recovery process that is not a hassle, doesn't cost as much as a duplicate DR site, and can be accomplished with relatively unskilled staff that could bring your dead servers back online in a matter of minutes?

That is what QuorumLabs' onQ Recovery appliances attempt to do. Now downtime can be a thing of the past!

Three Things to Consider Before Implementing Cloud Protection

Fact #1: Backup is Not the Same as Recovery
Fact #2: Legacy Data in the Cloud Presents Additional Issues
Fact #3: Cloud Backup introduces Unpredicable Costs

Cloud protection doesn't guarantee that critical business functions will always be immediately available. The key question to ask is: How long will it take to get business systems operational again after a disaster?

QuorumLabs' Hybrid Cloud Offers Flexibility + Instant Recovery

Assured Recovery | Secure Data and Applications | Predictable Costs

Beware of "Fake" Appliances

Many disaster recovery solutions often categorize themselves as turnkey "appliances," touting ease of use and fully automated capabilities. Yet, not all of these solutions fit the true definition of an appliance and are apt to cause frustration when claims of simplicity do not match reality.

Five Questions to Ask your Recovery Vendor:

#1: How easy is setup, operation & maintenance? Can I just plug it in and let it run?
#2: Is the appliance completely integrated and automated in order to minimize my time and risk?
#3: How easy is it to test my disaster recovery plan so that I know my systems will work when I need it most?
#4: How easy is it to recover my server, storage or entire site if a disaster occurs?
#5: What "hidden" costs should I be aware of?