{"id":5924,"date":"2014-10-28T15:23:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T15:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=5924"},"modified":"2021-07-12T14:20:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T13:20:50","slug":"step-3-continuous-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/it\/blog\/step-3-continuous-recovery","title":{"rendered":"Business Recovery, Step 3: Continuous Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

In\u00a0my last article, I discussed how some applications are so critical, they need to be recovered using timeframes in terms of minutes \u2013 even when there\u2019s no hardware available – making\u00a0virtual disaster recovery\u00a0(VDR) the second step towards building a solid business recovery program for your clients.<\/p>\n

VDR is useful in addressing the need to meet a particularly restrictive\u00a0recovery time objective<\/a>\u00a0(RTO), but what about when a system is so critical that it has an equally restrictive\u00a0recovery point objective\u00a0<\/a>(RPO)?<\/p>\n

For example, your client\u2019s business relies on the data in a particular database that, if restored to say, 4 hours ago, would cause a material negative impact on business operations. So the RPO and RTO for this particular system is as close to now as is possible.<\/p>\n

Is it possible to meet an RTO\/RPO combination defined in just minutes of time?<\/p>\n

Think Continuously<\/h2>\n

The third step in the 8-step program is to add\u00a0Continuous Recovery<\/a>\u00a0to the list of services. It\u2019s a rather simple concept, with the devil in the details. Continuous Recovery is, in essence,\u00a0VDR\u00a0that is continuously updated by doing a restore of a backup immediately after the backup is performed. The result is a virtual server that is kept up to date with each backup.<\/p>\n

VDR helps bring an RTO of minutes into reality. But when you apply an RPO of minutes, it\u2019s the frequent backup data sets of small numbers of changes that help make continuous recovery a reality. With continuous recovery, those changes are applied, via a restore, to the virtual server lying in wait, keeping it always up to date.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s required?<\/h3>\n

Like VDR, you\u2019ll need either the same hosted or on-premise virtual environment. You\u2019ll also need a per-application definition from your customer to determine which systems and applications are candidates for continuous recovery. Those that fit the model of \u201cI need this recovered to two minutes ago, two minutes from now\u201d are prime for the choosing.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll then need to define what the RPOs are for each application, and put in place either a solution that automatically supports continuous recovery, or schedule backups of the live system paired with an immediate restore of that data to the virtual backup of that same server.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the benefit?<\/h3>\n

First, remember that continuous recovery is a mode of execution of VDR,\u00a0so all the benefits from VDR\u00a0are enjoyed with continuous recovery, such as recurring revenue and recovery testing. In addition, continuous recovery provides some additional benefits:<\/p>\n

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  • Instant Recovery<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 With a virtual server constantly being updated, the \u201crecovery\u201d is nothing more than a simple switch of IP addresses, or placement onto the production network.<\/li>\n
  • Business Continuity<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 like you\u2019ve never seen before. Depending on the data set involved and how often changes are made, it\u2019s possible that you may recover a server without any loss of data. Now that\u2019s continuity!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Remember, your recurring revenue streams would be higher than regular backups, due to the virtual environment you\u2019re supporting, as well as the value of the product you\u2019re delivering to your client.<\/p>\n

    In my next article, I\u2019m going to switch gears and discuss a completely different offering, File Level Versioning, that empowers your customers to recover data not based on RPOs, but based on the frequency of, and number of changes to, their data.<\/p>\n

    Check back over the coming weeks for more of this great 8-part series!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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