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My data is "in the cloud..." What happens when I need it back?
Rick Bahl
suggested this on March 30, 2011 12:56 am
There are many DR plans that either feature or rely upon cloud storage. What happens when the local data store fails or is destroyed we the business needs that data back?
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Hi Rick - when you say the "local data store fails or is destroyed" do you mean the data in the cloud is destroyed, or that when the local data is destroyed what's the process to get it restored from the cloud?
Derek
I meant the later. Nearly ever current DR solution includes some sort of "cloud storage option", in the event of a local disaster. Some solutions ONLY offer remote storage. What question is "What happen when I need my data?"
There is a saying in the industry, "Anyone can backup data, few can restore it..." That is the point and that is the real question that business owners want answered.
OK got it - this seems like a good short article that focused on this one area. Does this sound like the right take on this:
While the cloud can be a good place to store data and backups, you need to make sure you can quickly get it when you need it. Restoring data is a critical component of a DP, in a major disaster time can be critical and you need to make sure your data can quickly be brought back on line in a time frame that meets your business need.
Perfect!
We have seen instances where users have spent days getting their data back from the cloud. It is important to choose a cloud based provider that can send you a disk drive with the last good image of your data on it in a timely (24-48 hours?) manner.
are there guidelines you'd recommend? "If you have more than 1 terabyte of data..."? Is he restore issue just the time to download the files or are there other issues?
Here is a draft - this has not been past our editor.
Feedback appreciated - I'm not sure we've got the message right.
Derek,
I think that looks GREAT! It is written in a style that will appeal to the business own, not filled with a bunch of Geekpseak. Simple, to the the point and prescriptive. Looks good to me.
OK off to the races!
Will publish on May 30