| Issues |
Features |
Benefits |
| Manual tape backup causes operational inefficiencies and ties up skilled IT resources. |
Fully automated process allows the regular backup of data at scheduled intervals. |
Frees up IT resources and delivers operational efficiencies and cost savings. |
| Backup window is ever increasing and often extends into the business day. |
The Managed Backup Service only backs up and transfers new incremental data, which is typically less than 5% of all data. |
Even over small LAN/WAN capacities, the backup is completed outside of normal business hours. |
| Restoring data from tape is a slow, unreliable and inefficient process. |
Data stored on dedicated disk to allow rapid online restore of single files or larger data volumes. |
Improved productivity and SLA for both system administrators and end users. |
| Backup and restore are cumbersome to support in geographically distributed operations. |
The Managed Backup Service enables centralised management of all backup and restore operations for central and remote sites. |
Effective data protection for remote sites whilst reducing capital and operational costs. |
| Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) processes are currently not addressed. |
SLA-backed BC/DR service (includes on-site DR restore) supported by experienced staff 24x7. |
Reduced downtime for Business Continuity in addition to reduced recovery time in the case of a disaster. |
| The current backup solution is not scalable. |
The Managed Backup Service is currently delivering managed backup services to 10 GB to 25 TB using the same technology and infrastructure. |
Industrial-strength backup solution that scales with your business requirements. |
| Using tape technology causes unpredicable capital expenditure as data volumes grow. |
The Managed Backup Service is charged on a per-usage basis, not capacity. |
Pay-as-you-use model offers a storage-on-demand charging model enabling further cost savings. |
| Security and data integrity concerns. |
Solution is government rated "Restricted" with link and data encryption. Security audits and clearance by the DTI and NHS Information Authority. |
Reduced risk and additional compliance with audit and regulatory requirements. |
