With its fast virtualization capabilities, our Network Attached Storage (NAS) device can be configured to function as a replacement server if needed. This unique device also replaces management intensive, error-prone tape backups while providing much more - starting with peace of mind.

Our NAS device is a comprehensive Backup and Disaster Recovery solution (BDR) for Windows servers. This all-encompassing solution for small-to-midsize businesses provides:

• Very frequent backups (as frequent as every 15 minutes)with our onsite NAS Device
• Off-site data storage at highly rated data centers
• The ability to restore downed servers in less than 60 minutes
• Advanced restoration options (file- and folder-levels) with Exchange message and mailbox recovery
• Bare-metal restorations to dissimilar hardware
• Low cost

Though tape backup is common, it's far from being an ideal BDR solution. Analysts have said that over half of tape backups fail, so chances are that if you need to restore from tape, you'll be out of luck. But assuming all goes well with tape backup, how does it compare with the NAS appliance?

Because the device takes snapshots every 15 minutes, our technicians can choose a point in time shortly before the problem occurred and replicate your server in virtual mode on the NAS. Your critical business servers are back up and running within an hour allowing us to diagnose the problem and plan a course of action for repair or replacement of the downed server.

In the event of a catastrophic server failure, our business continuity solution also allows us to perform a bare metal restore on new hardware in a fraction of the time of a typical server rebuild. And, this NAS device restoration enables us to eliminate the hardware abstraction layer during the restore process so that the new drivers can be loaded on the server replacement, no matter which server brand is used - giving you speedy recovery options in times of crisis.

If a disaster such as a fire or a flood results in the catastrophic loss of your entire facility - servers and on-site NAS included - we will order a newly imaged NAS with the most current backup (normally the last daily that was done) to be shipped out via next business-day air to a location of your choice. Multiple servers can be virtualized on the NAS even as the NAS continues to perform backups of other servers.

When the NAS arrives, our technicians install it and your business is up and running again. We are able to replicate the destroyed servers - including all applications and data - and run them in virtual mode. This recovery service allows you to be back in business while new servers are ordered and installed. Once the new servers arrive we'll perform a bare-metal restore of the server image from the NAS to the new hardware.

You simply cannot do this with tape backups! No other backup option even comes close to our BDR solution.

For additional protection in the event of a complete disaster, data is securely transferred to an off-site co-location facility on a daily basis. The storage facilities are two XO high-availability data centers in Phoenix and Baltimore. They provide:

• Backup images stored at the data centers on a Storage Area Network (SAN) at the primary facility, then replicated to the secondary facility
• Connectivity provided by multiple providers with automatic failover capabilities
• Facilities provide two fiber optic network drops for the backbone
• Full physical security at each facility including security cameras and key card access
• Network is secured with high-end redundant, automatic failover firewalls
• Fire suppression and environmental control provided
• Automatic back-up power provided with on-site generators