LDR, the first in a series of data replication and disaster recovery solutions from SANRAD Incorporated, a leader in intelligent iSCSI IP SAN solutions, is now available in SA through the JSE-listed Square One Solutions Group.
A value-added reseller for SANRAD in South Africa, Square One Solutions believes the capability of the LDR to provide campus-wide data replication and disaster recovery for multi-building/multi-site companies and organisations such as military installations, universities, medical centres, financial institutions and government, has huge potential.
"LDR provides business continuity and security for any operation dependent upon uninterrupted access to data," says Luca Ambrosi, Square One's National Practice Manager, Storage.
SANRAD's LDR combines both hardware and software and is easy to configure. Ambrosi says the system offers continuous, real-time data mirroring as well as automatic switch-over in the event of a site or system outage.
"For any IP SAN built around the SANRAD V-Switch, LDR continually mirrors critical data at 250MBps onto between two and four separate storage systems. These can be physically located in separate buildings within a business complex or in different areas within a large building. A secondary active access point to the data can be provided by a V-Switch at the alternate site by attaching the V-Switch to the storage system and server network."
It is a comprehensive disaster recovery solution. Ambrosi says the SANRAD LDR synchronously mirrors in real-time over existing optical or copper cables within a building or business complex. In a contained disaster, data from the remote target volume is automatically and instantly made available and accessible to the original application server or an alternative application server.
"This ensures 100% operational continuity for the business or organisation. When the local site becomes functional again, SANRAD LDR remains fully online and will resynchronise the local site with the data at the secondary site. All users and applications can then be redirected back to the local site."
The LDR solution is able to support 256 servers, 64 000 volumes and up to 5.4 petabytes of capacity within SANRAD-based IP SANs.
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The Square One Solutions Group focuses on providing IT-based business enabling solutions. The company has a national footprint and more than 18 years of experience of the South African market. Square One offers value-based solutions centred around biometric authentication; integrated wireless and mobile applications; enterprise storage and backup/recovery; enterprise power; coding and marking; and enterprise LAN, WAN and infrastructure for the corporate, SME and Government markets. The company also distributes document solutions, colour input and output devices and provides 24x7 national support and service.
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SANRAD was founded in 2000, and is a multinational company with offices in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It is incorporated in Delaware, USA. The company is a member of the RAD Group, one of the largest multinational high technology conglomerates and founder of over 20 successful networking companies.
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