IBM 'reflect' on achieving breakneck DR speed
IBM 'reflect' on achieving breakneck DR speed
IBM has introduced a new storage technology that is claims will help clients protect and recover critical data at global backup locations in super fast time.
Called IBM Global Mirror for Enterprise Storage, the technology provides global backup and recovery protection at speeds approaching those achievable at local distances.
From next month, the technology will be available as part of disaster recovery solutions designed to help protect users from regional events such as hurricanes or earthquakes.
"In the context of outages, planned or unplanned, every second is of critical importance," said Tom Hawk, general manager of Enterprise Storage, IBM. "The value of lost - or saved - data is virtually incalculable. Global Mirror is designed to help customers maintain high availability among business processes and key business applications in a cost-conscious manner, across the globe and at some of the fastest speeds available today."
Global Mirror uses asynchronous PPRC (peer-to-peer remote copy) technology to help speed disk mirroring at distances more than 300 kilometres with a delay that can be as low as three to five seconds. It is designed to move data great distances at high speeds while maintaining the integrity of the data in transit.
The solution is also designed to allow massive data transfers while avoiding disruption to IT performance or availability. Global Mirror is also designed to provide business continuity functionality for large-scale applications that store data across multiple disk systems or have data managed by different types of hosts.
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