Backup tapes tested to meet regulator expectations
Backup tapes tested to meet regulator expectations
Jul 13, 2005: It is not always easy to know whether a specific set of backup tapes can produce a successful and accurate restore after a system has failed, and this can cause problems when regulators inspect the compliance capabilities of organisations.
GST has attempted to address this problem by making releasing Systems Restore Testing Service, which aims to determine whether accurate stores can be achieved from backup tapes.
Subscribers to the service, which is for any user of IBM i5/iSeries and AS/400 tape backup systems, will have their backup tapes returned to them with the restore joblog.
David Breisacher, the CEO and chairman at GST, said that the time to find out if your i5/iSeries or AS/400 backup does not wok should not be in the middle of a system restore or system upgrade.
"We received so many requests for this service after compliance regulations arrived on the scene, that we decided to provide a service to validate restores on our equipment for clients that were having trouble testing out their restore process on their own equipment to ensure compliance."
Richard Stassior, the president at GST's partner Ricom, agrees that this service is exactly what many storage clients need.
"They now have a requirement to make their data files readily accessible to Government auditors promptly and the failure of a backup or restore is not an acceptable reason for not doing so.
"We are very encouraged that a tape solution manufacturer like GST with all their depth and experience in the tape backup industry would offer this validation service."
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