Virtualization and Disaster Recovery


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	Fiber Too Expensive? Try EoC As business applications become more and more demanding and dependent on IP and Ethernet protocols, Carrier Ethernet has emerged as the WAN technology of choice for enterprise access. Carrier Ethernet promises an efficient, simple, scalable and cost-effective solution whether you are using it for dedicated internet access, connections to cloud applications, or VPN. Ethernet for business applications is estimated to grow substantially through 2015. Of course, fiber optic connectivity is the preferred method service, but Ethernet over Copper (EoC) has become a strategic choice as well for its competitive price and service. There are a few main reasons why companies may choose EoC, among them : 1. It’s Ethernet. Some new technologies promising broadband service may only be used for internet access or basic voice service. Ethernet meets business-class symmetric service requirements, providing scalable, reliable and manageable features. EoC delivers the service businesses have come to expect. 2. Fiber options may be very limited. Currently only about 30% of businesses have access to fiber. The cost to upgrade is very expensive, and it takes anywhere from 6-18 months to install. Many companies do not want to wait that long, or invest so much money in the service. Most facilities are connected to the legacy copper voice network, which makes it easy to transition to EoC in a matter of weeks. Many providers have found they can increase speeds ten-fold with EoC, which may be enough for most companies. 3. EoC is on par with fiber. Nearly all service providers have multiple service classes, including many premium products, in order to deliver the customer experience your company needs. Most of them are able to provide a service equal to fiber-based Ethernet services. 4. Innovations in technology have advanced EoC capabilities. New generations of EoC edge and aggregation equipment have increased capabilities to over 15 Mbps symmetric per copper pair, and providers can now deploy 200+ Mbps Ethernet. This gives you the service at a fraction of the cost. The popularity of carrier Ethernet for business WAN service creates the demand that can’t be completely met with fiber. Advances in EoC give businesses a good alternative that provides equal service at a fraction of the cost.

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	Virtualization and Disaster Recovery Every company must have a process in place for disaster recovery ~ being able to reinstate things to a state of normalcy after a disaster. One of the main things that need a viable DR process is your network. As you might imagine, backing up a fully virtualized infrastructure by making copies of VM files images will be significantly easier than trying to do the same with different hardware servers. Probably most importantly, it takes a fraction of the original hardware equipment to host an entire infrastructure using virtualization. So, small and mid-sized businesses could afford to buy a small number of servers to be housed at an alternative location. Were a disaster to occur, these servers could then be relocated as necessary, loaded with the latest VMs and be up and running faster than the lead times offered by most IT vendors. Using virtualization as a means of disaster recovery does require some forethought and planning. Because of the fact that even the largest company’s IT infrastructure can be contained within a few hard disk drives, care must be taken to draw up the appropriate processes and security procedure. The responsibility for the safekeeping of VMs should be clearly defined, ranging from near line backups to backup copies located at remote locations. And as with all backup tasks, here is always the risk of VMs being missed as a result of human error. But overall, due to the cost savings and the speed with which a company could be back up and running after a disaster, many companies are choosing virtualization as their means of backup.