Virtualization is all the buzz in the IT world today, and for good reason. Virtualization technology is rewriting the cost and capability assumptions across all segments of the IT industry. The results are especially compelling for the Disaster Recovery market.

Critical Features of Virtualization Technology
Virtualization brings exciting new capabilities to the enterprise for the deployment and administration of IT continuity infrastructure through many new and innovative features including:

Dedicated Virtual Machines – Virtualization technology enables the consolidation of local physical production systems into cost-effective, dedicated remote Disaster Recovery virtual machines.

Full System Management - Store, replicate, move and manage full systems, including applications, data, operating systems, and system settings.

Benefits of Virtualization for IT Disaster Recovery
Virtualization brings overpowering benefits in the deployment of IT disaster recovery infrastructure, including:

1] Lower Cost
With lower upfront capital costs and lower ongoing administration costs, virtualization enables dedicated Disaster Recovery infrastructure that is available at all times for a lower cost, delivering “Warm Standby” at a price that is competitive with “Cold Standby” solutions.

2] Reliable Restores & Testing
Dedicated virtual warm standby solutions are fully deployed and always on, eliminating full system rebuilds for each test or emergency event. This always-on status enables remote access to equipment versus requiring key personnel to travel to a remote recovery site for testing and disaster event management, and therefore requires less dependence on your most skilled engineers in the critical days following a disaster event.

3] Shorter Recovery Times
A virtual warm standby solution speeds recovery times from days to minutes, and enables the rapid availability of critical systems required by today’s demanding Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), all within a price that is affordable in today’s tighter IT budgets.