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Disaster Recovery on i by Maintec

In the world of computers, disasters can (and will) happen. The more that your rely on IT in your working environments, the more that a break down in your IT infrastructure management and services can cause you massive headaches. From hardware to software, databases to websites – a blip in the system can cause at best an inconvenience, and at worst a financial catastrophe.

Faults can happen at any moment, and they can end up being disastrous for companies.

This is where disaster recovery services (DR) become essential. With DR solutions and policies in place, you can get your systems back up and running in no time.

Services offered for Disaster Recovery on i by Maintec:

  • Constant Replication (HOT Recovery)

               Maintec provides DR Sites where the data shall be constantly replicated to our DR Site with the help of the replication software.

  • Online Backups (WARM Recovery)

                Maintec’s Online Backup solution for IBM i (AS400, iSeries, i5, System i) involves a save of your IBM i Production server to an on-premise Virtual Tape Drive at our data center.

The initial save shall be followed by a periodic daily change to a data vault in Maintec data center.

  • Tape Recovery (COLD Recovery)

Maintec’s Tape Recovery solution for IBM i (AS400, iSeries, i5, System i) involves saving the Customer’s data in a fireproof vault at our data center.

             On a periodic basis Customers would send us the complete system save backup tape to the Maintec data center for storing and recovery purposes.

What makes Maintec unique?

  • Recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO) are two important measurements in disaster recovery and downtime. Maintec makes sure that you meet RTO and RPO targets and get back up and running in minutes.
  • Intelligently recover the most critical data first as users access it.
  • Eliminate stress by automating the recovery of whole systems.

Yes, “i” can!

IBM i

IT personnel naturally have their fingers on the pulse of today’s innovations and one eye fixed on the future. As a result, each rising generation of systems administrators and application developers seems convinced that they know better than their forefathers and can remedy all kinds of issues with new tools and tricks. Unfortunately, this appetite for innovation can cause overzealous administrators to fix what isn’t broken and swap out systems and practices that are still delivering strong results.

Here are the salient points to be noted.

A Rock Solid Foundation

The first generation of IBM i may have been introduced before some of today’s young guns were even born, but the platform remains as vital as ever. It also enjoys a consistent reputation for high availability, security, and disaster recovery capabilities. Regardless of what a firm’s future IT ambitions look like, those traits will always be highly prized attributes.

With strong fundamentals in place, the hassle and expense of downtime can be a distant memory and companies can be more aggressive in their strategic pursuits.

A Bridge to the Future

Whether or not the younger generation of IT professionals care to admit it, business technology is sequential in nature. Even so-called disruptive developments like cloud computing have clear roots in practices and principles that came before. With that said, learning an IT department’s past and present modes of operation are a worthwhile pursuit for any new hire.

At the same time, IBM i can also facilitate smooth transitions in an era when the pace of innovation is faster than ever. The robust platform can reliably support legacy programs holding up back-end operations while leaving plenty of room for the ingenuity of home-cooked applications to thrive.

Automation Is Your Friend

Going off that last point, workload automation is becoming all the more valuable as IT environments grow more complex and distributed. When staffers are confident that bread and butter operations are reliably humming around the clock, they have more time and energy to push the envelope with strategic pursuits that can unlock new business opportunities.

IBM i is Listening

Finally, IT young guns should know that IBM i is by no means a static platform. We need to understand that we will have to honour emerging developments and new rules of the game with new features and possibilities. So any lingering fears that tying one’s fate to the OS could leave them behind the curve can and should be put to bed.

Source: helpsystems.com