Virtualization Solutions

19Jun2010

Virtualization Solutions

Virtualization is a trend that’s here to stay. By using IT virtualization you can make maximum use of resources like electricity, space and administration and it can be done on several levels. The most common solution is server virtualization which is both cost-effective and safe. There is products like VMware, Citrix and MS Hyper-v most used. We can assist with inventory, planning and migration of your current environment or change it to a virtual environment.

New technology such as VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) is more demanding for the virtual environment. We can help you with this integration.

Storage Solutions

19Jun2010

Storage Solutions

More and more data is centralized, virtualized and consolidated. It is therefore important to know what kind of storage you need at any time. The most common technique for this is disk-based storage. The traditional storage is available in different variants as SATA, FC and SAS which interfaces with iSCSI, FC, NFS and CIFS. Another technology that is emerging is SSDs (Solid State Drive) that has fast performance with no moving parts. Otherwise, the tape is still a large part of the company's storage, mainly for backup purposes but it is also used for secondary data.

At 24 Solutions we can provide all these types of storage for your company.

Backup Solutions

19Jun2010

Backup Solutions

The market puts higher demands on that all data needs to be available at all time, we believe that your backup environment must reflect this. 24 Solutions can, as an independent partner, offer the technology that we know best fits your needs and is most affordable for your company.

Basically there are three factors you should take into account when setting up a backup environment:

• RPO (Recovery Point Objective)
  As a business you must consider how far back you can afford to lose your data. According to the classical backup model one backup is made per day, but with new technology, a snapshot backup is taken every fifteen minutes. It is therefore a balance whether it is acceptable for your company to lose one days worth of data or fifteen minutes.

• RTO (Recovery Time Objective)
  You must also consider how long the restore of the data can take. Restore from tape takes longer than for example re-reading the disk, which also must be taken into consideration.

• SLA (Service Level Agreement)
  Something else to consider is how long your systems and applications may be unavailable for action. E-mail is an example of an area that is becoming more and more business critical, which means that these must always be usable.