This service enhances the base Backup-As-A-Service by providing the ability to start up the latest backed up copy of virtual machines on Qirx’ hosting environment when a DR event takes place (e.g. fire, water inundation, power outage).
There are 2 levels of DR-As-A-Service and these are:
1) DRaaS Pro
This premium service keeps the latest copies of your server virtual machines on Qirx’ Managed Services Production environment with all the required compute, IO and Tier 1 storage resources in our Production environment reserved at all times. Should a DR event occur, we are able to power up your VMs in as little as 2-4 hours. An integral part of this service is that a DR Failover test will be performed within 3 month of commissioning this service for quality assurance.
2) DRaaS Lite
This service is designed as a cost effective entry point into having a secondary site that is capable of running the latest backup copies of your server virtual machines. All VM images are kept on secondary storage but no computer or IO resources on Qirx Managed Services Production environment are reserved for immediate use. Should a DR event occur, a short delay will be experienced before your IT environment is up and running in our data centre – typically 12-16 hours.
Pricing
Backup-As-A-Service – $ per front end TB
DR-As-A-Service – since all SMBs are unique in their approach and policy towards disaster recovery, Qirx would be pleased to meet and discuss your exact requirements and provide a quotation.