May 25, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Indiana based web hosting provider IQuest Internet (http://www.iquest.net) has launched what it dramatically terms “web hosting taken to the next level” which will protect a company’s business applications and voice systems availability. Recognizing the need for swift disaster recovery the company has established application and data continuity strategies which it believes are accessible to normal companies without massive financial resources.
Jason Ross, Account Manager for IQuest Internet explained, “We have clients that have a high-speed connection to our F5-rated data center. Their applications and data are housed here and protected by redundant power, fire suppression and the latest security systems – insuring that the servers are accessible from their corporate sites or through a secure Internet connection.” According to the company this means a company’s staff can work from the office, from home or from an Internet cafe if required in the event of disaster.
As restoring data from backups on tape can be problematic hosting a Storage Area Network at a center such as IQuest can be more cost-effective than a company building its own secure center. It can also provide an easier method for data access. “Designing data continuity systems require that you know the value of your data; you then plan appropriately to protect it,” concluded Mark Graham, President of Network Storage, Inc. “The cost of your downtime will determine if you go with a simple backup and restore strategy, or scale up to an advanced multi-site replication schema.”
