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Requirements level of availability across your information-technology environment. And What is the Cost of Downtime? 4 it describes how Compaq can assist organizations of any size in achieving their high-availability computing goals. Recovery Point and Recovery Time...
Page 2 PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION), EVEN IF COMPAQ HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in the documentation accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting a further or additional warranty.
Page 3: Introduction
The purpose of this white paper is to provide an overview of the factors that – taken together – define your availability needs and how Compaq Computer Corporation can meet them. Definitions Before proceeding with a discussion of high availability, it is helpful to define a few terms.
Page 4: What Is The Cost Of Downtime
Architecting and Deploying High-Availability Solutions Many of our customers find it more cost-effective to engage Compaq for architectural and deployment activities. 1. What is the Cost of Downtime? You need your Information System to survive in a world fraught with risk. A world where off-chance and down-right failure can bring your operations grinding to a halt.
Page 5: Recovery Point And Recovery Time
Architecting and Deploying High-Availability Solutions Loss can be measured in more than money. But if money is the measure then the figures can be astounding. In a recent study, the Standish Group (1998) reports that costs of downtime typically range from $1,000 to $27,000 per minute.
Page 6: What Causes Downtime
Architecting and Deploying High-Availability Solutions Remote Hot Sites (functional locations geographically distant from the primary operations center) are an option if the Recovery Point and Recovery Time for an application are not very critical. An example might be a billing application where the monthly statements could be delayed in mailing with minimum impact on a business Electronic Vaulting (method of electronically storing, managing, and protecting data in a computer "vault"...
Page 7: Vulnerable Technologies
This can be done in-house or with the assistance of a third party. Compaq has considerable experience in this area and stands ready to assist you. Availability Matrix The matrix below is a simple yet effective way to quantify your availability requirements.
Page 8: Availability Technologies
Architecting and Deploying High-Availability Solutions the high-availability goals, once met, are maintained. These capabilities are very often described as Availability Reviews, Disaster Recovery Services, or Business Impact Analyses and are primarily consulting services to help you understand and/or implement a high-availability environment. In addition, at each intersection in the matrix there are specific products designed to address the level of availability you require.
Page 9: Architecting High-Availability Systems
The Compaq Technology Brief entitled Eliminating Single Points of Failure and Enabling Rapid Recovery in Server Subsystems (ECG0094/1197) provides more detail on increasing availability in basic components including processor, expansion, memory, primary and secondary storage, power, cooling, and management.
Page 10: Deployment Options
Consider these compelling facts: Among customers with the highest levels of availability requirements – those with an hourly cost of outage of $100,000/hour or more— the choice is Compaq by a factor of nearly three times that of our nearest competitor.
Page 11 Center, we have the world’ s largest concentration of Microsoft certified engineers in the world. Unequaled warranty terms and options With more than three decades of experience, Compaq offers a full suite of processes, methods, and tools designed to create high-availability environments that meet your mission-critical requirements. With our broad range of technologies, we can help you define your availability requirements, target the best platform or blend of platforms for deployment, and deliver an integrated, enterprise-wide system.
Page 12: Putting It All Together
Regardless of where your organization is in this cycle, Compaq can help you address the requirements at that point and then move on. Through many years of experience, Compaq has developed the capability to assist organizations in creating and implementing this process.
Page 13 Architecting and Deploying High-Availability Solutions Study Your Manage Identify the Needs for the Right long term Compromise Start up on site Architect the Right Compromise Verify in the Factory Commit to a Given Deliver Result to Spec Study your needs As we have discussed in this paper, architecting a high-availability environment requires a methodical approach beginning with an understanding of your needs.
Page 14: List Of Sales Offices
Architecting and Deploying High-Availability Solutions Conclusion When it comes to “putting it all together” Compaq is unique in the full range of performance-driven, affordable, high-availability computing products and services offered. We’ re in business to architect and deploy complete, integrated solutions worldwide and we’ re ready to start today. Give us a call or visit us on the Web.

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