Protecting and Providing Access to
Crucial Data
Because Exchange has become a critical business
application, its data must be protected and available to
the users who rely on it. Increases in the number of users,
the amount of email they generate and required storage
capacity, coupled with constant changes in hardware
and software technology, make it a challenge to keep
Exchange truly protected and available. To minimize the
risk of data loss, a backup and restore solution is a
necessity. Application availability is also a high priority,
and the acceptable level of availability varies depending
on the needs of the organization and the amount it’s
willing to invest to attain greater levels of availability.
The need for data and application availability 24 x 7 x 365
is fast becoming a business reality for some. Organizations
that need this level of accessibility and availability cannot
tolerate scheduled downtime or even extended periods of
slow system response caused by traditional backup
methods.
Another key issue related to availability is how quickly an
organization can recover from a physical disaster in its data
center. Off-site storage of backups typically comes into
play here, along with advanced replication technologies.
Automatically replicating data locally or remotely can
minimize downtime but can require significantly more
hardware and software, depending on the approach taken.
Clearly, the ideal solution to these challenges must
incorporate both a well-defined, coordinated plan and
effective technology that can support the organization’s
overall business goals.
Offering Expertise Beyond Storage
As the management software experts for more than 28
years, we at CA recognize that storage management doesn’t
exist in isolation. It’s part of an overall IT infrastructure
that covers many disciplines. Your information and data
are only as available as the server on which they reside
and the network that supports them. They’re only as
secure as the systems that control access to them. They’re
only as reliable as the applications used to create and
modify them.
With a growing awareness of these interrelationships in
the IT infrastructure, organizations are moving away from
viewing storage management as a number of disparate
tactical point products to an understanding of the need
to implement strategic management solutions focused
on delivering value to the business.
Data Availability and Storage Management
for Microsoft Exchange
Email has become an indispensable tool for all levels of business communication,
including intracompany memos, business-to-business, business-to-consumer
and just about every other kind of person-to-person communication. Since
this email can contain information vital to the operation of the business, it’s
critical to protect it. It’s also critical to make sure that email systems remain
available. When email systems stop, employee productivity can significantly
drop or stop, and the costs to the business can mount quickly.
Today, companies of all sizes choose Microsoft Exchange as their email
server of choice. Keeping Exchange itself and its related data available
requires expertise. However, a large proportion of this intelligence can be
automated with the right software, such as BrightStor
®
solutions from
Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA).
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