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Understanding the Fundamentals of Managed Availability

Vision Solutions

Introducing the Business Continuity Solution Series of White Papers on Managed Availability. Never before has the availability of data and applications been so vitally important and, consequently, never before has the disciplined practice of Managed Availability been so critical to business success - and survival. The business and social forces of the 21st century have made ready access to information a critical necessity for any organization. Data supports product development, bolsters research, fuels sales and marketing, optimizes production and bridges customer relationships. Consequently, data stores continue to expand at 35% per year, while more employees work outside corporate walls and even local commerce reaches across regional and international boundaries, transforming the business day into a timeless continuum. These business realities have forged new enterprise requirements, shaped by operational complexities, available resources and acceptable ROI. Such requirements include the deliverables of Data Sharing, Disaster Recovery and High Availability - all relative terms in the lexicon of Managed Availability. As enterprises struggle to find solutions that are the "right fit" of data integrity and uninterrupted operations, they must eventually come to grips with the planning, analytical process and execution realities of Managed Availability. This will be true for the growing, single-server job shop as well as for the big, clustered enterprise integrating heterogeneous data across multiple platforms and software architectures. This White Paper, "Understanding the Fundamentals of Managed Availability," is the first in the Business Continuity Solution Series. Written to "meet you where you are," the complete series covers the business and technology issues, as well as theory, on Managed Availability. Clear and easy-to-understand, this White Paper series is essential reading for IT managers and business executives looking for the facts behind the issues

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