EDR

Axxana has introduced a new domain in the Data Protection arena, namely Enterprise Data Recording (EDR). EDR delivers a disaster proof storage solution by combining aviation Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) expertise with newly developed technologies to address the industry’s most pressing challenges; data loss, distance between two data centers and cost.

At the heart of any EDR solution is a completely hardened, disaster proof “Black Box” type device. Based on the aviation industry’s Black Box, EDR systems are designed to provide data centers with the same functionality as Flight Data Recorders by withstanding extreme conditions to preserve business data in the event of a disaster. The Phoenix System® is the first “Enterprise Data Recorder”, a disaster proof storage device that is capable of surviving:

• Direct flames at 2000ºF (1093ºC) for one hour followed by up to 482°F (250ºC)  for an additional 6 hours
• Pressure of 5000 lb (2268 kg) of weight
• Pierce force of 500 lb (227 kg) rod with cross section of .042 dropped from 10 ft (3 m) height
• 30 ft of water pressure
• Shock of 40 G

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EDR changes the thinking behind DR strategies

EDR increases the distance between data centers in a synchronous world affecting:

• Cost – communication lines and nearby data center
• Performance – eliminates line dependency and delays
• Dependencies –on local service providers or specific, local, DR sites
• Robustness – no more data classification considerations or data inconsistency failures

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How EDR Works

The Phoenix Black Box is located near the storage system at the primary data center and records a synchronous data stream from the storage system. At the same time, an asynchronous data replication system is moving data to a secondary data center (the remote recovery site). The disaster proof storage device, the Phoenix Black Box, has to protect only the Gigabytes of data that would have been lost in a typical asynchronous replication scenario. Data is protected inside the Black Box during the course of the disaster and can be immediately extracted.

Data extraction is achieved either by:

• Physically locating the system by tracking the homing signal and connecting a laptop with an Axxana software component to the Phoenix System™ at the disaster site, or
• Transferring the data from the self-sufficient and well-protected Phoenix Black Box to the secondary site using highly resilient, cellular broadband technology

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For more details please contact an Axxana Representative:
info@axxana.com
sales@axxana.com