Emergency forces market intelligence firm to recover compromised Web server built on dissimilar hardware
August 3, 2006, Burlington, MA How does
a company repair a compromised Web server that must be operating
all day every day without taking it offline or otherwise
interrupting its operations? For Forecast International, a market
intelligence and consulting firm for the aerospace industry, the
answer was to duplicate the faulty server on another piece of
hardware, fix all the problems that plagued the original server,
then move everything from the temporary hardware back onto the main
system. There were only three limiting factors: the Web server must
be working 24/7 without any downtime, the two servers were built on
very different hardware, and the task had to be done immediately;
delay was not an option.
The key to overcoming these obstacles was
Acronis True Image Server and Acronis Universal Restore from
Acronis Inc., the technological leader in storage management
software (www.acronis.com/es-mx/). "Our IT
staff rented a server on which it was able to duplicate the
requisite software for our Web server and repair the problem, but
getting the working Web server from one server to an entirely
different hardware platform was another issue," stated Mark
Waldorf, director of MIS. "We needed to find a solution that
allowed us to quickly move from one system to a completely
different system."
Using Acronis True Image Server, Forecast
International's IT staff was able to create an exact duplicate of
the production Web server on the rented hardware. Once the
instability issues were resolved on the temporary Web server, the
staff was able to create an image of the duplicate server and
restore that image to the compromised production server using the
Acronis Universal Restore function. The production server was
repaired without ever taking the system out of service.
"Acronis True
Image Server for Windows and Acronis Universal Restore really
helped us out in a pinch, said Vincent Olenik, assistant network
administrator. "It allowed us to apply a stable image of a Web
server to our production server running dissimilar hardware and
avoid one to two days of downtime that we could not afford."
"Companies that use servers for customer
transactions don't have the flexibility to say "We're going to
take our server down and essentially close our doors while we
repair our hardware,"" said Walter Scott, CEO of Acronis.
"These companies realize that every minute their servers are down
cost money, and it's an expensive proposition to simply close up
shop to repair computer problems. In addition, customers won't
tolerate being told that them they cannot complete a transaction
because your technicians are rebuilding a server.
"Rather, you want to reassure your customers
that no matter what issues your company faces, they can always
depend on you to deliver your products and services," Scott
continued.
About Forecast International
Forecast International, Inc. is a leading
provider of Market Intelligence and Analysis in the areas of
aerospace, defense, power systems and military electronics. Based
in Newtown, Conn., USA, Forecast International specializes in
long-range industry forecasts and market assessments used by
strategic planners, marketing professionals, military
organizations, and governments worldwide.
Acerca de Acronis:
Acronis es una empresa global de ciberprotección que ofrece la única plataforma de gestión de infraestructura, protección de datos y ciberseguridad integrada de forma nativa para proveedores de servicios gestionados y departamentos de TI. Las soluciones de Acronis están diseñadas para identificar, proteger, detectar, responder, recuperar y gobernar los despliegues de TI, asegurando la integridad de los datos y la continuidad de la actividad empresarial.
Una empresa suiza fundada en Singapur en 2003, Acronis tiene 15 oficinas en todo el mundo y empleados en más de 60 países. La solución Acronis Cyber Platform está disponible en 26 idiomas en 150 países y la utilizan más de 21,000 proveedores de servicios para proteger a más de 750,000 empresas. Obtenga más información en www.acronis.com.