How New York Data Centers Address Business Continuity (SlideShare)

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How NewYork Data Centers
Address Business Continuity

Whether it’s a NewYork data center or
a colocation center located anywhere
in the country, the steps taken to
ensure disaster recovery and business
continuity are the same.
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There will be slight variants depending
on the risk levels, but for the most part
colocation facilities are following OpEx
data center strategies to support and
maintain vital infrastructure.

As a result, data centers have now
evolved into a strategic problem and
enterprises need to adapt to maintain
continuity with the potential risk of
terror attacks, cyber-attacks, and
natural disasters.

At the present time, 49 colocation
centers support the NewYork City
financial hub.

Any business continuity plan needs to
address basic but crucial components like
data, communication, people, and
technology.
This means, in times of disasters, a data
center enterprise needs to ensure that all
the data (both physical and digital) are
backed up.

This data also needs to be easily
accessible by staff during the downtime
and communication protocols need to
be established to make sure that every
employee can be contacted.

So why is a typical NewYork
data center choosing to go with
OpEx strategies?

The popularity of OpEx data center strategies is
driven by the following:
• Number of managed devices (equipment and space
increases expenses)
• Number of managed ports (cabling increases expenses)
• Administrative touch points (reduce human error)
• Number of integration points (equipment that’s not
fully integrated provides little value)

To keep going during times of
emergency, a data center in New
York will most often have a plan in
place to react to the situation.

Colocation providers in the area will have a plan that
essentially covers the following:
•Prioritize response (what needs to be done first
to get back online?)
•Plan for the highest effect (not plan for every
specific disaster, but, in general, to cover
everything)
•Plan resources (ensure second and third backup
options are ready to respond)

Colocation providers in the area will have a plan that
essentially covers the following:
•Multi-source all connections (data should be
dependent on multiple paths and providers)
•Service specific backup (critical applications
might need a geographically load-balanced
backup)

Further, when coming up with these
contingency plans, it’s a good idea to
start thinking globally.
It is much easier to repeat a standard
process with a colocation center that
has international standards for their
services and resources.

A NewYork data center needs to be
cost-effective, so it’s always
important to develop a plan that will
focus on revenue impacting
processes.

You can basically do this by
conducting a business impact analysis.
By performing this analysis, colocation
providers can either cut down or
increase investment based on the
results.

Although it goes without saying, it is
imperative to train data center staff and test
them against possible real life situations.
Developing simple training plans will lead to
prepared staff that will be calm and perform
the necessary functions effectively during
the down time.

At the end of the day, there is only so
much anyone can do to be prepared
for a disaster.

However, having a business
continuity plan can help and might
also ensure that your business
remains successful after a disaster.

What challenges have you
experienced developing a business
continuity plan?

Let us know your thoughts in the
Comments box below.

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