- IT Solutions
- Backup & Disaster Recovery
- Redundancy
Keep your IT environment up and running during technical outages
If a key component of your IT infrastructure fails, it can affect your day-to-day operations. Redundancy provides an alternative that takes over operations when a critical component fails.
Office-IT works with you to identify where an outage could have a major impact and where redundancy is recommended. Next, we’ll configure your IT environment so that critical components do not depend on a single resource.
Why redundancy?
Not every component of your IT infrastructure has the same impact on your operations. But when a critical server, network connection, or other key component fails, you want to avoid your organization coming to a complete standstill as a result.
With a redundant setup, you establish an alternative in advance that takes over operations in the event of a failure. This is how you minimize the impact of a technical failure and increase the availability of your IT environment.
In what areas is redundancy important for your organization?
Redundancy does not mean simply duplicating every component of your IT environment. First, we’ll identify which systems and connections are essential to your day-to-day operations and where the failure of a single component would have a major impact.
Based on that, we will work together to determine where an alternative facility is needed. Office-IT translates those needs into a redundant architecture that fits your IT environment.
With a redundant setup, you establish an alternative in advance that takes over operations in the event of a failure. This is how you minimize the impact of a technical failure and increase the availability of your IT environment.
How can redundancy be implemented?
Network Connections
A secondary Internet connection can automatically take over if the primary connection fails. This allows your organization to stay connected without having to manually switch to a different connection first.
Network Infrastructure
Critical network components, such as switches and connections between network devices, can be configured with redundancy. This way, a failure in a single component does not immediately interrupt the entire network connection.
Servers and Infrastructure
Critical servers can be configured in a cluster so that another server can take over operations if one server fails. Where necessary, such a setup can also be spread across two physical locations.
Firewalls
The firewall can also be configured with redundancy. If the active firewall fails, a second device can take over, ensuring that the secure network connection remains available.
Redundancy: Carefully planned and tested in advance
A redundant system is only valuable if it is clear what should happen in the event of a failure. That is why we examine potential failure scenarios in advance and how the alternative system should respond to them.
Upon delivery, we will test the planned failover. Periodic testing can then be arranged in consultation with the customer.
Redundancy, disaster recovery, and backup complement each other
Redundancy serves a different purpose than backup and disaster recovery.
Redundancy helps prevent the failure of a single component from immediately interrupting your operations. Backups ensure that data can be recovered if it is lost or damaged. Disaster Recovery outlines how to restore systems and applications to operational status after a serious incident.
The combination you need depends on your IT environment and on which systems and data are essential to your day-to-day operations.
These customers entrust their redundant IT infrastructure to Office-IT
Is redundancy properly handled?
We’ll assess which components of your IT environment are essential to your day-to-day operations and where alternative solutions are needed. Next, we’ll set up the redundant solution based on your infrastructure and needs.
A secure and redundant communication architecture (VPN) was set up for the three locations. This redundant configuration provides us with the required guarantee of continuity.
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