Rothstein Associates Inc.

VIDEO: Business Continuity Planning
by WatchIT

Focus: IT Disaster Recovery

Program duration: 38 Minutes
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"Business continuity technology revolves around one overriding business need:
the ability to
access your business critical data to enable your organization to continue to function as a
business. Failure
to do so results in lost business, lost opportunities, lost earnings and potentially lost jobs. In
this program,
George Whelan, managing director of Information Technology at the Moschovitis Group IT
and Internet
consulting firm, helps managers better evaluate the key continuity technologies. The program
focuses on
three main business continuity technologies: RAID, mirroring, and shadowing. It explains
what each of the
three solutions is best suited for, how they accomplish their job, cost factors, and why you
might want to
consider implementing any or all of them in your organization. Whelan also discusses the
realities of a
coordinated implementation, and looks at the future of business continuity technologies. The
program also
includes an interview with Martin Fries of Peak Systems describing practical, real-world uses
of RAID,
mirroring, and shadowing, as well as tips and possible pitfalls.

"For those with access to the CD, Internet, and intranet versions, this program
provides an
extensive selection of additional informative resources, including Web links, featuring
in-depth articles such
as "The RAB Guide to Non-Stop Data Access," Business Continuity: A Plan for Multitiered
Computing
Models," and "Disaster Tolerance - The Technology of Business Continuity." White papers
include
"AS/400e ITSO Technical Overview: Availability and Clustering Enhancements," "Database
Scalability and
Clustering," and "Designing Storage Networks with Fibre Channel Switches, Switching Hubs
and Hubs."

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PROGRAM TOPICS:

INTRODUCTION
AGENDA
RAID
Levels of RAID
Functions of RAID
Physical Configuration of RAID
Alternative Solutions to RAID
When to Use RAID
Selecting Appropriate Level of RAID
RAID 1: An Overview
RAID 1: Strengths and Weaknesses
RAID 3: An Overview
RAID 3: Strengths and Weaknesses
RAID 5: An Overview
RAID 5: Strengths and Weaknesses
One General Integration Issue With RAID
Summation of Key Points With RAID
MIRRORING
Mirroring: An Overview
Mirroring: Alternate Solutions
Mirroring: Its Impact on the Company
Calculating the Cost
Additional Issues With Mirroring
Mirroring Products: A Short List
Summation: Key Points With Mirroring
SHADOWING
Distinction Between Shadowing and Mirroring
Shadowing: An Overview
Alternative Solutions
Pros and Cons of Shadowing
Additional Issues With Shadowing
Shadowing Products: A Short List
Benefits of Shadowing
Summation: Key Points With Shadowing
Martin Fries: Peak Systems
Martin Fries: Hardware RAID
Martin Fries: Mirroring
Putting BC Technologies Into Perspective
Martin Fries: Peak Systems
Martin Fries: Implementing Mirroring
Martin Fries: Implementing Shadowing
Martin Fries: Mirroring Case Study
CONCLUSION



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PRESENTER

GEORGE WHELAN

" George Whelan is the managing director of Technology Division of The
Moschovitis Group. He
joined the company in 1991 as a network engineer, being responsible for the design and
installation of
local and wide area networks. He subsequently was promoted to director, has been a vice
president since
1996, and, in August of 2000, was appointed the managing director of the division. He has
worked
extensively with manufacturing and publishing companies, and is a recognized expert in
electronic data
interchange, with specific ERP and e-commerce experience. Prior to joining the Moschovitis
Group, he
worked as the network administrator with the O'Connor Group, where he was responsible for
the
company's WAN, which was deployed nationwide, as well as its LAN, deployed at corporate
headquarters
in New York. George received his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Pratt
institute in 1986 and
subsequently attended graduate level courses in networking and management."

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INTERVIEWEES

MARTIN FRIES

"Martin Fries was introduced to computers in the late 1960's at Georgia Tech,
where he used a
Univac U1108 and a Burroughs B5500 for coursework. In addition to holding a B.S. in
Industrial
Management, Mr. Fries has numerous trade certifications, including Novell's CNE,
Microsoft's MCSE and
Cisco's CCNA and CCDA. He is also certified by Vinca (since acquired by Legato) in their
co-standby
server product. Martin has experienced most of the changes in the computer industry
first-hand, working in
the health care, financial and insurance industries, among others. He has done pretty much
everything in the
IT arena, from wielding a screwdriver to running a network for a several hundred million dollar
insurance
company. He has special expertise in network design, and always emphasizes redundancy
methodologies
in his designs. Mr. Fries has set up many RAID installations, starting with the Storage
Dimensions (later
Artecon, then Dot Hill) product line and going on to all the followers."


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