EVault Launches Cloud DR Service in EMEA

EVault,
Inc., a Seagate Technology LLC company, announced its EVault Cloud DR Service with a
guaranteed SLA is available from EVault and its partners
in EMEA.

The service, powered by EVault, is a managed service that helps
businesses recover their critical systems after a disaster and gain remote
access to them in a secure, purpose-built cloud.

From full site outages caused
by natural disasters to disruptions resulting from system failures, human error
– and even planned maintenance – this DR as a Service (DRaaS) offering is
guaranteed to get organizations back in business fast, no matter what. With 4-,
24- and 48-hour guaranteed recovery options available, the service is beneficial for businesses in regulated industries, such as
health care, financial and legal services, that cannot tolerate extended
outages of critical systems. The service was offered in North America for several years.

Cloud DR Service is valuable for organizations located in
disaster-prone areas. Without a cloud-based backup and recovery facility
located out of the region, away from the disaster, these companies are
particularly vulnerable to interruptions in business operations.

"Running our business on the
waterfront, on a major hurricane corridor, you have to be prepared for natural
disasters. Our business cannot afford to be derailed for any reason. EVault
cloud DR gives me and my management team confidence that our data will always
be there when we need it," said Rick Arrington, product support manager,
The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach.

"On
the whole, our company took the position that if the store went up in flames,
there’s nothing we could do but insure it," explained Brian Cypress,
VP and CIO at Kleinfeld Bridal, a large single-store bridal
emporium. "After
a few close calls with disaster, including short power outages, we just felt we
needed to do more. During our research, EVault seemed to be the cleanest, and
it has now proven to be exactly the solution we need."

For Kleinfeld, Cloud DR Service was
an anticipated need, which was tested in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, in
October 2012. In Kleinfeld’s case, critical data pertaining to 50 weddings
planned for the period immediately following the storm was recovered in the cloud under the 24-hour SLA.

"All
organisations should consider migrating to the cloud, especially when it comes
to protecting their data. The cloud is a natural fit for DR and from our UK
base we are pleased to be leading the way as the first to market in the EMEA
region with EVault’s leading cloud DR service," said Alan Back,
director, Data Continuity Group Ltd. "In
many organisations DR is considered too expensive and complex, but this service
makes it accessible to all."

Key
EVault Cloud DR Service features include:

• Managed, rapid recovery of critical systems and
  data in the EVault cloud or certified service provider partners’ clouds within
  4, 24 or 48 hours, after a disaster (depending on service level), and
  guaranteed by an SLA.
• An experienced team of DR specialists that extend IT resources, helping
  customers implement, plan, test and execute the entire DR process 24/7/365.
• Remote access to applications in a secure, top tier, standards-compliant data
  center (‘warm’ site for 24- or 48-hour SLA; ‘hot site’ for 4-hour SLA) that
  extends the customer’s production environment into the EVault cloud as long as
  customers need.
• Proactive failover support provides a zero-downtime alternative for planned
  maintenance, site outages and upgrades.
• A 4-hour SLA recovery option that is compatible with any existing backup
  solution.

According to a report issued by German media organization Deutsche Welle, 46
million people worldwide live less than three feet above sea level. The economic
impact of global disasters between 2011 and 2012 was calculated at $1.4
trillion USD, with 66% of these disasters being weather related.

Despite the common perception that natural disasters, such as hurricanes and
earthquakes, are considered more commonplace in North America, Europe’s biggest
economies are increasingly under threat. In the UK research from Oxford
University suggests that increases in heavy rainfall during winter months may
start to become more obvious in the 2020s.

Figures by Ubyrisk Consultants, a
company specializing in the study of natural hazards cites that, over the past
10 years, France has experienced a surge in natural disasters. Floods, which
account for 20% of these disasters, are estimated to cost approximately €1.5
million ($2m USD) to address. Meanwhile, Statistics Netherlands, an
organization that collects and processes data for use by policymakers and
scientific research, estimates that one third of the total land area of the
Netherlands, where six million people live, is prone to floods. According to
Climate Central, a nonprofit climate news and research organization, low lying
cities affected by rising seas levels will face an ‘unprecedented challenge
this century.’

"EVault Cloud DR Service has a long
and successful track record of offering companies the peace of mind they and
their stakeholders need to work under adverse conditions. Further, as in those
cases during Superstorm Sandy, EVault stepped to meet its obligations and in
many cases far exceeded them by ensuring customers could keep operating their
businesses because, quite simply, that’s what we do," said Terry
Cunningham, president and GM of EVault. "Sandy was not a dress rehearsal – it was the worst natural disaster that
region had ever experienced. We are proud that all of our customers who declared
disasters during the hurricane had 100% recovery as promised by their SLAs. As
the DRaaS leader we have experienced great demand from our customers and
partners to extend this service outside of the US and Canada. We look forward
to working with our partners and customers in EMEA, and to extend the service
to the rest of the world in the coming years."

The Cloud DR Service is available
with 4-, 24- and 48-hour SLAs and is available from partners and EVault
directly. Pricing depends on the type and amount of servers, data and VPN
connections, and the length of the contract.