• rCloud Provides SMBs with the Fastest Speed to Recovery in the Industry
Doyenz Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based recovery services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), yesterday announced rCloud, a disaster recovery solution for SMBs that offers recovery for virtual environments in minutes instead of days. Based on a deep level of automation, rCloud is the only cloud recovery solution that restores virtual production server environments in less than fifteen minutes, providing access to critical business applications.
As data availability and security become increasingly important, IT departments of all sizes are preparing for unplanned disasters due to a failure in technology or human error. In an age of constant connectivity, both companies and their customers expect to not only have their information protected, but available at all times. Prior to the release of rCloud, disaster recovery services were out of reach for the SMB market largely due to cost and the support required to manage them. With the launch of rCloud, Doyenz is closing this gap by delivering a recovery solution that is easy to use and accessible from virtually any location via a Web browser.
Purpose-built for VMware virtualized environments, rCloud addresses the shortcomings of existing business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for SMBs. Through its simple user interface, rCloud can restore virtual production server environments in less than fifteen minutes. By automating the recovery process, SMBs can reduce recovery time objectives and ensure the continuity of business operations.
Key rCloud capabilities include:
• Replicate VMware ESX Machines: With rCloud, partners can now offer SMBs a disaster recovery plan that will replicate VMware ESX virtual production environments. rCloud leverages ESX virtual machine snapshots to take both full and incremental backups of virtual machines allowing for recovery point flexibility.
• Cloud Recovery Verification: rCloud is the only service to provide on-demand verification that production server environments are replicated in the cloud. IT service providers can log on at any time to instantly verify server images and provide their SMB clients proof of the integrity of their data.
• Prepare for Disasters Before They Occur: IT service providers can leverage a secure virtual lab to test changes and upgrades on a replica of the server before deploying to production.
• Recover in Just a Few Clicks: rCloud provides a deep level of automation that re-creates a local IP skin in the cloud in just a few simple clicks.
"Disaster recovery should never be left up to chance. With rCloud, a company’s IT department can instantly access their data and verify their application environments are replicated and ready for deployment if needed," said Eric Webster, chief revenue officer at Doyenz. "With the launch of rCloud, Doyenz is delivering the most comprehensive set of cloud-based recovery services available to small and mid-sized businesses.”
"There is a second pair of eyes verifying our client backups. I can confidently go to the Doyenz portal and check on a backup offsite at 3 am. That piece of mind is priceless," commented Alan Sielbeck, owner of Safe Network Solutions.
Doyenz rCloud also includes a ShadowProtectTM agent for cloud-based disaster recovery of physical production environments. Pricing starts at $1,000 per month, and includes one Terabyte of protected storage on rCloud for data retention, failover/failback, data validation and lab usage.
der of Global Security North West, was investigated by the SIA because of allegations that he was supplying unlicensed operatives from his offices at Warner Street, Accrington.
SIA investigators requested that Barnes, 30, provide information about Global Security North West, including its customers and details of the door supervisors it supplied,
Barnes of Roe Greave Road, Oswaldtwistle was said to have repeatedly failed to provide accurate information as requested, meaning that SIA investigators were not able to check that individuals supplied by him were correctly SIA licensed and working legally.
During the investigation, SIA investigators carried out inspections of door supervisors working at licensed premises in Accrington – requiring them to provide information in relation to their employment, including any association with Global Security North West.
One of the door supervisors, Karl Benson, 27, failed to provide information to the SIA, and, when he did later respond, made statements which were false.
According to an official of the SIA Benson of Grimshaw Street, Darwen gave conflicting accounts to explain his presence in Accrington on the day of the SIA checks. He first claimed he was visiting a friend, then said he was working as a volunteer door supervisor for a friend, Scott Barnes.
During the hearing at Hyndburn Magistrates Court last Thursday [29 September],Benson admitted that his response to the SIA was misleading, but pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecution described his explanation as ‘inconsistent and incredible,’ and in sentencing the magistrate said the information provided by Benson was ‘implausible and false.’
Barnes pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to provide material to the SIA. He was fined £700 and was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £15. He was also ordered to contribute £1000 towards prosecution costs. The court heard that Barnes could now expect to lose his SIA licence and his business.
Whilst Benson was fined £70 for failing to provide information, and an additional £70 for making a false statement, to the SIA. He was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and make a contribution to prosecution costs of £80.
SIA Head of Investigation Nathan Salmon said: "Only Mr Barnes knows why he did not comply with the requests for information, however, the SIA must be permitted to ensure compliance with security licensing regulations. This is the second SIA prosecution in Accrington, and premise licence holders should ensure security staff working at venues are correctly licensed.”
Mr Salmon added: "Mr Benson made a flippant and ill-advised response to a request for information. SIA licence holders should be aware it is a criminal offence for them to obstruct SIA investigators in failing to provide information when requested or making false statements. I am pleased that the court has recognised that SIA investigators need to be able to carry out their role without obstruction."