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Most companies simply do not have the time or the
expertise to truly test the readiness of their DR environment. Testing is
done under carefully controlled scenarios and often focuses on rebuilding a
backup application, not measuring Recovery Point Objectives or confirming
the validity of the data.
In many years of architecting, implementing and optimizing backup/recovery
solutions for businesses, Daymark Solutions has developed several tests
which can accurately and effectively measure a company’s ability to ensure
business continuity in the event of a disaster.
Onsite Recovery Testing
Daymark provides a preconfigured backup application with tape devices,
application hosts and storage for the restores. Experts from Daymark conduct
a test focused on a specific application or subset of applications chosen by
the customer. The goals are twofold:
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To train your staff on how to recover
the selected application from a bare metal environment;
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By removing the
backup application and associated hardware as factors, this testoffers a
true view of your disaster preparedness.
Mock Disaster Testing
As with Onsite Recovery Testing, Daymark provides a
preconfigured backup application with tape devices,
application hosts and storage for the restores. You
choose the application or subset of applications to
be tested. This test, which can be done at your
location or Daymark’s state-of-the-art testing lab,
is unannounced to your the staff and is the truest
measure of DR preparedness.
For the most conclusive results, Daymark recommends
a two-phased test that combines onsite testing with
mock disaster testing. In Phase 1, Daymark conducts
the Onsite Recovery Testing with your staff as a
structured training session. In Phase 2 Daymark
conducts an unannounced test during which our
experts evaluate the staff response and environment
for disaster preparedness. It also measures the
results against the SLAs of the selected
applications.
Daymark’s DR testing qualifies as a graded test run
by an independent third party and can be used to
verify regulatory compliance.
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