Fast,flexiblefailoverof specificVMsoranentiresite. Recoveryassurance,including supportforreplicationand failovertestingandalternating productionbetweensites.

Streamlinedfailbackwithzero datalossandminimaldisruption tousers.

Seamlessintegrationwithuser interfaces,workflowsanddata collection.

AcloudDRsolutionislessexpensivethananon-premises

solution.Youonlypayforwhat youuse.

AcloudDRsolutionisanoperatingexpenseversus

purchasinganon-premisessolution,whichisacapitalexpenditure.It’seasierintoday’seconomytogetOPEXapprovedversusCAPEX.

WithacloudDRsolutionyoucanensurethatyouwillmeet

recoverytimeobjectives(RTO)andrecoverypointobjectives(RPO)foranyserveroryourentireinfrastructure.

Yourfirm’sITinfrastructureisgettingincreasinglycomplex.

Whipcord’sclouddisasterrecoverysolutionleveragestestedDRautomation,bestpracticesandsupportservices.ThisallowsyourITdepartmenttofocusonprimaryproductiontasks.

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Top reasons for a cloud DR solution:

With Whipcord you will have:

74% of Tech Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) say cloud computing will have the most measurable impact on

their business in 2017.

Disaster Recovery Plan Checklist

Functions and processes:Whatdoyoureverydaypracticesandbusinessprocesseslooklike?

Authorized executors:Whowillexecutetheplanwhenit’stimeandwhowillreplaceeachteammemberifthey’renotavailable?

Staff contact plan:Howwillyouaccountforyourstaffintheeventofanemergency?

Secondary location of operations:Isthereanotherpremiseyoucanoperatefrom?

Communication:Howwillyoucontinuecommunicatingwithyourstaff,legaloffices,courts,andyourclients?

Data management:Howwillyoukeepyourdatasafeandhowwillyouretrieveit?

Devolution control:Whatstepsarenecessarytotransferyouroperationstoanotherlocation?

Safe Storage:WherewillyoustoreyourDisasterRecoveryPlanandcanitbeeasilyretrieved?

Makesuretonotonlyfocusonprocessesthatcouldloseyourfirmmoneyorclients,butalsoonthosethataffectyouremployees.PracticingyourDisasterRecoveryPlanisthemostcrucialstepaftercreatingit–makesureeveryoneisfamiliarwiththeplanandtheauthorizedexecutorseachhaveacopy.

Creating Your Disaster Recovery Plan

1 Conduct a Business Impact Analysistocreatepractical,usablebusinesscontinuitymanagementplanstodetermineandevaluatethepotentialeffectsofaninterruptiontocriticalbusinessoperationsasaresultofadisaster.

2 Determine your Risks.ThemostcommonmethodusedbylawfirmstoassestheirrisksisaRiskAssessmentPlan.ReviewyourBIAandidentifypotentialrisks,estimateimpactsanddefineyourresponsetopreventingorrecoveringfromadisaster.

3 Review Data management and IT infrastructure.It’seasytooverlooktheimportanceofdataprotectionwhilecreatingyourRiskAssessmentPlan.Besuretofocusonhowyourfirmcurrentlyhandlesdataprotectionandwhatyourplanisforkeepingyourdatasafeandretrievingitintheeventofadisaster.

Consider: Doyoubackupyourdataontoaseparateharddrive?Ifso,isitstoredsomewheresafefromdamage? Or,isyourfirmusingacloud-baseddisasterrecoverysolutiontoensureallyourdataandapplicationsareprotectedandcanbeaccessedeasilyfromthecloud?

39% of businesses rely fully on Disaster Recovery as a solution (DRaaS) with no on premises or

hybrid solution.

About Us

AtWhipcord,wecometoworkeverydaytohelpourcustomerssolvetheircriticalbusinessproblems.Weseethepassionpeoplehavefortheirbusiness,anditexcitesustoknowwecanhelpotherstakeittothenextlevelbyprovidingsolutionsthroughourcoreproducts–Colocation,Cloud,Backup&Replication,andNetworkServices.Whenpassiongetspoweredwithnewinsight,thepossibilitiesarequiteextraordinary.

FornearlytwodecadesWhipcordhasbeenaCanadiansuccessstory,becominganindustryleaderindataserviceswithoperationsacrossCanada.Empoweredbypassionatestaffthatbuilddeepcustomerpartnershipsandleveragingtechnologytodrivecustomersolutions,wearebuildingaconnectedagethatserveseveryone,everywhere.

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Ron Singh-RegionalSalesManager604-366-6094

ron.singh@whipcord.com

Vancouver|Lethbridge|Toronto www.whipcord.com