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Every effort is made for accuracy, but we cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions. Preparing for the Unexpected with Geo-Redundancy Can you think of any time that it would be okay for your systems to go down? If you had to choose, maybe in the middle of the night? But if you have customers spread out across the globe, the middle of the night for some is the morning for others. To avoid any type of disruption, ensure that your system is always connected and on. But in today’s world, how can you prepare for the unexpected? Having a business conti- nuity plan that implements Geo-redun- dancy in place is a start. To protect both your data and that of your customers, secure your virtualiza- tion platform with Geo-Redundancy. Geographical, geo for short, redundancy is when organizations physically separate their servers in various data centers that span multiple locations. The idea behind this method is to ensure resilience against a possible network outage. If your power/ISP fails, emergency maintenance is required, or you experi- ence hardware issues, Geo-Redundancy will ensure the provider’s and custom- er’s data is secure. If the first site faults, the provider can activate the secondary site remotely and ensure customers experience little to no downtime. Think of GR as an additional level of protection against business interruption. Not only do you promise business continuity, implementing Geo-Redun- dancy gives you a competitive edge against competitors. Customers will come to you over competitors to ensure they have data protection and reliability. GR dramatically reduces the risks for business, both “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns,” which is extremely important because many organizations include the budget for these types of risks. In addition, providing GR gives you the chance to offer the benefit of efficiency, security and simple scalability. Offering Geo-Redundancy is going to save you money and make you money. As a telecommunications reseller or MSP, you can offer GR to your custom- ers at an attractive price. Not to mention, you can stress how much money they will save when or if an outage occurs. According to TechTarget, an unplanned data center outage costs nearly $9,000 per minute. That is a chunk of change that will quickly add up if you can’t resolve the issue fast enough. Failing to plan for the unexpect- ed could end up costing you your business. So be prepared by imple- menting Geo-Redundancy into your Virtualization Platform today. Geo Redundancy was released in Bicom’s SERVERware V4.1 at the end of July 2021. To ensure your and your customers’ data is protected, become a Bicom Systems partner today. (647) 313-1515 or sales@ bicomsystems.com. 66 CHANNEL V ISION | July - August 2021