Windstream Hosted Solutions has launched its Cloud-to-Cloud Recovery solution, available via channel partners, which focuses on replicating mission-critical virtual servers and data, provides customers with a new alternative for cloud-based disaster recovery.
“From natural disasters to human errors, data loss and downtime can lead to lost revenue, diminished reputation and unproductive staff. Disaster recovery is an essential safeguard, a requirement in today’s business world,” said Rob Scheible, senior product marketing manager at Windstream. “We developed the Cloud to Cloud Recovery solution to transform how businesses plan for disaster recovery and business continuity within cloud environments. With this solution, disaster recovery is simple, making business continuity a seamless process for each customer.”
Windstream’s Cloud to Cloud Recovery solution leverages the cloud replication software from Zerto, which secures customer applications by replicating data from their private clouds into a cloud in a Windstream cloud data center. With no hardware to buy and continuous replication and near instant recovery, the Cloud to Cloud Recovery solution is resilient disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) solution for private or public clouds.
“The real-time cloud based disaster recovery service within Windstream’s virtualized environments supports businesses of all sizes to quickly, easily and cost-effectively protect production applications both going to and in the cloud,” said Ziv Kedem, CEO and co-founder, Zerto. “This enhanced capability adds another revenue stream to help Windstream continue to grow their business, while broadening their customer support capabilities.”
According to industry research firm, Gartner, “wider adoption of DRaaS can be largely attributed to the proven viability of cloud-based solutions.” The firm estimates the size of the DRaaS market to be approximately $1.3 billion, with a related compound annual growth rate of approximately 30 percent. By 2018, Gartner estimates that the size of the DRaaS market will exceed that of the market for more traditional subscription-based DR services.
