Tecniplast Selects Weidenhammer's
vRescue Disaster Recovery Solution
Wyomissing, Pa., July 29, 2010— Tecniplast USA, Inc., a world-wide benchmark for animal care products and related equipment, has selected Weidenhammer’s vRescue On-Demand Disaster Recovery (DR) solution as its business continuity strategy and as a backup solution for a seamless transition to business as usual in the case of an unforeseen system failure or disaster.
“As an IT manager one of my biggest worries is with our server going down. Backing up our data is important, but it is more important to get our end-users up and running as quickly as possible in this situation,” said Jim Snyder, IT Manager, Tecniplast USA, Inc.
The U.S. Department of Labor cited that 40 percent of companies will never bounce back and reopen after a disaster strikes. And according to the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, 60 percent of businesses affected close within two years.
vRescue is a fully-managed backup and recovery service that remotely backs up mission critical systems and data to virtualized servers in a secured, 24/7 data center. The disaster recovery solutions that are more widely used, such as backup tapes, end up requiring more time. Any backup without automation can only be as reliable as the staff that must regularly maintain, manage and test it (a step that is frequently skipped).
“vRescue not only backs up our servers, it also tests the backups to ensure it’s recoverable. So when a disaster strikes, we can be back up and running within the hour,” said Snyder.
Designed for security, vRescue has an appliance that takes nightly snapshots of everything: all mission critical applications from operating systems and software to email and data. This encrypted snapshot is sent off-site to a secure data center where it is automatically converted to run on a virtual offsite server and is tested daily so it is ready to be accessed in the case of any disaster or unforeseen interruption of service.
In the case of a server loss, Tecniplast would need its system back up and running quickly. With vRescue’s remote access, staff can access all of their information in minutes following a disaster. “This solution gives me one less thing to worry about, and allows me to focus on more important things. Time is money — that is why I went with Weidenhammer Systems’ vRescue disaster recovery solution.”
About vRescue
vRescue provides a tested, high-availability failover solution at an affordable price for mission critical server applications, assuring that working systems will be available to work on within minutes rather than days. Leveraging the power of the Internet and virtualization technology, vRescue provides remote backup of mission critical applications and data to virtualized servers in a secured, 24/7 data center. By performing daily testing and validation of systems and applications, vRescue ensures quick and efficient recovery in the event of a disaster or equipment failure. Client notification at any hour of the day initiates the vRescue recovery process, bringing an application online and available to end users at a moment’s notice.
vRescue’s unique server virtualization technology provides efficient backup, automated testing and validation, and rapid recovery. It eliminates the cost and complexity traditionally associated with disaster recovery support, dedicated hardware, and expensive communication lines.
About Weidenhammer
Founded in 1978, Weidenhammer (www.hammer.net) is an information technology firm providing innovative products and services that is celebrating 32 years of information ingenuity. Weidenhammer specializes in working with organizations to use information technology as a strategic tool for education administration, government, and diverse business industries.
With nearly 200 IT professionals in seven locations, Weidenhammer confronts one of the most critical and complex resources of business administration: information. Weidenhammer provides consulting expertise in the areas of Strategic Planning, Business Process Improvement, Application Development, Network Infrastructure, and Application Hosting. The Managed Services and Infrastructure Solutions Group supports a large client base through network and communications services and solutions that lower the cost and improve performance of IT infrastructures. At the core of Weidenhammer’s approach to serving clients is a focus on achieving and maintaining the highest degree of alignment between clients' business strategies and the appropriate application for information technology. To learn more, please visit www.vrescue.net or call 1-877-6vRescue.
About Tecniplast
Tecniplast is a world leader in serving the Laboratory Animal Science community with a strong global brand. Founded in 1949, Tecniplast is a company with 60 years of experience in the manufacturing of plastics with a corporate mission to deliver products and services that enhance: the work and safety of scientists and technicians, the well-being of the animals in their care, and the outcomes of biomedical research. For more information, please visit www.tecniplast.it/usa.
