5 Tips to Reduce Cost of a Disaster Recovery Build-Out
A disaster recovery site build is a huge undertaking, with multiple points of financial risk that can undermine the project. This write-up discusses ways that you can reduce cost (December Specials Listed Here) and mitigate risk in your disaster recovery project.
Repurpose Equipment
Saving valuable datacenter space in your production location could fund 100% of your DR project. Consider moving, upgrading and repurposing development, testing or aging production equipment from your primary site to DR. This way you can bring in newer technology to the primary location and transition aging IT assets to the DR location. By doing so you not only reduce the IT capital expense of your DR project; you also free up data center floor space in your production location and provide an opportunity to refresh equipment at your primary location.
6 Ways To Leverage Used Brocade Equipment
1. Remove bottlenecks resulting from switch to switch connectivity (ISL loops). Used Brocade directors such as the Brocade 48000 or Brocade M10K (formerly McData) can be purchased for $50,000-$100,000 less than new and remove the connectivity issues in your SAN architecture.
2. Think about using used Brocade SAN Switches or Directors your Disaster Recovery (DR) location. Refurbished DWDM or FCIP line cards and switches can also be bought to enable site to site replication connectivity.
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