Replication and High-Availability Software

Exchange Services are now required in many instances to be highly available or recoverable in alternate locations. With these rigorous requirements, organizations are adopting tools to supplement the backup technologies in place and the built-in replication mechanisms available. The goal of these vendors is to provide flexibility and control in how Exchange databases are replicated and how they will be available during a disaster.

• MailShadow MailShadow is one of the truly unique products on the market for Exchange server. This product allows the administrator to select mailboxes and have the content replicated and then synchronized to another server. If the user's mailbox server fails, they can be switched over their backup mailbox. Contact: Cemaphore Systems (www.cemaphore.com)

• NearPoint Mimosa NearPoint for Microsoft Exchange Server is the industry's most comprehensive information management solution for Microsoft Exchange. It unifies archival, eDiscovery or e-mail discovery, fine-grained and immediate recovery, user self-service access to all historical e-mail, and storage management. The NearPoint software solution comprises Information Management (ILM), e-mail archiving, disaster recovery, data protection, and mailbox extension functions. Contact: Mimosa Systems, Inc. (www.mimosasystems.com)

• EMC RepliStor EMC RepliStor is an easy-to-use, out-of-the-box software technology that provides data recovery and protection for Microsoft Windows. RepliStor increases the availability of your data by delivering real-time replicas to one or many locations. You can use data for offline backup protection, disaster recovery, data distribution, and application testing. Contact: EMC Corporation (www.emc.com)

• RecoverPoint EMC RecoverPoint (formerly Kashya) is an intelligent data protection and recovery solution that runs on out-of-band appliances located on the network. RecoverPoint provides comprehensive data recovery for storage area network (SAN)-attached devices across the entire data center, including heterogeneous, continuous remote replication and local continuous data protection. You can protect your organization from data loss due to common issues such as server failures, data corruption, software errors, viruses, and end user errors as well as from catastrophic events that can bring entire data centers to a standstill. Contact: EMC Corporation (www.emc.com)

• SRDF Family The SRDF family of software is a powerful suite of remote storage replication solutions available for disaster recovery and business continuity. It leverages high-end Symmetrix storage architecture to offer unmatched deployment flexibility and massive scalability - so you can meet mixed service level requirements with minimal operational impact. Regardless of the application and RTO/RPO requirements, SRDF has the capability to meet your needs. Contact: EMC Corporation (www.emc.com)