Double-Take launches MS disaster recovery for virtual workloads
Double-Take Software has announced a solution with Microsoft Corp. that enables disaster recovery for virtual workloads without the cost and complexity of shared storage or storage area network (SAN)-based data replication
The solution uses Double-Take Software's GeoCluster to extend the benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 failover clustering and Hyper-V offering customers an unprecedented opportunity to have both a local and remote availability solution for their virtual machines using a single technology. GeoCluster provides the ability to create single site, or site-to-site, clusters using replicated copies of virtual machines, making quick migrations possible across geographic locations and also eliminating shared storage as a single point of failure, ensuring the highest levels of protection for virtual machines.
"Virtualisation is proving to be a valuable strategy to help companies manage their costs, and with the current economic downturn, we're seeing more companies look for virtualisation solutions that offer innovation at the right price," said Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering at Double-Take Software. "The Double-Take Software and Microsoft solution offers Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V customers a cost-effective, highly efficient way to create highly-available virtualised environments."
