Simplifying BCP Using OS and Storage Virtualization

J. Wolfgang Goerlich, CISSP, CISA, Network Operations and Security Manager, Munder Capital Management

This session presents the evolution of disaster recovery. An institution responsible for billions in assets, Munder Capital Management’s information systems must be always available. Munder has been thru several BCP cycles as they went from tape to standby systems, from cold to hot sites. This session delves into the lessons learned from these DR strategies as well as presents their latest: use OS and storage virtualization to completely automate recovery.  

As a result of participating in this session, attendees will be able to:

• Evaluate different strategies for simplifying business continuity planning efforts and speeding up disaster recovery
  
• Understand basic business impact analysis, which can then be used to better budget for DR technologies
  
• Identify use cases for OS and storage virtualization technologies