Restoring a firewall or router configuration is usually the slowest part of a recovery from a device failure.
If you have the replacement hardware nearby or your support SLA can supply one in a timely fashion then you just need to get the new device racked up, powered up, and networked.
Restore the configuration and do a few reachabiliy tests.
Now if you step through this scenario, you may come up with one question though. Where is that latest router configuration ?
Is it on one someones laptop in a text file ? Will you have to step through all the changes for that device ?
Getting the configuration back to the point just before the outage occurred.
If you get this wrong it may take days to restore you router or firewall correctly and you may lose business or even be liable for fee on transaction or lost settlements.

Whatever systems you currently have in place for restoring your network devices I doubt that you have ever seen anything as efficient as
Tadasoft restore point.

This is a device that sits silently until you need it, It will collect your device configurations at regular periods, it stores versions of changes so can even help to protect you against misconfiguration since you can set a previous restorepoint if required.

Restorepoint can :-

• Audit your changes.
• Automatically update itself.
• Manage its own retention data.
• Allows role based administration for different departments or clients if required.

Easy setup
Install it in the rack and set it up on the same VLAN as your network devices and management workstations.
Using the easy web based administration interface.
Setup your administrator roles.
Setup snmp management and stmp notifications.
Then setup the devices you want to Restore Point to backup.

What devices are supported ?
Out of the box Restore Point will backup

• Bloxx
• 3Com
• Alcatel
• Array Networks
• Barracuda Networks
• Blue Coat

HP

• Brocade
• Check Point
• Cisco
• ConSentry Network
• Extreme Network
• F5 Networks
• Fortinet
• Juniper Networks
• McAfee
• NetApp
• Nokia
• Nortel
• Proofpoint
• Riverbed
• Watchguard

Bespoke integration is usually available for other devices.
Easy Purchase Options
We can provide the simplest trial to purchase found anywhere.
We will come and install the Restorepoint appliance for a period of two week – free.
It’s simple and easy and our installation engineer will work with your network people to ensure a smooth installation.
Start with a few network devices and one where you can actually test the restore capabilities of RetorePoint.

Call us today to discuss your two week trial.
Telephone : :07973 502135

Charles

Is your Disaster Recovery plan up to date?
This is one area that many companies are guilty of understating in their annual budgets having undertaken superficial risk assessment then guesstimating the $ cost then off setting that risk to chance.

It may be so that when trying to secure a $ budget based around a number of fictitious scenarios, even the most persuasive IT managers may have trouble convincing the Director and the board that this an essential requirement, and year on year with no disaster occurring it gets harder and harder to retain that budget.

But the simple fact of the matter is that 90% without a solid and practicable DR, will not survive that event and will no longer be in existence in the following 12 months.

The range of potential risks to your business through IT outrage is hard to begin to calculate. For a small business, the cost a having complete and resilient fail-over solution many well exceed that companies entire annual income.
Insurance used to be a method to off- set the risk but the slow response of most insurers and their built in limit of liability may yield a payout to cover costs, but may well not allow the company to rebuilt and continue. Additionally insurance costs continue to spiral upwards due to global influences which apparently have little to do with your company on a local level.

So ignoring DR requirements seem like a tempting offer, but I it is your responsibility to show that you have taken step to provide due care and due diligence to the company, share holders, employees and partners.

So you must come up with a solution that does not require a director to give up his performance bonus but is tangible and executable.

In the next few weeks I will be suggesting DR solutions for your small to medium sized business that will assist you in formulating a solid DR plan that will not waste money and is presentable to your superiors and that you can use to protect you company.

Charles

Windows 7 Hardware requirements.

Windows 7 is the latest version of Microsoft Windows for computers like laptops, desktops, internet books, and media center, among others. Since it is the latest, it offers additional options than its predecessor. Before a user can use Windows seven, but, there are certain system requirements that require to be fulfilled first.

Listed below are the minimum requirements for Windows seven that was released last January.

1GB of RAM

1GHz processor (will be 64-bit or thirty two-bit)

DirectX nine graphics (with 128 MB memory)

sixteen GB memory area of disk area

On the other hand, below is a list of the necessities for Windows seven system requirements that was released last April.

1GB or 2GB of RAM

1GHz processor (64-bit or 32-bit)

20 GB disk house for 64-bit and 16 GB disk house for 32-bit

DirectX9 graphics device

Windows 7 is really offered in vi editions. However, as of currently, solely Professional, Home and Final editions are sold to shoppers in most areas. The remaining editions target a completely different market like those concerned in an enterprise. Every edition of Windows seven is after all packed with different options for the varying wants of its target laptop users.

All editions of Windows seven support 32-bit processor architecture. Meanwhile, all editions with the exclusion of Home Basic and Starter support the 64-bit processor architecture. As for the installation media, all are the same for the buyer editions of this Windows 7.

In essence, Microsoft is selling Windows 7 as a approach to simplify one�s laptop unit. However, it ought to be made clear that completely different editions of Windows seven are accessible to reply to the various wants of the computer users. As an example, the Starter edition is ideal for internet books, while the Home Basic is apparently for home users. Skilled edition is for business people.

Windows 7 additionally offers an fascinating interface. If you want to do additional together with your pc, you must perhaps contemplate installing Windows 7 on it. In step with Microsoft, Windows seven could really be thought of as the ultimate refined version of the Windows.

Get Windows 7 from Amazon