LightsOnDR: Taking Disaster Recovery to a Practical Level  

Complete Visibility and Control Before During & After a Disaster

What it is: The first-ever, fully integrated, 3D Visualization solution for planning, managing executing a tactical Disaster Recovery plan on the “shop floor” covering all data center assets or those deemed critical to the business. Whether planning ahead, working during a disaster or in the recovery phase, LightsOnDR acts as a single source of truth that all business stakeholders can use to collaborate and see what actually is happening.

A Smart Approach:

Before a Disaster: LightsOnDR caters for rapid data capture, automated inventory and spares management, 3D data center visualization and asset management including a complete view of the disposition of all assets and spares. It allows:

·         “What if” scenarios planning in the event of a major or minor disaster

·         3D filters highlighting the location and all associated attributes of critical assets

·         Decision making information whether critical assets are strategically located or should be moved

·         Risk check the warranty and maintenance contracts for critical assets

During a Disaster: Irrespective of the size or nature of the disaster, LightsOnDR provides the capability to take immediate action:

·         What assets are being impacted

·         What solution needs to be invoked from a Business Continuity perspective

·         Can critical assets be removed to avoid damage and if so where are they located

After a Disaster: Getting customer facing business systems operational fast is the critical need. LightsOnDR is a vital solution to support this effort catering for:

·         Inventory audit for rapid identification and disposition state of affected assets

·         Tactical execution of bringing systems up in order of business priority

·         Taking action on asset repair based on spares availability or replacement

·         Immediately invoking necessary warranties and maintenance agreements

Easy Access: LightsOnDR maintains a secure, continuously updated, mirror image of the data center in the cloud. In the event of a disaster, mobile, tablet based applications of LightsOnDR integrated with the cloud provides full visibility, rapid identification and turn round of critical business assets even when there’s no power in the data center.

Extra Value: LightsOnDR dramatically speeds up all phases of Disaster Recovery and supports the rapid return to normal business operations. It offers the potential to be the difference between whether a business stays in business or not.