Midwest consultancy enables healthcare client to protect data integrity while meeting HIPAA compliance
DES MOINES, Iowa —June 27, 2006—LightEdge Solutions, Inc., a leader in converged data networking, voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and managed IT business services, today announced the commercial availability of its managed backup solution, providing businesses a structured risk management platform and maximum availability for mission-critical data.
LightEdge’s managed backup solution provides businesses with a cost-effective way to back up mission-critical data without the capital expense and administration required to build out an in-house network and storage server environment. Instead, any business can have its data backed up and stored remotely in LightEdge’s secure, redundant, carrier-class data center. Offsite storage provides an added level of security in case of a natural disaster or business interruption resulting in damage to an organization’s physical plant or property.
“We rely on LightEdge Solutions to provide managed backup services for the critical data stored in a health insurance database used by one of our clients,” said Lonnie Janecek, managing director of MarketSphere Consulting. “Due to the sensitive nature of the data, the security and availability requirements are extremely high. LightEdge provided what we needed, and more, with a backup service that meets the compliance requirements for HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). In addition to swift recovery time, the on-demand scalability ultimately allows us the flexibility to add additional clients.”
“We’re pleased that MarketSphere is able take advantage of our managed backup solution to create an immediate impact for their healthcare client,” said Jim Masterson, chairman and chief executive officer of LightEdge Solutions. “One of the reasons we built our network to industry-leading standards for security, reliability and availability is to make it easy for small and midsize businesses to quickly and cost-effectively implement the latest next generation technology solutions. Our managed backup solution is a proven model that can be deployed within a fraction of the time and cost of typical in-house solutions.”
Why Outsource Backup?
Small and medium businesses considering backup solutions face a tradeoff between cost and quality: the cost to secure and administer their own network and storage servers versus the quality, reliability and performance of the storage solution they choose to put in place. Traditionally, these businesses have had to deal with the following challenges:
- Tape backup systems that can be problematic in terms of high failure rates resulting in loss of critical data, the complexity of tape splits and partial backups, the time-intensive task of finding and restoring data and limited nightly backup and restore options. Moreover, these systems often require costly administrative resources to maintain;
- Difficulty in accurately estimating current and future data storage needs in order to deploy in-house systems necessary to accommodate business growth;
- Finding the right backup and storage solution to meet the changing demands of regulatory compliance placed on businesses.
In response to these customer challenges, LightEdge has developed an offsite backup solution that is available at several service levels and is flexible enough to meet the varying demands of virtually any size business.
LightEdge Managed Backup Options
With LightEdge managed backup, businesses choose among three service levels that are all remotely hosted in LightEdge’s secure, redundant data center.
- Hosted Disk-based Storage: A data backup solution stored directly to disk format which provides faster, more efficient and flexible recovery options than tape.
- Mirrored Storage: For a higher level of protection, data can be “mirrored” to a secondary LightEdge data center, ensuring data integrity in the event of a catastrophic failure or downtime in the primary facility.
- Archived Storage: A tape backup storage solution that provides an economical way to meet regulatory compliance and other long-term data requirements. Tapes are catalogued, archived in LightEdge’s secure data center and accessible when needed.
Benefits of LightEdge Managed Backup
FEATURE |
BENEFIT |
| Block-level Incremental Backup |
Block level incremental backup is the most efficient way to transport, store and administer data for an incremental backup. After the initial backup process, only changed blocks are transmitted to the LightEdge storage servers. Each incremental backup provides a snapshot of the system at that particular point in time. Recovery can be made from the last backup or any previous backup snapshots, either as a complete point-in-time recover or selective file-level recovery. |
Transparent Backup |
Managed Backup integrates seamlessly with your in-house network, or servers that are co-located or dedicated through LightEdge. Your production servers continue to operate normally, while Server Agents work in the background to transparently transmit data to LightEdge storage servers over a QoS managed connection at regular intervals during regular business hours. The frequency of backup allows for a more time sensitive recovery point and better overall data recovery. |
Managed Recovery |
When a recovery situation arises, the process is initiated and coordinated by your staff, but ultimately managed and implemented through LightEdge’s professional staff to ensure the safety of your data. |
File, Volume, and Directory Level Restore |
A unique snapshot technology allows many levels of restore. Professional administrators can quickly and easily restore files, volumes or directories based on an incremental snapshot. Together, the granular restoration functionality and professional restoration management ensures faster recovery time and better business continuity. |
About MarketSphere Consulting
MarketSphere Consulting is a premier business consulting firm with world-class, industry-leading consultants. The company provides top-quality consulting talent with an uncompromising position on flexibility, innovation and value generation. MarketSphere’s business-oriented, delivery-focused perspective helps clients achieve their strategic, operational and technology objectives. Learn more at www.marketsphere.com.
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.
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