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The On-Ramp to Cloud Storage for SMBs Looking for Offsite Backup / DR

Approaches and architectures using cloud storage

to complement on-premises storage

Special guest Miles Ward Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

March 6, 2012

hosted by Mario Blandini @ Drobo

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§  Session Abstract •  The latest technology trends are often complex and high cost, so IT

infrastructure users tend to continue sticking with what they know •  New cloud storage gateway offerings can make cloud storage easy while

leveraging well-known on-premises storage, and can be affordable for offsite backup considering the alternative of tape vaulting

•  This episode will discuss approaches and architectures using cloud storage to complement on-premises storage and enable offsite backup / DR

§  Background on Expert Guest – Miles Ward •  Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost

infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world.

•  Miles Ward is a three-time technology startup entrepreneur and patent holder with a decade of experience building global-scale infrastructures.

•  A “consummate geek” @ AWS since 2010 responsible for designing and developing AWS Solution Architectures relating to big data and social media analytics, multi-tiered storage, HA and DR approaches for RDBMS systems, and cost optimization using Spot.

Abstract & Background

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§  Before Cloud

•  Backups onsite, rarely taken offsite

•  Complex and labor intensive operations

•  Procurement and management of extra backup gear

§  After Cloud

•  Complements on-site primary backup

•  Automatic operations syncing data offsite

•  Stored offsite with someone who is very good at storage

Offsite Backup for SMBs

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§  Replication has historically been too costly for SMBs or departments within larger companies

§  Cloud backup can be more practical than tape vaulting, with much better service levels

Comparing approaches for Offsite Backup

Cloud Backup Offsite Tape Vaulting

Replication to a 2nd location w/ IT

Recovery Point Based on last sync Based on last backup taken offsite

Asynchronous, as low as 15min

Recovery Time Restore time needed to any location

Slow recovery of tapes and restore As low as 30min

Up-front Cost None with virtual appliance

Cost of library @ sourcing vault

location $$$$$ - $$$$$$ to

outfit 2nd site

Monthly Cost ~$200/mo for 500GB, <$1,000/mo protecting

6.5TB of storage

$300->$1000

+ tape drive cost

$$,$$$, network at 2nd site, plus site

costs

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§  Servers, storage, networking likely already in place §  Somewhere on a vSphere server to run VM appliance §  Requisite bandwidth to the cloud

Basic Architecture – What You Need for Cloud

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§  Simplicity is key •  No complex “runbooks” for recovery

•  Ability to see your data from anywhere

•  Integration with existing storage

§  AWS Storage Gateway was designed especially with ease in mind, along with very powerful recovery •  Virtual appliance for VMware

•  No limits or throttling of resources like other clouds

•  No limits on your ability to scale

Requirements for SMB Cloud Backup

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§  Concerns? •  Cost

•  Hardware-dependent data protection

•  Bandwidth & Latency of WAN

§  Addressing Concerns •  Pay only for what you use

•  Gateway virtual appliance uses what you already have

•  Snapshot technology for efficiency

•  Continuous protection, sync over time

Leveraging Cloud Backup

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Unique Value of Amazon Web Services

§  Simple to deploy §  Pricing that makes premium cloud storage feasible §  Amazon S3 is 99.999999999% durable

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AWS Storage Gateway - Benefits

"   Automatically backs up "   Restore on-premise, to

another site, or in cloud "   Easy to integrate "   Drive down cost of a 2nd

site & offsite infrastructure

"   Rapidly reconstitute applications in the Cloud or on-premise

Reduce costs and complexity

Simplify backup strategy

Rapidly restore applications

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Putting It Together – Cloud Backup

§  Fair amount of upstream bandwidth to the cloud (DS3 / OC3 or better) §  Amazon Web Services account (low-cost data movement to EC2) §  VMware vSphere Server to deploy the AWS Storage Gateway VM §  Select volume(s) on Drobo SAN Storage for Business

§  NOTE – 1TB restore would cost $120 in outbound transfer cost

~$200/mo for 500GB, <$1,000/mo protecting 6.5TB of storage

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§  Top Questions •  For small environment (5 VMs & <100 users), how much

bandwidth?

•  How reliable is the storage that is in the cloud?

•  Can I back up everything or do I have to choose?

§  Key Takeaways •  The latest trends don’t have to be complex or high-cost

•  The new AWS Storage Gateway makes cloud storage for offsite backup of Drobo on-premises storage

•  Adopting this architecture enables flexible recovery, including directly to Amazon EC2

Top Questions & Key Takeaways

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+ a special THANK YOU to our listeners and to expert guest Miles Ward

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March 6, 2012

hosted by Mario Blandini @ Drobo