| Publisher | Thomson | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | HTML | Date added | 01 Nov 2004 |
| Topics | High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure Management | ||
| Downloads | 4 | ||
Business needs have changed and the users have driven an accelerating tide of change, which has altered the perspective on availability both in terms of technology and methodology. The common notion of "High Availability" has actually evolved into a broader business discipline called "Managed Availability" which is best defined as the ability of an organization to deliver consistent, predictable access to information for any user wherever, whenever and however they need it. It is not 24X7, but a business deliverable that has specific service levels expected by the organization and one that must be defined by flexibility, scalability and a "Variable tolerance" for planned and unplanned downtime.
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