Disaster Recovery is just as important for file services (NAS) as it is for structured data (databases), but it’s often neglected. Like backups, if you don’t have a loss situation, you can get by with a poor NAS DR strategy, and may not know it’s inadequate. But the DR options available aren’t always the most effective, or cost-effective. Cloud-based file services can offer some attractive benefits and features, but the recovery can still be a problem as the time or cost to replace a failed NAS system may be unacceptable. Cloud-based NAS systems that run as a virtual machine offer an alternative solution providing affordable NAS DR in a few minutes.
