COLD, WARM, & HOT SITES

By Sach Dhanjal CCT355H5

WHAT IS A BACK UP SITE?

 A remote recovery location  It is where your data center will be recreated

WHAT IS A BACK UP SITE?

 There are three types of back up sites:  Cold Sites  Warm Sites  Hot Sites

WHAT IS A COLD SITE?

 Lacks hardware set up and data back ups  Requires additional time to set up  Least costly type of back up site

PROS & CONS OF COLD SITES  PROS  Inexpensive  CONS  Takes time to set up  No hardware or software is included  You must bring your own back ups

WHAT IS A WARM SITE?

 Compromise between Hot & Cold Sites  Include hardware and network connectivity already setup  Come with back ups – though may be incomplete

PROS & CONS OF WARM SITES  PROS  Hardware and infrastructure already installed  Provides a mid-range option for businesses on a budget  CONS  Still takes time to get organization back to operational state  Incomplete back ups

GETTING BACK UPS ON SITE  Transported off site using storage media such as  Magnetic Tape  Optical Storage  Remote back up service  Third party back up storage services

WHAT IS A HOT SITE?

 Exact duplicate of organization’s work site  Constantly updated  Back ups are near complete if not fully up to date

WHAT IS A HOT SITE?

 Popular with businesses that operate on real time  Ready to take over immediately in case of failure

PROS & CONS OF HOT SITES  PROS  Can be brought back up to full production in a few hours  Allows for minimal downtime  CONS  Most expensive step to disaster recovery

ALTERNATIVES?

 Cloud Computing  Dropbox  Various Softwares  Evault  Crashplan  Mozy

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