Disaster Recovery
The Disaster Recovery Manager works to ensure that Information Services Division can promptly and effectively recover both its business and Information Technology processes in the event of an emergency.
Internal ASET COOP Planning
ASET leverages best practices from the Federal Government’s Continuity
Of OPerations (COOP) model to provide:
- continued performance of essential ASET functions,
- clearly identify succession to office of key ASET leadership,
- mitigate disruptions to ASET operations,
- protect essential ASET assets and
- achieve timely ASET recovery.
Customer Disaster Recovery Services (Information Technology Processes)
In addition to providing the technology infrastructure for itself, ASET also
services Open System and Mainframe operations for State Agencies, Boards and
Commissions. For over 20 years, ASET has strived to improve its DR strategy using
the latest technology to reduce recovery time.
DR Solution for Mainframe
Our Mainframe DR solution is included in the cost for hosting applications in
our environment. Some of the services provided are:
- Tape backup of defined systems with off-site storage
- Scheduled data replication using Disk mirroring
- Routine testing of the recovery process
DR Solution for Open System platform
Open System DR Solutions are provided using an ADOA managed remote facility
capable of supporting customer IT hardware (network, storage and server). ADOA
services for Open System DR solutions can be customized to fit customer’s needs
and budget. We offer:
- Leased server hardware for failover/high availability solutions
- Leased rack space for customer hardware in our Remote Data Center
- Tape backup of defined systems with off-site storage
- Scheduled data replication using Disk mirroring
- Routine testing of the recovery process
ASET works closely with the Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA) Division of Emergency Management to ensure adherence to policies and standards for both COOP and DR planning. The State Continuity of Operation Programs Group offers technical assistance and training for the development of organization's COOP programs.