DISASTER RECOVERY SOLUTION – International Investment Bank
IT Action enables the bank's London operation to meet its FSA business continuity requirements by designing, installing and running the Disaster Recovery (DR) solution for a key trading system
Challenge
The bank required a new DR solution for a critical trading system, in order to meet its own business continuity standards and the relevant UK and European regulatory requirements
Delivery of the new DR service was required within a short time frame prior to the system's go-live date for trading
As well as meeting the required business continuity standards, the DR solution had to fit within the bank's existing IT infrastructure and business procedures and policies
Solution
The bank was able to meet challenging timelines for deployment by utilising IT Action's existing dedicated DR data centre infrastructure and equipment
Rapid migration to a full production-ready DR solution
Sybase ASE warm standby database replicating transactions on a regular basis throughout the day
Working with the bank's business continuity staff IT Action established fully documented cut-over procedures
Final solution located in IT Action's DR suite in London Docklands
Business Value
A complete DR solution allowing the bank to continue trading with minimal interruption in the event of a disaster
The ability to leverage IT Action's in-place DR facilities allowed the bank to implement their preferred solution quickly and cost effectively
IT Action's financial services DR experience helped the bank establish suitable Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives for the system
Enabled the bank to continue to meet regulatory requirements for business continuity
