Data Center and Disaster Recovery Site (DRS)

Q. Functions of data center (DC) and Disaster Recovery Site (DRS) and discuss physical and environmental setup for Data center

Q. Functions of data center (DC) and Disaster Recovery Site (DRS)

Functions of data center:

a) Operations – Operations staff monitors the network and critical applications. Services such as running application batch jobs and printing are also provided.

b) Security - A Data Center firewall is provided to prevent unauthorized access to restricted servers.

c) Hosting - The Data Center provides three options for server hosting: Co-Location, ITS Hosting, and Virtual Server Hosting

d) Load Balancing - The Data Center Networking Team provides IP Load Balancing Services on certain specific Data

e) Center segments. Distributes a system’s workload via load balancing aids in optimizing resources, and may improve response times and availability.

f) Backups – Tapes are stored securely on-site and off-site.

Functions of Disaster Recovery Site:

A) Disaster recovery plans ensure that legislation and compliance issues are adhered to.

B) Prevent financial loss.

C) A disaster recovery program can prevent loss of credibility and goodwill.

D) It will ensure that staff will continue to be paid. There is nothing as de-motivating to your personnel as not being paid!

E) It will ensure that the organization’s services and production can continue.

F) A disaster recovery program will prevent the loss of important operational information.

 

Q.    Discuss physical and environmental setup for Data center

Physical data center security is largely the same worldwide, barring any local regulatory restrictions: that is, to keep out the people you don’t want in your building, and if they do make it in, then identify them as soon as possible.

Physical Security Measures: a) On-premise security guards b) Security systems on the building exterior: cameras, false entrances, vehicle blockades, customized parking lot designs, bulletproof glass/walls and unmarked buildings c) Biometric systems, including palm scanners d) Numerous security cameras with digital recorders e) Portals and person-traps that authenticate only one person at a time.

The Environmental Data Center (EDC) is a geographic information system (GIS) laboratory in the URI Department of Natural Resources Science, College of Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS).

The main objectives of the Environmental Data Centre on Waste are to:

a) Provide robust data, indicators and other relevant information to support the assessment of policy effectiveness;  

b) Manage data, perform quality assurance, and coordinate data and information managed by other bodies

c) Be the central entry point for reporting of data under European Union legislation on waste;

d) Be the reference point for answering specific policy questions related to information on waste and the associated environmental impacts; and

e) Co-operate with DG Environment, the JRC and the EEA to develop and coordinate the necessary methodologies to produce statistical data, information and indicators on the environmental impacts of waste generation and waste management, within a life cycle perspective.