Industry info | Information2 | Data Management & Recovery Pioneer http://www.info2tech.com Cloud, Database, and Enterprise Data Solutions for Uninterrupted Service Wed, 25 Sep 2024 08:56:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 http://www.info2tech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-微信图片_20241216095602-32x32.png Industry info | Information2 | Data Management & Recovery Pioneer http://www.info2tech.com 32 32 NAS Storage Backup Optimization Plan for a Joint-Stock Bank http://www.info2tech.com/11184.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nas-storage-backup-optimization-plan-for-a-joint-stock-bank Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:25:57 +0000 http://www.jinyulicai.com/?p=11184 In the financial industry, the security and reliability of data serve as the cornerstone of banking operations. A joint-stock bank is confronted with the ever-growing volume of NAS data, necessitating an efficient, secure, and regulatory-compliant backup solution. This article delves into how this joint-stock bank successfully optimized its NAS storage backup process by adopting a NAS backup solution. Challenges Faced The joint-stock bank faces several key challenges: Massive Data Volume: 400TB of data poses a significant burden on backup operations. Small File Backup Dilemma: The presence of a large number of small files renders the backup process inefficient. Bandwidth Resource Constraints: The high bandwidth demand during backups can potentially disrupt the normal operation of other business services. Real-time Data Synchronization […]

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In the financial industry, the security and reliability of data serve as the cornerstone of banking operations. A joint-stock bank is confronted with the ever-growing volume of NAS data, necessitating an efficient, secure, and regulatory-compliant backup solution. This article delves into how this joint-stock bank successfully optimized its NAS storage backup process by adopting a NAS backup solution.

Challenges Faced

The joint-stock bank faces several key challenges:

  • Massive Data Volume: 400TB of data poses a significant burden on backup operations.
  • Small File Backup Dilemma: The presence of a large number of small files renders the backup process inefficient.
  • Bandwidth Resource Constraints: The high bandwidth demand during backups can potentially disrupt the normal operation of other business services.
  • Real-time Data Synchronization Needs: There is a requirement for real-time synchronization of incremental files to ensure the immediate availability of backup data.

Recognizing that traditional data backup methods can no longer meet its growing demands, the joint-stock bank embarked on a quest for an innovative solution to ensure data security, reliability, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Solution: Information2 i2NAS Data Backup Solution

Information2 i2NAS, with its advanced technical features, offers data replication services from NAS storage to the target end, decoupling data from NAS devices and enabling data replication across heterogeneous NAS devices. This provides a comprehensive data backup solution for the joint-stock bank:

Solution Architecture Diagram

  •  Efficient Replication of Massive Data: The software handles large-scale unstructured data replication tasks with ease.
  • Secured Data Transmission: Advanced data transmission algorithms ensure the security of data during the backup process.
  • Cross-Platform Compatibility: The software supports heterogeneous platforms, eliminating the need for large-scale network modifications.
  • Intelligent Bandwidth Management: Flexible bandwidth usage strategies minimize the impact of backups on other systems.
  • Quasi-Real-time Backup Mechanism: Implements quasi-real-time backup of incremental files, enhancing backup efficiency and data availability.

Customer Benefits

Analysis of this successful case study reveals how Information2 i2NAS software effectively addressed the data backup challenges faced by the joint-stock bank. These achievements not only confer direct business advantages to the bank but also offer invaluable insights for data backup practices across the financial industry. By deploying Information2 i2NAS software, the joint-stock bank has achieved:

  • Significant Improvement in Backup Efficiency: Successfully completing large-scale data backup tasks within the stipulated time.
  • Optimal Bandwidth Allocation: Effective control over bandwidth usage during backups, avoiding disruptions to other business operations.
  • Real-time Data Synchronization: Achieving real-time synchronization of incremental files, shortening business recovery time.
  • High Availability of Backup Data: Ensuring backup data is readily available, enhancing business continuity and stability.

Conclusion

In the financial industry, adopting innovative technologies is crucial to addressing increasingly complex data backup needs. The successful application of Information2 i2NAS software not only enhances the efficiency and security of data backups but also presents new ideas and methods for data management in the financial sector.

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Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategies for Enhancing University Informatization Resilience http://www.info2tech.com/11139.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disaster-recovery-and-backup-strategies-for-enhancing-university-informatization-resilience Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:44:10 +0000 http://www.jinyulicai.com/?p=11139 The rapid development of educational informatization promotes the continuous deepening of the application of technologies such as AI and big data in education, scientific research, and comprehensive management in colleges and universities, bringing new impetus to the innovative development of colleges and universities. However, the consequent risks of data security and business continuity should be considered. I. Disaster Recovery Application Scenarios and Solutions With the profound experience in data security and business continuity management within the education industry, Information2 has launched a series of application-scenario-based solutions, such as data migration, backup, CDP, application disaster recovery and file sharing network disk, aiming at the application data characteristics and disaster recovery needs of campus card, educational administration management system, library system, email system, portal website and […]

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The rapid development of educational informatization promotes the continuous deepening of the application of technologies such as AI and big data in education, scientific research, and comprehensive management in colleges and universities, bringing new impetus to the innovative development of colleges and universities. However, the consequent risks of data security and business continuity should be considered.

I. Disaster Recovery Application Scenarios and Solutions

With the profound experience in data security and business continuity management within the education industry, Information2 has launched a series of application-scenario-based solutions, such as data migration, backup, CDP, application disaster recovery and file sharing network disk, aiming at the application data characteristics and disaster recovery needs of campus card, educational administration management system, library system, email system, portal website and file system.

1. Disaster Recovery for Educational Administration Scheduling Online Courses/Systems

Scenario Characteristics: Important data; continuous system operation; frequent concurrent access from multiple clients. 

Client  Requirements:Secondlevel RTO of key systems; terminal unaware when a failure occurs; no backup time window; small impact on system performance; data loss close to zero.

In the local and off-site environment, build the application high availability capability for the educational administration and smart classroom system based on i2Availability. Through its sophisticated monitoring platform, the system can monitor key indicators such as process status, network connectivity, CPU performance and server health in real time based on the heartbeat line judgment standard. Once any fault is detected, the backup server will start immediately and seamlessly take over the work of the main server to ensure the continuous and stable service. 

Based on i2CDP, provide comprehensive protection for the data of the educational administration and smart classroom system. Whether encountering logical errors, hard disk damage or virus attacks, i2CDP can ensure the security and integrity of the data. When needed, users can easily restore data at any point in time.

2. Campus System/Cloud Migration and Disaster Recovery

Scenario Characteristics: The competent department or the school coordinates the business system to move to the cloud; there are platform-type security risks in cloud data.

Client Requirements: The system realizes online hot migration without data loss; control the security of cloud data and back up the latest data locally.


In the seamless migration and data protection process from the local to the cloud, first, based on i2Move, the campus system is realized to be online hot migrated to the education cloud. Secondly, through i2CDP, the cloud data is backed up to the local machine room in real time. This strategy not only effectively prevents the risk of data loss caused by logical errors, cloud platform failures and virus attacks, but also ensures the bidirectional synchronization and protection of data between the cloud and the local.

3. Disaster Recovery for Database Data of Finance and Campus Card

Scenario Characteristics: High data security and sensitivity; large amount of data, high frequency of query and access.

Client Requirements: Data cannot be lost and can prevent ransomware virus attacks; has little impact on production performance and the data at both ends is consistent.

In the complex local cross-operating system environment, through the real-time replication and synchronization function of i2Active database semantic-level data, the real-time synchronization of the production-end Oracle RAC database to the target Oracle server is realized. This process not only ensures the real-time and consistency of the data, but also greatly improves the flexibility and maintainability of the system. At the same time, in order to further enhance the security of the data, a cascading method is adopted to synchronize the Oracle database data to the backup server in the off-site backup center in real time. The dual protection strategy can effectively prevent the risk of data loss and ensure the integrity and availability of the data.

4. Real-time Data Synchronization and Anti-virus Ransomware for Multi-tenants in Multiple Campuses

Scenario Characteristics: Multiple campuses and multiple machine rooms, frequent data access; scattered network data security risk points.

Client Requirements: Real-time synchronization of data in each campus, anti-virus ransomware; build an off-site disaster recovery center to prevent natural disasters such as fires and earthquakes; ensure the availability, integrity, continuity and recovery reliability of data.

Establish a production center in the main campus and a disaster recovery center in the core sub-campus (or cloud). Through the adoption of i2Cloud multi-tenant cloud disaster recovery management platform, convenient account management is enabled for key systems such as educational administration, student affairs, library, scientific research and campus card. With the help of i2COOPY, the data of the two places is synchronized in real time and ensures the high consistency and continuous availability of the data at both ends. Through i2CDP, the core data is continuously backed up. When the production center faces sudden dangerous events such as logical errors, virus attacks and fires, it can quickly recover through the backup data to ensure the continuity of the business and the integrity of the data.

5. School Multi-terminal File/Shared Cloud Disk Management

Scenario Characteristics: Massive types of data, chaotic management and low efficiency; frequent file copying, repeated transmission and scattered risk points.

Client Requirements: Secure access to files in different places and multiple terminals; collaborative intercommunication, backup and unified management of campus data; multi-level permission management of network disks and recovery of historical data; real-time, convenience and intelligent management of file updates and sharing.

Through i2Share, accounts are opened for teachers, students and school staff in need, enabling them to easily access files on the shared network disk at any time and any place through Linux, Windows, Mac desktop platforms and Android and iOS mobile platforms.

i2Share not only provides multi-terminal synchronization function, ensuring that users can seamlessly switch between different devices and obtain the required files at any time, but also has the full historical version recovery ability, effectively preventing data loss caused by misoperation or version changes. i2Share also performs well in terms of security, with file secure access mechanism, encrypted storage and other capabilities, providing users with more secure and flexible data storage and sharing options.

II. Core Advantages of the Solution

Full-domain multi-cloud platform application

It can be applied in the entire network domain such as campus network, local area network and wide area network, as well as multi-cloud platforms such as education cloud, operators and public cloud, meeting the disaster recovery needs of application systems in physical machines, virtualization and cloud environments.

Multi-level and multi-system backup and disaster recovery

Adopting multi-level data replication technologies based on the host layer, volume layer block level and database, it provides real-time data backup, CDP and application disaster recovery for systems such as scientific research, campus card, educational administration, archives, online courses and finance in the digital campus, and can take over in seconds.

Multi-strategy data management and cross-campus disaster recovery

Campus data can be backed up in real-time or at regular intervals, and database data can be synchronized serially or in parallel to achieve multi-strategy data management and disaster recovery across campuses and from the local to the education cloud, solving problems such as logical errors in storage dual-active. 

Better compatibility and easy operation

It supports various operating systems, databases and virtualization platforms, has good compatibility with the user’s existing technologies and applications, does not need to change the system architecture, has graphical management, flexible deployment methods and easy operation.

Narrow bandwidth, low latency and no distance limit

Based on the real-time data synchronization at the byte level and serialized transmission technology, only the changed bytes are transmitted in real time, there is no backup time window, and the bandwidth size can be set as needed, which is suitable for data transmission scenarios at various distances and meets the requirements of data consistency.

Driven by the digital wave, with the continuous deepening of educational informatization and the significant increase in the value of educational data, data security and business continuity protection have become increasingly critical. In response to this demand and in accordance with relevant policies and regulations, Information2 has launched a series of educational disaster recovery scenario-based solutions, aiming to help institutions such as colleges and universities build a stable, secure and compliant business and data security protection system, providing a solid support for the digital transformation of the education industry in China.

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What Exactly is Big Data Protection? How Does Information2 Achieve It? http://www.info2tech.com/10977.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-exactly-is-big-data-protection-how-does-information2-achieve-it Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:54:07 +0000 http://www.jinyulicai.com/?p=10977 Recently, China Cyber Security Industry Panorama (11th Edition) by Aqniu deeply analyzed the latest in the domestic cybersecurity field, covering 16 first-level and 108 second-level classifications. It’s an essential guide for industry decisions, business breakthroughs, and market understanding. Among these content, besides the basic DR field, Information2 was selected in data security – big data protection with i2HDFS. So, what is big data protection and how does Information2 do it? With the digital economy wave, data is a key production factor like petroleum, needing collection and processing for wide use. This led to the popularity of open-source big data platforms like Hadoop. In the Chinese market, after years of growth, big data platform products are more common in finance, government, […]

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Recently, China Cyber Security Industry Panorama (11th Edition) by Aqniu deeply analyzed the latest in the domestic cybersecurity field, covering 16 first-level and 108 second-level classifications. It’s an essential guide for industry decisions, business breakthroughs, and market understanding. Among these content, besides the basic DR field, Information2 was selected in data security – big data protection with i2HDFS. So, what is big data protection and how does Information2 do it?


With the digital economy wave, data is a key production factor like petroleum, needing collection and processing for wide use. This led to the popularity of open-source big data platforms like Hadoop. In the Chinese market, after years of growth, big data platform products are more common in finance, government, and operators. The integration of AI/ML and big data platforms is a trend, highlighting their importance. IDC predicts that China’s data volume will exceed 76.6ZB in 2027, with enterprise data rising. Big data security is urgent, as big data platforms operation becomes a challenge for many.


Several Misunderstandings in Big Data Disaster Recovery


Big data platforms are key for enterprises and society, carrying vital data for business decisions and development. Ensuring their safe and stable operation is crucial. Despite frequent security incidents, enterprises have misunderstandings toward big data platform protection. For instance, some don’t think separate backup/restore tools are needed at the PB level. Others consider backing up unstructured data impractical. Some believe lost data can be easily reconstructed. These stem from past thinking. Now, data scale, types, and processing needs are changing. The rise of large language models and AIGC brings complex data processing demands. Big data collects and generates new data with diverse and uncertain characteristics, making collection hard. It’s time-consuming and challenging, and data loss or interruption can have serious consequences. To deal with this, enterprises need disaster recovery systems for data security and business continuity to gain competitiveness.


i2HDFS Escorts Big Data Security


As a leading disaster recovery manufacturer, Information2 fills the domestic gap in big data platform DR and launches the i2HDFS real-time synchronization product. i2HDFS captures and synchronizes real-time transaction data of big data platforms across clusters. It solves data migration, verification, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery problems for enterprises, ensuring continuous business and no data loss.

Disaster Recovery Practice of Big Data Platform of a Large City Commercial Bank


A large city commercial bank’s big data analysis service platform has been online for years, handling key data. With the platform’s rising importance and frequent downtime, disaster recovery compliance is stricter. The bank’s data has grown, causing issues like small file increase and high cold data proportion. If not fixed, it’ll affect digital scenarios. The bank needs disaster recovery for data synchronization and separation to ensure analysis efficiency, data security, and business stability. 


With Information2 i2HDFS, data is synchronized in real-time for disaster recovery, and the backup provides read-only access. This separates reading and writing, boosts analysis, and reduces storage costs.


IDC’s latest data shows that in nearly 80% of enterprises, the integration of AI/ML and data processing platforms is less than 50%. Future upgrades await data infrastructure software like big data platforms. Disaster recovery is an important part in enterprise IT. With the application of Information2 i2HDFS in finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, it will protect more users’ big data platforms.

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