AS SPONSORS of the recent Scottish ICT (Oil & Gas) conference at AECC, we took a calculated risk by dumping a live server in to a container full of Liquid Nitrogen to prove we could recover the data in less than 10 seconds.
It's essentially Murphy's Law that if a technology demo is going to go wrong, it will generally go wrong when you are in front of your audience and at the exact time you need to show that the product does deliver on the promise.
So, we thought "let's test that theory" and do the unthinkable; drop a server connected to power into some liquid.
To add some theatre, why not make it liquid nitrogen?
Double jeopardy! In for a penny, in for a pound.
If we were going to fail, we were going to make it an epic fail.
The objective of the demo was to showcase the remarkable ability of the latest backup and business continuity solution; Datto.
A device that is "enterprise" in grade quality but priced for the SME market.
Once submerged, we planned to show - live, (how in yes under 10 seconds, that) - we could recover the data.
Who were the audience I hear you ask?
Only some of the most influential names in IT of the oil & gas industry, people who generally are not easily impressed.
The result was a spectacular success.
Sorry to disappoint those of you that were hoping for a calamity.
The audience were very impressed and showed their appreciation.
The team at ITWORX – well, we all got a few more grey hairs and gave a collective sigh of relief.
Datto is simply a game changer in backup, business continuity and disaster recovery. Gone are the days of having to change tapes.
Datto is a hybrid solution that backs up on-site then whacks your critical data up to the cloud with no manual intervention, so that if the worst ever should happen, then you have a robust backup and should you need it a business continuity solution.
Since the conference, both ITWORX, the Scottish Elite Partner and the Datto product have stimulated a ground swell of interest in the technology.
If back up and business continuity solutions are on your radar, we would be happy to share more info, just call 01224 518500.
The latest backup and business continuity solution, Datto, following its liquid nitrogen encounter