At last an affordable disaster recovery solution for Hyper-V

Double-Take Software adds powerful new functionalities to the Microsoft® Hyper-V virtualisation platform.

With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2 in late 2009, Microsoft®'s virtualisation solution is now enterprise-ready. Version 2 of the Hyper-V hypervisor claims to be the best virtualisation platform for Windows.

But, compared with historic rival VMware, certain features are still missing from the Microsoft solution. Microsoft® is counting on its partner ecosystem to fill the gaps.
 
A broad product line positions Double-Take Software, a long-standing partner for Microsoft®, at the heart of this strategy: backup, recovery, migration, replication, high availability... a range of solutions that integrate perfectly with the Hyper-V virtualised environment.
 
If you've been hesitating to deploy Hyper-V virtualisation because of the lack of high availability and fast disaster recovery features, Double-Take Software™ resolves the issues. Double-Take Software™ solutions are compatible with any hardware platform and don't need a costly dedicated SAN infrastructure, allowing you to implement Hyper-V on your existing multi-vendor infrastructure.
 
The Workload Optimisation Suite by Double-Take Software covers all your needs for high availability, backup, and replication. Double-Take Software™ recommends four key products for Hyper-V environments, with an optional fifth product for certain clustered deployments.
 
Double-Take Move™
An essential tool in Hyper-V virtualised environments, Double-Take Move™ supports real-time X2X migration, with no production downtime. Double-Take Move™ has revolutionised migration in virtualised environments with its real-time approach and platform-independent
conversion capabilities.

Double-Take Backup™
Designed with the needs of small businesses and remote offices in mind, Double-Take Backup™ enables real-time WAN-based replication of physical and virtual servers on multiple sites. Double-Take Backup™ includes features such as Continuous Data Protection and deduplication, and supports HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management) environments.

Double-Take Availibility™ (for Virtual Host)
Double-Take AvailabilityTM meets the needs of the most demanding virtualised environments, including support for Hyper-V. The real-time host-level replication features of Double-Take AvailabilityTM allow for an improved RTO compared with Double-Take BackupTM.

Double-Take Availibility™ (for Exchange)
Double-Take® Full Server Failover offers continuous automated protection of the enterprise email server, and supports recovery to local or remote backup servers. Byte-by-byte replication captures every change on the server. The management console puts the system administrator in charge of over 70 configuration parameters, giving the Double-Take® solution the flexibility to meet requirements specific to any enterprise. Automatic detection of servers and key files means your Exchange environment is fully protected in just four easy steps.

Double-Take GeoCluster™
An option for Double-Take Availability, Double-Take GeoCluster offers enhanced protection for Microsoft® Cluster Service (MSCS) server clusters. Double-Take GeoCluster supports real-time replication for geographically distributed clusters complementing the native failover and monitoring features of MSCS.

Double-Take for Hyper-V CPU
 
Who is it for?
For any enterprise planning to deploy a virtualised infrastructure or seeking disaster recovery solutions for the Hyper-V environment, Double-Take Software™ offers a solutions suite that fills in the gaps in the Hyper-V feature set, covering all your needs for high availability. With the Double-Take Software solution, cost-effective business continuity and disaster recovery for remote Hyper-V virtualisation deployments becomes a reality, without the need to invest in Microsoft® Failover Cluster.

Key strengths
Double-Take Software has built its reputation on the effectiveness of its replication engine, the core of the Double-Take Software™ solutions suite. It delivers real-time replication of Hyper-V virtual systems without the need to deploy costly and complex server clustering and shared storage solutions.

Cost-effective
The Double-Take Software solution is affordable and allows any enterprise to plan for ambitious Hyper-V deployments without stretching the budget.