Disaster recovery in a virtual machine (VM) environment is easier to set and to confirm resulting in a quicker restore if needed. For B2B document exchange, the configuration is more than backing-up the EDI and AS2 system. Ensuring the links between the EDI system and the business application are operational is part of the challenge. The chain is only as strong as the weakest link, which we want to strengthen.
Additionally, in some companies a set of scripts or batch files have been written to move documents to specific users’ work stations. This presents two challenges:
- The scripts must be set and confirmed to be quickly restored.
- The scripts must be documented so that managers know of their existence and purpose.
The development/test instance of the EDI system must be properly set and confirmed, or else expensive development efforts may be lost or corrupted. Failure to test the fail over system (test or development) from production backup can be the weakest link. Often, in reality it is discovered that critical setups were missed or not documented.
DCS’ EDI expertise helps you avoid costly disruption and avoid the weak links. DCS has helped hundreds of companies plan for the worst in order to avoid it. With our GROW™ Service, we can move your B2B system (development and test instances) in about 40 hours.
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