{"id":15708,"date":"2020-05-17T11:57:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T11:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sandbox.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=15708"},"modified":"2020-05-20T01:44:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T01:44:27","slug":"2020-ba-cyber-resilience-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandbox.backupassist.com\/blog\/2020-ba-cyber-resilience-champion","title":{"rendered":"Who will be the 2020 BA Cyber-Resilience Champion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Huge prizes \u2022 Lots of fun \u2022 Beat my times<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Modern cyber-resilience is all about the recovery.<\/strong> The first thing a system administrator asks is, \u201cwhat options do I have if a disaster strikes?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having options is the key. A good backup system must provide multiple ways of recovery, to suit different situations. And that\u2019s what this challenge is all about! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will be crowning the 2020 BA Cyber-resilience Champion!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To coincide with the launch of BackupAssist ER \u2013 our finest backup and recovery solution to date \u2013 we’re launching a unique challenge to our partners and all MSPs in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using BackupAssist ER, how fast can you recover from the following backup situation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Locally, by booting the backup as a Virtual Machine<\/li>
  2. Locally via a full bare metal recovery (re-image your disks)<\/li>
  3. Cloud based Virtual Machine Disaster Recovery<\/li>
  4. Just for fun \u2013 think up an extreme recovery scenario, just to see if it\u2019s possible<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I took the challenge myself in April \/ May 2020, and in this series of blogs, I\u2019ll share my experiences and results. There’s also bonus video footage of my recoveries, and documenting the steps taken so anyone can follow and repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How did I do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Despite being under lockdown in Australia, I had enough hardware at home to do a \u201cdisk to disk to cloud\u201d backup, and then 4 different types of recoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n \n \n \n \n
    Backup Process<\/b><\/td>\n Hands-on time<\/strong><\/td>\n Waiting Time<\/strong><\/td>\n Total Time to Backup<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
    Disk to disk to cloud backup<\/strong><\/td>\n 4 min 51 secs<\/td>\n 162 min 0 secs<\/td>\n 166 min 51 secs<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
    Recovery Process<\/b><\/td>\n Hands-on time<\/strong><\/td>\n Waiting Time<\/strong><\/td>\n Total Time to Recovery<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
    Local VM Instant Boot<\/strong><\/td>\n 3 min 52 secs<\/td>\n 2 min 25 secs<\/td>\n 6 min 17 secs<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
    Local Bare Metal Recovery<\/strong><\/td>\n 3 mins 13 secs<\/td>\n 7 min 57 secs<\/td>\n 11 min 10 secs<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
    Cloud VM Disaster Recovery<\/strong><\/td>\n 7 min 58 secs<\/td>\n 37 min 07 secs<\/td>\n 71 min 32 secs<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
    Extreme: VMware BMR on a Mac<\/strong><\/td>\n 2 min 40 secs<\/td>\n 22 min 37 secs<\/td>\n 25 min 17 secs<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Total hands on 1 Backup + 4 scenarios Recovery Time = 22 min 34 secs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019m convinced! anyone can beat my results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The aim of BackupAssist ER is to enable system administrators of all skill levels to perform predictable and successful recoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As a system administrator, I\u2019m definitely at the novice end of the spectrum!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I first set up my first tape backup on Windows NT 4.0 some 20 years ago and technology has changed so much since then. Prior to this challenge, I had never even signed up for an Azure storage account or spun up an Azure VM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So I\u2019m convinced, anyone can beat my times. Even if you need to do a practice run beforehand, that\u2019s fine. Elite athletes practise \u2013 and so should elite I.T. administrators! Just record your best run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Enter the challenge yourself and win some big prizes!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Don\u2019t take my word for it. Try it for yourself. Get yourself on the leaderboard, and maybe you\u2019ll be crowned the 2020 BA Cyber-Resilience Champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Our overall Champion will be able to recover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n