|
Level
of Storage
|
Business
Type
|
Data
Uptime
|
Redundant
Array of Independent Disks (RAID )
|
|
Critical
Availability
|
Businesses
with frequently changing critical information storage needs - high-end ERP
and CRM applications with real-time transactions that immediately impact
revenue |
99.999
percent uptime availability |
RAID
1 storage solution - minimizes costly downtime and provides maximum amount
of storage disk space |
|
High
Availability
|
Businesses
with rapidly growing information requirements and robust revenue producing
Web sites and complex applications
|
99.95
percent uptime availability |
Choice
between RAID 1 or RAID 5 - minimizes revenue loss due to downtime |
|
Basic
Availability
|
Non-critical
applications - e-mail, database servers, intranet/extranet or news servers
|
99.7
percent uptime availability |
RAID
5 - minimizes costly downtime |
