Core Services Stresses the Importance of Data Protection and Disaster Recovery

Oracle Partner Minimizes Risk and Negative Impact with Disaster Recovery
Options.

MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Core Services Corporation ("Core
Services") has noted an increased interest in their Disaster Recovery
Solutions in recent months. However, Bimal Doshi, Vice President of
Operations at Core Services, is concerned that companies are more reactive
than proactive with their disaster recovery initiatives. "Jumping on the
bandwagon of the latest fear--whether it is hurricanes, fires, rolling
blackouts or sabotage--is probably not the best approach to creating an ERP
Disaster Recovery plan," Doshi explains. "Companies should really take a
thoughtful, collaborative approach to develop a plan that covers all possible
threats. It's vital to have an iron-clad Business Continuity plan that
provides the necessary game plan to recover from a disaster--regardless of
cause--within the crucial time period required to resume internal production
and service to customers."

"A prudent IT Manager should indicate that Oracle Disaster Recovery takes
place well before a disaster ever occurs," Doshi continues. "The planning
stage is critical, and planning for the worst will help ensure that if and
when an adverse event does happen, system downtime is minimized. Core
Services knows that planning is just the first step in creating a disaster
recovery protocol. Planning can be a risk-mitigating exercise in that many
harmful incidents can be prepared for and prevented, and Core Services
recommends an end-to-end disaster recovery test at least once every 6 months."

Impact of Disasters

With the explosion of around-the-clock e-business, enterprises today operate
in an extremely complex and highly networked, global economy. Today,
companies are more susceptible to interruptions, whether it's by natural
disaster, hardware failure or by human error that is intentional or
unintentional. The cost of such interruptions, or downtimes, varies across
industries, but for companies with a significant web presence, outages are
crippling. For mission critical applications such as the Oracle E-Business
Suite, a disaster could potentially mean financial ruin and the close of
business altogether if not rectified quickly.

"Most companies are exceedingly dependent on their information technology
systems," explains Jim Bistis, President and CEO of Core Services. "When
disaster strikes, the domino effect of systems going off-line can quickly lead
to total business failure because of this dependence." Some of the most
notable problems include the lost ability to manage:
-- Cash-flow and banking
-- Collection of receivables
-- Order handling, sales and invoicing processes
-- Payment of salaries, commissions and expenses
-- Payment of creditors and suppliers
-- Contact records for customers, suppliers, partners and staff

While a loss of Internet connections also means a loss of:

-- E-mail communication and possibly phone communication
-- E-commerce capabilities and transactions
-- Web-site access and tracking information

Core Services' Data Protection Strategies

Effective Disaster Recovery planning is more than just providing a power
backup supply or a second server in another building. In the event of a
disaster, hardware and networks can be replaced or moved to a new location,
but data, one of the most critical assets of a business, may not be replaced
as easily or as quickly if not protected correctly.

Given the importance of data protection, there are a variety of technology
solutions available to enable businesses to protect and recover their data in
a timely manner. Core Services provides several different solutions, based on
the speed in which a company needs to recover their data or based on a
specific budget. A snapshot of a few of these Oracle Disaster Recovery
solutions includes:

Backup - In this type of recovery, database data/files of the primary database
are stored on storage devices. Core Services' backup strategies include local
and remote copies of data, full and incremental backups, online backups, and
support for secondary devices, including off site tape archiving.

Standby - In this type of recovery, a copy of the primary database is
maintained on a separate server at all times. These systems are configured
for disaster recovery purposes. If the primary database fails, the standby
database is activated to operate as the new primary database. Automated
Standby is an effective means for disaster recovery by providing a completely
automated framework to maintain consistent copies of the primary database.
This technology also provides an automated framework to switch over to the
standby system in the event of a disaster or a corruption on the production
site, or even during scheduled maintenance work.

Remote Mirroring - This method involves the mirroring (copying) of the changes
in the primary database storage units to a remote storage unit at a secondary
site. This can be accomplished through techniques such as storage based remote
mirroring or host based mirroring. In the event of an outage or a disaster,
the database may be restored and recovered at the mirrored site, and systems
may then point to this mirrored site and continue operations.

Sophisticated DR with Virtual Tape Libraries- This method uses the most recent
technology including de-dupe technology, alternative site processing and can
take advantage of multiple data centers. With virtual tape, backups complete
faster and more reliably, with little or no change needed to the backup
environment. De-duplication technology can eliminate or greatly reduce the
need for physical tapes while ensuring data security and integrity. However,
Core Services leverages a solution that allows our team to directly export
data to physical tape, leveraging the speed of the VTL without impacting the
backup network for companies that still require physical tape backups.

"All companies rely on data to survive, yet most companies--especially small
to medium size businesses--continue to ignore the benefits of a having a
comprehensive disaster recovery plan," concludes Bistis. "Corporations that
have spent the capital and resources to procure and implement any of the
Oracle Products should implement a Disaster Recovery plan sooner rather than
later. Core Services can help corporations by prioritizing the potential
risks, determining scope of impact to businesses and analyzing possible costs
so that we can develop a customized and effective Disaster Recovery plan of
action."

About Core Services:

Core Services Corporation, an Oracle Certified Partner, delivers Oracle-based
business operations solutions and information systems and support to clients
worldwide by providing award-winning Oracle Consulting and Oracle Hosting
services. Additionally, Core Services is authorized to sell and service
Oracle E-Business Suite, leveraging the Oracle Business Accelerators. Focused
uniquely on Oracle Applications since 1990, Core Services also offers Managed,
Remote DBA, and Disaster Recovery services in addition to Oracle Consulting
services for new implementations and upgrades. For more information about
Core Services, visit our website at: http://www.coreservices.com .

Contact:
Jennifer A. Lasida
Director of Marketing and Events
Core Services Corporation
+1 281-394-2360
jlasida@coreservices.com

SOURCE Core Services Corporation

Jennifer A. Lasida, Director of Marketing and Events, Core Services
Corporation, +1-281-394-2360, jlasida@coreservices.com