Remote IT Infrastructure Management – Supporting Business Continuity Throughout Government Agencies

Paula Alves
March 28, 2012

For the U.S. Department of Defense and civilian agencies that rely on their IT infrastructure to protect national security and sensitive scientific data, application servers that are down can mean the loss of life or the loss of critical research. Time is of the essence when these disasters strike. Agency managers and division chiefs must quickly access, troubleshoot, diagnosis and repair the affected data center equipment.

Raritan’s Remote Management and Control Solutions provide an expanded level of secure remote access and centralized management for Government agencies and lights out data centers, even from an iPad® or iPhone®. These solutions provide FIPS-encrypted, secure BIOS-level interaction with the infrastructure and support the capability to power cycle, reboot, reinstall software, reimage servers and change BIOS options.

For the U.S. Department of Defense and civilian agencies that rely on their IT infrastructure to protect national security and sensitive scientific data, application servers that are down can mean the loss of life or the loss of critical research. Time is of the essence when these disasters strike. Agency managers and division chiefs must quickly access, troubleshoot, diagnosis and repair the affected data center equipment.

Raritan’s Remote Management and Control Solutions provide an expanded level of secure remote access and centralized management for Government agencies and lights out data centers, even from an iPad® or iPhone®. These solutions provide FIPS-encrypted, secure BIOS-level interaction with the infrastructure and support the capability to power cycle, reboot, reinstall software, reimage servers and change BIOS options.

By including access, power, remote centralized management, and data center infrastructure management tools as critical components in your disaster recovery plans, you can be assured that whenever a disaster may strike, your IT staff or federal contractor will have the tools they need to quickly access and recover virtually any server…and get you back to your business FAST!

For more information on how Raritan’s Remote Management and Control Solution for Business Continuity can help support disaster recovery and business continuity plans for Government agencies and lights out data centers, contact your authorized Raritan representative or see our website at: https://www.raritan.com/resources/application-briefs/remote-management-and-control-for-business-continuity-and-lights-out-data-centers-for-government.pdf