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Fact Sheet: Oil & Gas

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OIL & GAS

Fact Sheet: Oil & Gas

Protecting Systems from Downtime and Data Loss

SIOS Technology’s high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) software protects critical applications, databases, and systems used in the oil and gas industry from downtime and disasters due to infrastructure, network, and application failures.

Protects Both Windows and Linux Applications and Databases

SIOS offers the flexibility to build SAN and SANless clusters for Windows or Linux environments on-premises physical servers, virtualized servers, and in the cloud. Easily move Windows Server Failover Clustering to the cloud without disruption, or build a Linux clustering environment with application-specific intelligence built-in. Configure clusters across cloud availability zones and regions for maximum HA/DR protection, or create hybrid cloud to meet your specific needs. SIOS helps you ensure regulatory requirements are met, while keeping your systems online and available at all times.

SIOS DataKeeper

Use SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition software to protect your business-critical Windows applications and the databases they run on, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, in a physical, virtual, or cloud environment. Add SIOS DataKeeper to a Windows Server Failover Clustering environment to create a SANless cluster where traditional shared storage clusters are impossible or impractical. Fast, efficient host-based replication synchronizes local storage on all cluster nodes for maximum configuration flexibility. Or, add replication to your existing SAN-based Windows cluster for DR.

  • Configuration Flexibility – Protect all server workloads. Replicate within a single site or across data centers.
  • Cost-Savings – Advanced clustering without costly application upgrades (e.g. SQL Server Enterprise Edition)
  • Reduce Complexity – Migrate on-prem WSFC to cloud without disruption

SIOS Protection Suite for Linux

Run business-critical applications on-premises or in a flexible, scalable cloud environment such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, without sacrificing performance or high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) protection. SIOS clusters uniquely failover across cloud regions or availability zones for true HA protection. SIOS Protection Suite includes powerful Application Recovery Kits (ARKs) , that automate manual tasks, monitor the entire application stack, and ensure failovers are reliable and maintain application-specific best practices. SIOS ARKs ensure HA/DR protection out-of-the-box without the need for tuning, manual scripting, or specialized training.

  • Advanced Automation – Auto-validated user input eliminates the need for costly, specialized skills and the risk inherent in manual scripting to configure and manage a cluster in complex environments used in the Oil and Gas industry
  • Deep application monitoring – Monitors the entire application environment
  • Application-aware automated failover – maintains compliance with application best practices for reliable failovers without surprises

The Industry’s Most Reliable Failover Protection

SIOS products protect critical applications and databases on which the systems used by oil and gas companies run from downtime and data loss.

HA/DR Fact Sheet

Applications Protected

Applications used in the oil and gas industry, such as Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), that run on SQL Server, SAP HANA, and Oracle databases can be protected by SIOS HA/DR solutions.

Environments & Platforms Protected

Microsoft Azure Cloud, AWS EC2, Google Cloud Platform, Hybrid Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V, On-Premises

Operating Systems Protected

Windows, SUSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, Rocky Linux

Databases and ERPs Protected

SQL Server, SAP, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, SharePoint, MaxDB and many others

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Unlike traditional shared storage clusters, SIOS synchronizes local storage in a SANless
configuration, enabling failover clusters in physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments.

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Video: SIOS LifeKeeper for Linux v9.7 Adds New HA/DR Capabilities For SAP HANA

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Video: SIOS LifeKeeper for Linux v9.7 Adds New HA/DR Capabilities For SAP HANA


In this video, our VP of Global Sales and Marketing Margaret Hoagland introduces the HANA Multitarget feature in our latest release of SIOS LifeKeeper for Linux.

Key highlights of this video interview:

SIOS LifeKeeper for Linux is a high availability clustering software that protects critical applications such as SAP, S/4HANA, SQL Server, and Oracle from downtime and disasters. It works by detecting any kind of a failure on the primary node. In the event of a failure, it moves operations to a secondary node where it can continue.

It supports major Linux distributions such as SUSE, Red Hat, Oracle, and Rocky. Customers can standardize their high availability environment and have the same experience regardless of the operating system.

New features and capabilities in SIOS LifeKeeper for Linux v9.7, include HANA Multitarget:

  • It automates the process of failing over to a secondary node plus replicating to a third or even a fourth node for disaster recovery.
  • The secondary node will assume full ownership of the primary node status.
  • It allows customers to have the third node in a geographically separated location.
  • It eliminates the complexity and the manual scripting, which can be quite cumbersome.
  • It uses HANA system replication, so it’s in alignment with SAP best practices.

This feature came directly from customer feedback. SIOS customers have large SAP environments with big HANA databases and complex disaster recovery requirements.

This is a straightforward upgrade process, no caveats. If the customer is extending to a disaster recovery location, they need to consult the SIOS documentation for instructions.

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Video: Ensuring High Availability And Disaster Recovery For Cloud

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Video: Ensuring High Availability And Disaster Recovery For Cloud

In this video, Jason Huff, our Linux Product Owner, will discuss the current trends in the market, in terms of high availability and disaster recovery.

Highlights of this video interview:

  • Open-source clustering requires highly complicated scripting and is also prone to human error and failure. The manual steps required to ensure that these complicated ERPs or databases are complicated and extremely order-dependent. Therefore, IT teams become hesitant to perform regular maintenance and failover testing.
  • If an application is critical to your day-to-day operations, then you need highly automated, high availability clustering in order to protect it.
  • When a failure happens in the cloud, your application needs intelligent recovery of the failed components and all their dependencies.

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Video: SIOS Cloud Availability Symposium 2023 To Focus On Disaster Recovery Mastery

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SIOS Cloud Availability Symposium 2023 To Focus On Disaster Recovery Mastery

Video: SIOS Cloud Availability Symposium 2023 To Focus On Disaster Recovery Mastery

In this video, Natalia Casey, our Senior Marketing Programs Manager, talks about SIOS’s upcoming event, SIOS Cloud Availability Symposium 2023. She also discusses how SIOS Technology is helping companies protect their applications, ensuring they have effective strategies around high availability and disaster recovery.

Highlights of this video interview:

  • While cloud provides a lot of benefits, organizations may not be aware of the gaps that cloud does not cover in terms of availability and disaster recovery. Casey talks about the need for constant education of the IT teams and lots of testing to ensure all of the disaster recovery plans and processes remain effective.
  • The symposium will focus on disaster recovery mastery for SAP where attendees will be able to learn about best practices for disaster recovery planning and implementation, as well as tips for ensuring high availability of their SAP environment. Casey explains some of the key topics that will be included in the event.
  • The event is aimed at anyone running applications in the cloud who wants to learn about disaster recovery, high availability and protecting applications in the cloud.
  • You can register to attend the event on the this page and sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing for registered attendees.

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Mitigating IT and Business Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry with High Availability and Disaster Recovery

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Mitigating IT and Business Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry with High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Mitigating IT and Business Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry with High Availability and Disaster Recovery

The oil and gas industry is a critical sector in the global economy, providing energy to power transportation, heat homes, and fuel manufacturing. However, the industry is facing significant challenges, both in terms of its operations and its IT infrastructure. High availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) solutions can help alleviate these challenges, providing companies with a robust IT infrastructure that is resilient to disruptions and downtime.

IT Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry

The oil and gas industry faces a range of IT challenges, including complexity of operations, aging infrastructure, security and data protection, cost control, and regulatory compliance.

Complexity of Operations

The oil and gas industry is complex and highly regulated, requiring companies to manage a range of processes and systems involved in exploration, production, transportation, and refining. This complexity can make it difficult to manage IT systems effectively and efficiently.

HA/DR solutions can help simplify IT operations by providing a consolidated, integrated approach to IT management. By consolidating IT systems and processes, streamlining workflows, and reducing the number of applications and tools used, companies can reduce complexity and improve efficiency.

Aging Infrastructure

Many oil and gas companies operate aging IT infrastructure, which can be costly to maintain and prone to downtime. Legacy systems can also be difficult to integrate with newer technologies and can pose security risks.

HA/DR solutions can help modernize IT infrastructure by providing a phased approach to modernization. By prioritizing critical systems for modernization, gradually retiring legacy systems, and replacing them with newer technologies, companies can reduce the costs of maintaining legacy systems and improve the reliability and security of their IT infrastructure. In some configurations, HA/DR systems such as sophisticated failover clustering can also provide a means of upgrading and maintaining critical systems with near zero downtime.

Security and Data Protection

Oil and gas companies handle sensitive and confidential data, such as drilling data, production data, and financial information. This data is attractive to cyber attackers, and companies need to implement robust security measures to protect against cyber threats.

HA/DR solutions can enable a multi-layered approach to security that includes network security, endpoint security, and data protection. By implementing firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and encryption technologies, companies can protect against cyber threats and ensure the confidentiality and integrity of their data.

Cost Control

The oil and gas industry is subject to volatile commodity prices, which can impact profitability. To stay competitive, companies must effectively manage their costs, including the IT costs associated with unexpected downtime, which results in lost revenue and productivity.

HA/DR solutions can help reduce costs by providing automatic failover recovery for critical applications and minimizing unplanned downtime.

With HA/DR solutions, critical applications are automatically failed over to other active nodes when there is a failure. After the node has recovered, the data is automatically copied over to the attached storage and the application resumes. With that, unplanned downtimes are potentially averted.

Regulatory Compliance

The oil and gas industry is subject to a range of regulatory requirements, including safety, environmental, and financial regulations. Compliance can be complex and time-consuming, and non-compliance can result in fines and reputational damage.

HA/DR solutions can help companies comply with regulations by providing redundant systems and disaster recovery plans. By ensuring that critical data is protected in the event of a disruption, companies can reduce the risk of non-compliance and avoid fines and reputational damage.

Business Challenges in the Oil and Gas Industry

In addition to IT challenges, the oil and gas industry faces a range of business challenges, including declining reserves, increasing competition, and environmental concerns.

HA/DR solutions can help address these challenges by providing companies with a resilient IT infrastructure that can support the business operations needed to address these challenges.

For example, HA/DR solutions protection for continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) ensures they have uninterrupted measurement of greenhouse gas emissions

HA/DR solutions can ensure production equipment can deliver real-time monitoring and analysis of production equipment needed to increase output and efficiency.

Increasing Competition

The oil and gas industry is highly competitive, with companies competing on a global scale for resources, market share, and profitability. As a result, companies need to be able to operate at maximum efficiency and effectiveness to remain competitive.

HA/DR solutions can help companies improve their competitiveness by ensuring that critical systems and data are available and accessible at all times. This can help to minimize downtime and maintain business continuity, which can be critical in the event of a disruption.

By implementing HA/DR solutions, companies can improve their ability to respond to market demands, make quick decisions, and execute operations efficiently. This can help to reduce costs, improve productivity, and enhance profitability, all of which are critical for success in a highly competitive industry.

Conclusion

The oil and gas industry is facing significant challenges in terms of its operations and IT infrastructure. These challenges include complexity of operations, aging infrastructure, security and data protection, cost control, and regulatory compliance. High availability and disaster recovery can help companies overcome these challenges by ensuring that critical systems and data are available and accessible at all times.

Implementing high availability and disaster recovery solutions can help companies improve their competitiveness, reduce costs, enhance productivity, and maintain business continuity. By leveraging these solutions, companies can stay ahead of the competition and continue to thrive in a dynamic and complex industry.

Contact SIOS today for High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions.

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