High Availability Network System (HANS)

Continuity of Internet and mail services is critical in the fast moving and dynamically evolving business environments found today, yet many large companies still rely on a single Internet Service Partner (ISP) for delivery of these services.

Genesis HANS (High Availability Network System) offers completely independent rollover provision of Internet and Mail access through a specially developed high redundancy model integrating seamlessly with existing ISP's. Fully compatible with MPLS, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and conventional POP based mail systems, Genesis HANS gives medium to large scale business a critical second line defence strategy, ensuring the reliable delivery of Internet and mail resources to core offices, whilst mitigating the risks associated with relying solely on any single providers' Internet access systems (no matter how advanced they may be).

Genesis HANS integrates seamlessly into existing IT infrastructures and is fully compatible with other Internet Service Providers systems. Scalable from 200 to 20,000 users and employing an advanced mix of core technologies including Unix, co-located clustered hardware and specialist VPN access, Genesis HANS is the most effective and resilient way to ensure that mail and Internet access is maintained without interruption regardless of the status of your primary Internet Service Provider.

Genesis HANS ensures that Internet and mail services will keep on working in any of the following eventualities:

• Loss of primary internet access at your office(s)
• Loss of MPLS connectivity to the outside world (regardless of cause)
• Loss of VPN tunnels (links) to remote data centres at your office(s)
• Loss of VPN tunnels (links) to other offices
• Virus attack on Microsoft servers
• Unpatched vulnerabilities of Microsoft servers
• General failure of Microsoft servers (Exchange/AD) regardless of location
• Failure of your ISP to deliver Outgoing Mail to recipients
• Failure of your Exchange mail server to deliver Outgoing Mail to recipients
• Failure of SLA terms by your existing ISP for whatever reason

Genesis HANS is not designed to replace existing MPLS or other internet access systems but rather aims to address the classic conundrum which most businesses face; escalating investment costs to gain high bandwidth and quality of service protocols, with the need to source secondary and most importantly compatible back-up Internet Access, for true resilience of service delivery independent of the primary ISP.

To find our more on how to assess the resilience of your current Internet and Mail access systems, please call 08000 895555 or click here to order a brochure.