Few businesses these days take on any project without weighing the costs against the benefits or evaluating the return on investment (ROI). In this analysis, most organizations consider aspects such as level of effort and total cost of ownership, which includes startup costs and ongoing maintenance and support.
Taken together, these analyses can help a business understand whether a proposed project is worth the effort.
When it comes to projects such as implementing a data replication and archiving strategy, it’s tricky or impossible to find any ROI, because most such projects don’t contribute anything to the company’s bottom line. These projects are often driven by legal or regulatory requirements or as a kind of “insurance” against natural or human-made disasters.
Even then, a project with high perceived costs, a large time commitment, or a high level of effort requiring expensive skill sets might be considered too costly, despite the risks posed by not doing it. This situation is one of the common challenges to implementing a data replication and archiving strategy.
Overcoming the Time and Effort Challenge
It’s true that traditional approaches to data replication and effort are quite expensive, for several reasons:
Because each organization has a different IT landscape and different needs, there are no one-size-fits-all solutions. Any solution is by necessity a custom software development project.
Traditional data replication solutions require specialized developers with niche skill sets that command high hourly rates. For large projects, those hours can add up.
In addition to specialized development resources, these solutions require the attention of much of the IT staff, taking them away from their day-to-day responsibilities. Backfilling those resources during the project takes additional time and money.
The ongoing maintenance of the solution also adds an extra burden on the IT resources.
But what if a data replication solution could be implemented at a fraction of the cost, effort, and time required by traditional solutions?
Precision Bridge: The Data Replication Game-Changer
The mission of Precision Bridge is to do just that: Provide tools that enable organizations to implement data replication strategies with much less time and effort than traditional solutions, without requiring any custom development work. The intuitive, drag-and-drop tools make it easy to set up and maintain a comprehensive data replication and archiving strategy for any size IT environment.
With the significant reduction in cost, time, and effort, organizations can approach the project with much more enthusiasm.
To learn more about how Precision Bridge can help you implement your data replication strategy, contact a Precision Bridge consultant today.
