ASIA recovery and backup strategy . Partnering with Veeam , DDB is harnessing its software when taking snapshots of virtual machines ( VMs ), which also filters into DDB ’ s business continuity solution .
“ VM snapshots are stored locally and they are quickly recovered if needed . We also store a copy of those VMs in the cloud and Veeam supports us in doing that ,” says Moy .
“ These snapshots can be spun up in the cloud during disaster recovery ( DR ). If there ’ s a disaster in the local office , we are able to spin up the VMs in the cloud , where our data is also backed up for quick recovery . The cloud is our DR site . This saves costs in actually creating and maintaining a DR site .”
Complex privacy laws Whilst Moy remains heavily involved in all projects which require IT operations across DDB ’ s Asia Pacific division , he acknowledges that the company will face a number of challenges surrounding the increased need for digital security , in order for the business to comply with various governmental privacy laws .
“ IT helps the business with all the systems , applications , and infrastructure including the cloud services , and also helps the business units relating to digital services ,” he says .
“ We have some countries , China for example , where laws dictate that private data cannot be stored outside of the country . We are therefore required to look for internal Chinese providers which will keep the data in China .
“ Having a provider within the country helps with the privacy law and also with the speed and robustness of the product that ’ s being marketed ,” Moy continues .
“ These are all new laws which were not in place 20 years ago – this is on a global scale . In May , the General Data Protection Regulations in the European Union are set to shift , and we have to keep catching up with different laws in different areas . Are we going to move the data out ? How are we going to handle this ?
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