WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 4/19/2008                                            Requirement #:  WAVV200831

Product Name:           VM:BACKUP     Product Release# (or state “current”): Current

Vendor Name:           CA

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Provide Encryption of HiDRO Backups

Detailed Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)

 

Backups created for standalone restoration using the HiDRO feature in a disaster recovery situation need the capability to be encrypted.

                                                                                            

Priority: (Select one: Urgent - High - Medium - Low) High

Requested Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year, Next Release) ASAP

Requirement Type: (Select one: Acceptability - Compatibility/Migration - Ease of Use - Feature/Function - Performance - Reliability/Availability/Serviceability - Packaging - Interoperability)

Acceptability

Business Justification: (Why? Non-technical business case description. Do not reword Detailed Problem Description from above. What are the benefits to be gained by your company, and the vendor and others?  Quantify: run time, dollars, manpower, etc.   Why should the vendor do this for the customer?)

 

Encryption of data has become a requirement in all aspects of business operations, including business recovery operations.  Unencrypted disaster recovery backups are unacceptable to private and regulatory auditors.

Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a vendors ability to deliver a solution)

 

     

Impact: (Optional) (How will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered?)

 

Customers will be forced by their auditors to seek solutions from other vendors.

 

Author Name:            John P. Baker                                 Author Title: Chief Software Architect

 

Company Name: HFD Technologies                                                             

 &         Address:            160 East Essex Ave (Street Number and Name)

                                          (Department or Attention)

                                    Sewell  NJ  08080-1229 (City/State/Providence/PostalCode/Country)                                       

 

Author E-mail:            john.baker@hfdtechs.com

Telephone:

US/Canada    (856)            740-5038                            Extension:      1

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