US Signal Disaster Recovery
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What is US Signal Disaster Recovery
US Signal Disaster Recovery is a managed disaster recovery service that replicates customer workloads to US Signal infrastructure to support failover during outages and site-level incidents. It targets mid-market and enterprise IT teams that need recovery time and recovery point objectives for virtualized and server-based environments without building a secondary data center. The offering is typically delivered as a service with provider-operated data centers and network connectivity, and it is often packaged with related managed infrastructure services.
Provider-managed DR operations
The service model places much of the DR runbook execution, monitoring, and operational responsibility with the provider rather than requiring customers to operate all tooling themselves. This can reduce the internal staffing burden compared with self-managed DR implementations. It also suits organizations that want a single vendor to coordinate infrastructure, connectivity, and recovery procedures.
Data center-based failover option
US Signal operates data center infrastructure that can serve as a recovery site for replicated workloads. This provides an alternative to cloud-only recovery approaches for organizations that prefer provider-hosted environments or need specific connectivity patterns. It can also simplify network design when the same provider supplies WAN and hosting services.
Fit for hybrid infrastructure
The service is commonly positioned for environments that include on-premises servers and virtual machines and need a secondary site for continuity. This aligns with use cases where applications are not fully cloud-native and require lift-and-shift recovery. It can be used to support planned DR testing and controlled failover/failback processes.
Less product transparency online
Compared with software-first DR and backup platforms, publicly available technical detail (for example, supported hypervisors, orchestration features, and API depth) can be harder to validate without a sales or engineering engagement. This can slow early-stage evaluation and side-by-side comparison. Buyers may need to request architecture diagrams and SLA specifics to confirm fit.
Potential provider lock-in
A managed DRaaS delivered on a provider’s infrastructure can increase dependence on that provider’s data centers, network services, and operational processes. Migrating DR configurations to another platform may require re-architecting replication, networking, and runbooks. This is a common tradeoff versus more portable, software-defined DR approaches.
Not a general-purpose recovery tool
As a DRaaS offering, it is primarily designed for business continuity and failover rather than broad endpoint recovery, SaaS application backup, or granular eDiscovery-style restore workflows. Organizations with extensive Microsoft 365/SaaS backup needs may require separate tools. It may also be less suitable for teams that want full self-service control over DR orchestration.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Mixed — primarily pay-as-you-go / per-VM and custom enterprise quotes.
US Signal offerings (official site findings):
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SyncSafe Replication (US Signal)
- Pricing note: Described as “flat per-VM pricing” with predictable, per-VM rates, but no public numeric prices or tiers listed on the site. Infrastructure costs are billed separately and there are Managed vs Unmanaged support options (Managed currently available; Unmanaged coming soon). Contact sales required for exact rates.
- Source: US Signal SyncSafe product and FAQ pages.
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DRaaS (Zerto-based and Azure Site Recovery options)
- Pricing note: US Signal advertises SLA-backed DRaaS options (Zerto Virtual Replication and Azure Site Recovery) customized to customer needs and budgets; pricing is not published on the site and appears to be provided via custom quotes.
- Source: US Signal Data Protection / DRaaS product page.
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Cohesity Backup & Recovery partnership
- Pricing note: Described as “pay-as-you-go” / month-to-month with no long-term commitments; no public per-GB or per-seat pricing published on US Signal site — customers are directed to contact US Signal for quotes.
- Source: US Signal Cohesity partnership page.
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OpenCloud (IaaS) & Cloud Cost Comparison
- Pricing note: OpenCloud emphasizes predictable/pricing and offers a cloud cost comparison calculator for custom estimates; no publicly listed per-VM or per-node prices for DR or IaaS are published on the site — quotes/estimates require upload of VM inventory or contact.
- Source: US Signal OpenCloud and Cloud Cost Comparison pages.
Free tier/trial: No evidence on the official site of a permanently free tier or a time-limited product trial for DR/SyncSafe/DRaaS. The site offers consultation/assessment resources (e.g., calculator, eBook, contact forms) but does not list a free product tier or free trial period.
Minimum public price: Not published on the official site. All pricing references direct users to request a quote or use the cost calculator; no fixed minimum monthly cost or per-VM amount is listed.
Notes & next steps:
- US Signal’s site repeatedly references “flat per-VM pricing” and pay-as-you-go billing but does not publish numeric rates — contact sales or request a calculator/quote for firm pricing.
- Official pages used: SyncSafe Replication pages, Data Protection / DRaaS page, Cohesity partnership page, OpenCloud and Cloud Cost Comparison pages (US Signal domain).
(If you want, I can contact US Signal via their sales/contact form text on the site to request a price sheet, or prepare a short email template you can send to sales.)
Seller details
US Signal Company, LLC
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2001
Private
https://www.ussignal.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-signal/
