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What Is DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service)? Definition, Working, and Examples

IT Toolbox

DRaaS refers to a service model that offers backup services to help organizations withstand unplanned outages. The post What Is DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service)? Definition, Working, and Examples appeared first on.

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Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster

Network World

European’s largest cloud provider, OVHcloud, suffered a catastrophic fire last month that destroyed one of its data centers and smoke-damaged a neighboring one. Companies that had some type of off-site backup seemed to be up and running again, such as Centre Pompidou To read this article in full, please click here

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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices

SecureWorld News

Being prepared for a bad situation that might never happen is better than experiencing a disaster that catches you off-guard. Read this post to learn more about disaster recovery and discover the best practices that you should apply to improve the protection of your data and IT environment. What is disaster recovery?

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SIRIS Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Tech Republic Security

SIRIS is fundamentally different than traditional backup and recovery solutions. Utilizing a cloud-first approach, managed service providers (MSPs) can offer their clients an all-in-one solution that incorporates local backup and recovery with a secure, cloud-based repository and full disaster recovery in the cloud.

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Why You Need to Consider Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service

CIO Business Intelligence

Investing in a robust disaster recovery program upfront can save considerable costs down the road. According to FEMA, nearly a quarter of businesses never re-open following a major disaster—a sobering statistic. [i] Without a robust disaster recovery plan in place, it can take days, weeks, or even months to recover.

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Is Your Cloud Backup Ready to Handle a Crisis?

CTOvision

Read Drew Markham take a look at the disaster recovery options available to organizations on Infosec Magazine: In an increasingly cloudy world, it’s easy to be seduced by the attraction […].

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Google Buys Actifio — Who Knew Backups Were So Juicy?

Forrester IT

Last week, Google announced the acquisition of Actifio and plans to integrate Actifio’s technology as a first-party data protection solution akin to Azure Site Recovery. In comparison, AWS’s CloudEndure Disaster Recovery and Azure Site Recovery are more limited in functionality and scope than the capabilities Actifio gives Google.