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Troubleshooting Backup Routines

Tech Republic Data Center

Backup routines are the lifeblood of information technology. Protecting an organization’s data is a computer professional’s highest priority.

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Optimizing your Data Center with the Cloud

Eric D. Brown

Some view the cloud as a place to store data while others view the cloud as a replacement for their data center. Regardless of how an organization views or uses the cloud, there is no question that every organization can find a way to make the cloud a part of daily data center operations.

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Conducting Your “Power Due Diligence” When Acquiring Existing Data Centers

Data Center Knowledge

The due diligence needed to acquire existing information technology assets involves a lot of factors, writes Mark Townsend of GE Critical Power. Data center power is part of that due diligence, and goes far beyond assessing the age of the backup generator or power protection and distribution. Industry Perspectives'

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Disaster Recovery and the Agile Data Center

Eric D. Brown

If there was one time that a data center and an IT group absolutely need to be agile, it would be the time immediately after a disaster strikes. Also, backup systems must be implemented and prepped to be able to take on the burden of systems that are lost during a disaster.

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Achieve scalable cyber resiliency in the cloud during an age of exponential data growth

CIO Business Intelligence

Right now, according to IDC, just under half (49%) of data is stored in a traditional data center. But even though the largest share of data is still in the data center, the momentum is clearly with the cloud and the edge. As a result, efforts get duplicated, creating inefficacy and higher costs.

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CIOs Start To Deal With The Problem Of Big Data Backup

The Accidental Successful CIO

Back in the old days, when the size of the data that your CIO job required you to manage was still something that could be dealt with, whenever the IT department received new data it just got added to your existing backup plan. However, that’s all changed now that we’re living in the era of big data.

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Data Center Physical Security Best Practices

Galido

Due to the nature and confidentiality of the data stored in a datacenter, operations and personal must have restricted and closely monitored access. Below is a best practices checklist recommendation for physical data center security. Power should be redundant with multiple power sources and at least 24 hrs of backup power.