Time for a Disaster Recovery Health Check
Information Week
APRIL 4, 2024
Now is a good time to revisit those disaster recovery plans that are still data center-centric and probably haven’t kept up with the changing computing environment.
Data centers: Why disaster recovery preparation is even more important during a pandemic
Tech Republic Data Center
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
A successful disaster recovery strategy is never easy, and a pandemic adds challenges. Read some advice from industry experts on how to protect your organization from all disasters.
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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Some organizations do not consider IT disasters as an imminent danger. However, a disaster resulting in data loss and downtime is a common threat nowadays. 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.
Security and disaster recovery are priorities when choosing data center provider
Tech Republic Data Center
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Security and compliance are key factors to consider when outsourcing your data center, according to a report from data center provider US Signal.
Disaster Recovery and the Agile Data Center
Eric D. Brown
MARCH 9, 2015
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. Disaster recovery planning is a challenge for every organization. The challenge for most organizations comes with the ‘how’ and the ‘when’ in disaster recovery planning.
Power Checklist: Building Your Disaster Recovery Plan
Tech Republic Data Center
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Natural and man-made disasters can jeopardize the operations and future of any company today. As a result, the development of a disaster recovery plan is a must to ensure ongoing business processes in the wake of a crisis situation.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan
Tech Republic Data Center
AUGUST 2, 2023
Organizations, regardless of size, should have a disaster recovery and business continuity plan. From the policy: DISASTER PLAN IMPORTANCE. Such a plan helps IT pros create policies that address critical elements and processes that should be considered and implemented before a crisis occurs.
The Data Center of the Future and Cloud Disaster Recovery
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 10, 2017
Disaster recovery and business continuity -- no longer a cumbersome duo. Read More.
Finding your ideal VMware Disaster Recovery and Migration Cloud Provider
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Cloud Provider Services capability enables you to choose your ideal, closest Disaster Recovery and Migration partner based on your vSphere console IP location and the nearest Disaster Recovery partner data center. Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, IT Leadership
QTS Adds Disaster Recovery Services
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 13, 2013
Data center provider QTS (Quality Technology Services) has launched two disaster recovery services designed to provide network availability in the event of virtual or physical server disruptions. Disaster Recovery QTS (Quality Technology Services)'
Combining Cloud With Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 20, 2014
The cloud can play a powerful role in your disaster recovery strategy Read More. Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery'
Weekend Earthquake A Disaster Recovery Reminder
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 27, 2014
colocation Disaster Recovery' magnitude earthquake southwest of Napa over the weekend worst the area has seen since 1989.
Achieve scalable cyber resiliency in the cloud during an age of exponential data growth
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 5, 2024
Data volumes continue to grow exponentially, and there’s no end in sight. IDC predicts that the amount of commercial data in storage will be 12.8 A typical novel contains 1 MB of data and is about 12 mm thick, so 12.8 A typical novel contains 1 MB of data and is about 12 mm thick, so 12.8 ZB by 2026.
Wikimedia’s Data Center Search Ends With CyrusOne
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 5, 2014
Foundation takes space at a Dallas-Fort Worth data center as it phases its Tampa, Florida, hosting footprint out Read More. CyrusOne Dallas Disaster Recovery Featured Hosting Wikipedia'
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196 The Biggest Myths Surrounding Disaster Recovery : spf13.com
SPF13
OCTOBER 4, 2012
The Biggest Myths Surrounding Disaster Recovery. There are a variety of reasons businesses either do not have a disaster recovery plan or their current plan is substandard. This is problematic when the decision-makers have bought into one or more of the common myths surrounding disaster recovery.
How to Design a Cloud-Ready Disaster Recovery Infrastructure
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 28, 2014
Learn how to architect a cloud-ready disaster recovery and business continuity (DRBC) infrastructure. Featured cloud Disaster Recovery drbc DRBC' Are you in the cloud? Are your ready for a possible outage?
QTS Realty Expands Disaster Recovery Portfolio with DRaaS
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Software-based disaster recovery product is application- and hardware-independent and can be used in hybrid physical-virtual setups Read More. Disaster Recovery QTS (Quality Technology Services) Services'
Does your Disaster Recovery Plan Include the Cloud?
Eric D. Brown
JANUARY 28, 2015
In years past, companies have relied on multiple data center locations to act as their main disaster recovery (DR) systems and data in case of disaster. In recent years organizations have been looking for more robust solutions for disaster recovery than storing their data in separate data centers.
The Biggest Myths Surrounding Disaster Recovery
SPF13
OCTOBER 3, 2012
There are a variety of reasons businesses either do not have a disaster recovery plan or their current plan is substandard. This is problematic when the decision-makers have bought into one or more of the common myths surrounding disaster recovery. Myth – Disaster Recovery is Expensive and Resource Intensive.
Mother Nature Attacks! Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan Ready?
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
There’s no point in investing in a backup and disaster recovery solution that only offers slow and partial recovery – in today’s competitive world, users and customers will hold delays and lost functionality against you. Read More.
Cervalis Opens New Connecticut Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Cervalis announced it has opened a 168,000 square foot data center in Fairfield County, Connecticut offering colocation, managed hosting, business continuity and disaster recovery, and cloud computing services. Cervalis cervalis'
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Sungard Goes Mobile With Its Disaster Recovery Services
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 9, 2013
SunGard has developed a fleet of mobile disaster recovery centers that can provide on-site business continuity services. Disaster Recovery Washington DC area' The 982-square foot facility can provide office space or raised-floor spaxe for servers, depending upon a customer''s needs.
Latency, Bandwidth, Disaster Recovery: Selecting the Right Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The process to select a good data center has to involve not only the physical elements of the facility but the workload to be delivered as well. Read More.
ViaWest Enters Phoenix Market With New Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
ViaWest continues its aggressive expansion, opening up its first Arizona data center in Phoenix. The company is seeing a lot of demand in the market from disaster recovery, re-locations from California as well as local, primary uses.
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What is DRaaS and how it can save your business from disaster
Network World
APRIL 14, 2022
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provides data replication, hosting, and recovery services from the cloud in the event of a disaster, power outage, ransomware attack, or other business interruption.
RackWare Adds Disaster Recovery to Cloud Migration Software Suite
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 28, 2014
Vendor now offers simple disaster recovery set-up for any cloud infrastructure. Cloud Computing'
Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster
Network World
APRIL 23, 2021
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. Those who did not lost data that will never come back.
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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 12, 2024
It’s common knowledge among CIOs that disaster recovery investments are always de-prioritized by company boards — until disaster strikes. But disaster recovery is just one example of projects that are of an important and preemptive nature that CIOs want to fund but find de-prioritized when it comes to budget approval.
How to Ensure Fast Failover and Disaster Recovery for Enterprise Apps
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
Now, learn how to ensure fast failover and disaster recovery for enterprise applications. Your applications are absolutely critical to you and your users. White Papers Symantec'
Disaster Recovery Site Selection: Factors and Approach
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 25, 2013
For a Disaster Recovery strategy to work as per design, one of the important contributors is DR site as it will define service availability to customers during disasters, writes Prashant Baweja of Infosys. Industry Perspectives'
Disaster Recovery: Strong People Bring Stronger Results
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
Seventy percent of data center outages are directly attributed to human error, writes Charles Browning of vXchnge. Focusing on the people behind the maintenance, power and communication in your data center can help lessen the risk of downtime. Industry Perspectives'
Venyu Turning Defunct Mississippi Department Store Into Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
APRIL 30, 2015
Louisiana data center provider Venyu has walked through Katrina, Rita and Gustav. The disaster recovery specialist has its first data center outside of Louisiana in the works, repurposing a former department store Read More. What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.
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The Data Centers Behind Datto’s Backup for Everything
Data Center Knowledge
JANUARY 15, 2015
The company''s goal to back up anything and everything for anybody creates some specific data center considerations Read More. Disaster Recovery'
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NTT’s Osaka Data Center Build Illustrates Impact of 2011 Earthquake on Industry
Data Center Knowledge
JUNE 23, 2014
Osaka has become a quickly growing alternative outsourcing destination in Japan as companies rethink disaster preparedness Read More. Asia-Pacific Disaster Recovery Featured Site Selection'
Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: Are We Ready?
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Disaster recovery is something that involves planning for the worst, and hoping for the best. AFCOM Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery Events' As new technologies such as virtualization and cloud have matured, is it time to include cloud in your DR plans?
What is the Difference Between Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery?
Galido
JUNE 13, 2019
Information Technology Blog - - What is the Difference Between Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery? Almost everyone now is thinking about measures to mitigate disaster and to recover from the effects. It always makes a lot of sense to be prepared for disasters. Understanding Disaster Recovery.
Failure is Not An Option: Lessons Learned from Disasters
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Data Center World: Data center managers can draw both warnings and inspiration from studying disasters outside of their industry Read More. AFCOM Disaster Recovery'
One of World’s Oldest Data Center Construction Firms Building in Virginia
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
DP Facilities to bring 65,000 square feet of data center space to market for disaster recovery Read More.
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IBM Brings New Disaster Recovery and Managed Security Services to SoftLayer Cloud Customers
Data Center Knowledge
APRIL 14, 2014
Through IBM’s cloud resilience portfolio, new disaster recovery and managed security services were added for SoftLayer cloud customers.
Experts: Electromagnetic Interference Threat to Uptime is Real
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 1, 2014
Intentional electromagnetic interference is a threat the data center industry needs to do more about Read More. Disaster Recovery Featured Power Regulation Uncategorized'
How New Technology Can Boost DR and Business Continuity
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
The evolution of the data center has brought many new enhancements. Now, learn how it can impact your disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Featured business continuity cloud Disaster Recovery Virtualization'
Benefits of Moving Hyper-V Disaster Recovery to the Cloud Webinar
Storage IO Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Benefits of Moving Hyper-V Disaster Recovery to the Cloud Webinar Benefits of Moving Hyper-V Disaster Recovery to the Cloud and Achieve global cloud data availability from an Always-On approach with Veeam Cloud Connect webinar.
SunGard to Split Off Availability Services Business
Data Center Knowledge
JANUARY 24, 2014
SunGard Data Systems will split off its Availability Services business, which operates its data centers and disaster recovery business. Disaster Recovery SunGard Availability'
BC & DR Pros, We Need Your Help!
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Each year, Forrester Research and the Disaster Recovery Journal team up to launch a study examining the state of business resiliency. Each year, we focus on a particular resiliency domain: IT disaster recovery, business continuity, or overall enterprise risk management. Disaster recovery.
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