Why Is A Disaster Recovery Strategy So Important Today?

Symantec has released its sixth annual Symantec Disaster Recovery Study, which analyses the current challenges being faced by organisations in managing and protecting virtualised and cloud-based environments. The company said in...

Like cloud computing in general, disaster recovery (DR) can mean different things to different people; however the fundamental principal with cloud DR is that it removes the need for dedicated infrastructure to facilitate a...

Citrix, the US-based software manufacturer, has rolled out a brand new disaster recovery software which is based on Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualisation technology and will facilitate a simplified and speedy data recovery...

Research by Storage Expo has found that the top data storage challenge facing organisations is how to implement the right disaster recovery strategy. More than 80 percent of those surveyed placed DRS at the top of their...

As companies become more reliant on business critical information, it becomes increasingly imperative to protect resources against unexpected loss. Threats come in many shapes and sizes – from server maintenance to...

The wider adoption of Disaster Recovery (DR) plans is a marked improvement in companies’ ability to withstand the troubles of our times. However, there are still vulnerabilities that need to be addressed if, as we should,...

Most companies have wised-up to alternative voice and data communications for when disaster strikes.  However… …when it comes to managing the situation back to Business As Usual there are still too many good...

Hitachi introduced the Hitachi Simple Modular Storage Model 100, a low-cost, entry-level storage system that serves the needs of a broad set of customers. The system is designed to fulfill the requirements of small and...

If you follow the media today, you might get to a conclusion that data encryption is everywhere. However, is this “good” encryption? A classic saying “Encryption is easy; key management is hard” illustrates one of the pitfalls...

CommVault announced that it has extended its existing OEM agreement with Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. , to include CommVault ContinuousDataReplicator. Under the agreement, Hitachi...

“…There are 2 elements of communications system failure during a crisis: loss of infrastructure and overload… following the 9/11 attacks 200,000 voice lines and 4million data circuits failed…and by 11am that day 90% of all mobile...

The theft of a company laptop from one of Nationwide's employees a few months ago put the bank in hot water in terms of its customer data security. But, it was also a stark reminder to companies of the importance of backing up...

A documented project plan can help to expedite the implementation of your disaster recovery procedures by identifying and coordinating pre-requisite tasks, responsibilities and resources for each task.Pre-planning allows for many...

See how providing protection for multiple production applications with one disaster recovery server provides an enterprise-class solution for those looking to implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions. This is a...

IT managers and consultants have been forced to enlarge the scope of the definition of “disaster.” We’ve learned that a disaster isn’t just a dead hard drive, a power loss, or a serious loss of data due to human error or...