"Disaster Recovery" Articles & Interviews

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1. Five Key Considerations in Disaster Recovery Planning

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: BrianTurley | Date Published: 10/23/2009

   Business and technology environments are more complex than ever and the reliance on information technology is firmly entrenched in the success factors of most organizations. Being prepared to respond to situations - both planned and unexpected - that threaten to disrupt essential business systems...

2. The 10-Minute Recovery Program

   [ Interview ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 02/23/2009

   Arthur Cole spoke with CEO ReiJane Huai of FalconStor, a company that  says it has a simplified approach to disaster recovery that is more efficient and more scalable. Cole : FalconStor has been talking about "changing the rules" of backup and disaster recovery. What do you have in mind? Huai...

3. A Model for Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Services

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: FadiAlbatal | Date Published: 11/02/2009

   Cloud storage is a compelling business delivery model that leverages key storage and data protection services while reducing costs by shifting IT spending from a capital expense to an operating expense. One of the most interesting aspects of cloud storage for IT is how it can be leveraged for...

4. Online Backup or Cloud Recovery?

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Backup | Author: IanMasters | Date Published: 10/14/2009

   Backing up files and data online has been around for quite a while, but it has never really taken off in a big way for business customers. There is also a new solution coming onto the market which uses “the cloud” for backup and recovery of company data. While these two approaches to...

5. When All Else Fails, Make Sure You Have Backup

   [ Article ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 01/12/2009

   Dick Cosby, systems administrator and disaster-recovery manager for Electronic Data Processing Services in Richmond, Va., learned the hard way that disaster has a surprising way of finding you. The company, an IBM shop with about 100 employees, provides support for trucking companies and other...

6. Virtualization More Powerful Than Ever

   [ Article ] Topic: Virtualization | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 05/04/2007

   Virtualization initially caught the industry’s attention as a means to consolidate physical servers and centralize data management. After all, what’s not to like about increasing your network capacity without actually have to buy new hardware? But now that virtualization is becoming commonplace,...

7. Network Automated Tools Don't Put Humans out of Jobs

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Business Process Automation | Author: RoryNolan | Date Published: 10/01/2009

   Picture the scene: It is 5:00 p.m. on a weekday and you have been alerted that your firewall has crashed. Thankfully, you have a spare on-site and you manage to have that up and running quickly in factory default setting. How do you recover the config from the firewall that has just crashed? Who is...

8. Business Continuity: Insurance Policy or an Opportunity to Improve?

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Business Continuity | Author: IanMasters | Date Published: 10/13/2009

   For all organizations, the impact that a disaster can have on the business is significant. From small events such as a lost e-mail or corrupted files through to large-scale problems caused by fire or flooding, the cost of downtime can be huge. This can be particularly expensive, affecting not only...

9. Which Way Toward Enterprise Mobility Infrastructure?

   [ Interview ] Topic: Change Management | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 11/27/2006

   Arthur Cole spoke with Rory Musker, head of sales, True Clarity . Cole : Enterprise mobility looks good on paper but suffers from a range of ailments from technical to change management. How can IT managers get it right the first time? Musker : The first thing to remember is that any IT...

10. Practical Approaches to Disaster Recovery

    [ Interview ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 12/11/2006

    Arthur Cole spoke with Bob Thornton, director of disaster recovery and business continuity, Optimus Solutions . Cole : Certainly, enterprises in the Gulf Coast or Tornado Alley need to worry about disaster recovery, but how seriously should an organization take disaster recovery if they...

11. As Swine Flu Winds Down, Hurricane Season Revs Up

    [ Interview ] Topic: Business Continuity | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 05/29/2009

    Carl Weinschenk spoke with Geary Sikich, the principal for enterprise risk and crisis management consultancy Logical Management Systems . Weinschenk : Before we specifically discuss hurricanes, what mindset should people have in general about disaster preparedness? Sikich : Prepare for the...

12. Iowa Hospital’s Disaster Plan Helps Keep Its Head Above Water

    [ Article ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 01/09/2009

    Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, often takes part in community disaster drills and tabletop disaster exercises — so much so that its executives used to question whether too much time was spent on that. Not anymore. Last June, floodwaters from the Cedar River, which runs through the...