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1. 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...

2. IT Security Only as Strong as Your Weakest Link

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Security Policy | Author: DavidMoorman | Date Published: 09/25/2009

   It's been said that you are only as strong as your weakest link, and so it goes with your network security. You may have the latest and greatest equipment and software guarding the gateway to your network, but all that means nothing if you don’t have an IT security policy in place that is...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. Simplified Backup

   [ Interview ] Topic: Backup | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 10/23/2006

   Arthur Cole spoke with Dorian J. Cougias, CEO of Network Frontiers and co-author of " The Backup Book " (Schager-Vartan Books, 2003). Cole : For a lot of companies, full backup and restoration simply is not feasible. What advice would you give them to help streamline the process? Cougias...

6. 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...

7. Don’t Let Your Business Fail – Back up Your Data

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Backup | Author: KenShaw | Date Published: 08/12/2009

   You have car insurance to replace or repair your car and health insurance if you get sick or injured, but what would you do if you lost all your data? Do you have data insurance? For a small business owner, data loss could result in having to start from scratch or worse – business failure....

8. 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...

9. 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...

10. Hurricanes’ Wrath Drives Disaster Planning

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

    On the morning of Aug. 28, 2005, John Chaffe, director of IT for Tidewater Inc., got a call from his CEO. Overnight, Hurricane Katrina, taking aim at New Orleans, had been upgraded to a Category 5 storm. The company operates about 400 supply vessels for the global offshore oil industry. Since the...

11. Disk Based Data Protection Technologies—Focus on Virtual Tape Libraries

    [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Virtual Tape Library | Author: AnalystPerspectives | Date Published: 12/20/2007

    We are pleased to be partnering with Analyst Perspectives and offering an excerpt of their high valued content. Click here to download the full report.     The volume of critical data to be stored and protected by businesses is growing by the day, irrespective of the size of an organization or...

12. GeeksForRelief a Friend Indeed

    [ Interview ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 07/10/2006

    Arthur Cole spoke with Tommy Gardner, program coordinator, GeeksForRelief . Cole : GeeksforRelief.com was created to provide people and businesses damaged by hurricanes assistance to maintain their data until they get back on their feet. How did the organization come about? Gardner : The...