How will you keep the business running during a disaster? A good business continuity plan isn't reserved for organizations with huge budgets. Any company without one could be just a day or two from crisis, making the real costs for business continuity assurance look miniscule. Clearly, real-time protection of data is a priority. Customer service remains one of the highest-ranking services that companies want to protect, with e-mail and phone systems also considered priorities. Off-site backup can save your bacon, as well.

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Green and Beyond: The Hard and Soft Benefits of Telecommuting

Similar to the quality movements of the late 20th century, becoming a green enterprise today may provide your business a competitive advantage. Very soon, however, being a green enterprise will become an operational imperative and bring your organization considerable savings. Fortunately,... More >

As Swine Flu Winds Down, Hurricane Season Revs Up

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... More >

Four Ways the Conservative Enterprise Can Use the Cloud Today

Cloud computing is a scary word in some conservative enterprises, but it doesn't have to be. Here are some proven ideas on how the conservative enterprise can dip their toe in the water today, get comfortable with the cloud and save some real cash. First, a quick, 30-second primer on for... More >

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The Role of Open Source in Data Integration

IT managers and developers need a way to make the data integration job easier, repeatable and more productive. This technology report discusses how open source is one way to accomplish these goals.

Mitel Series X Overview

Read this product overview to learn about a call control solution that allows businesses to easily add advanced mobility and IP telephony functions to their existing business communications system and reduce the rising cost of mobile communications.

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Spike in Web Traffic After Jackson's Death Creates Slowdowns

The day that Michael Jackson died, he did a number on the Internet, too. The Wall Street Journal speculates on what would have happened the day that Elvis died . Akamai, which monitors Web traffic, reported a spike of Web site visitors Thursday at about 6 p.m. Eastern Time of 4.2 million views per minute and a rate... More >

BI Vendor LucidEra Calls it Quits

On-demand business intelligence vendor LucidEra is going out of business at the end of the month, reports InfoWorld . It says the service is still live and the company is working on customer transition plans. Darren Cunningham, vice president of marketing at LucidEra, told searchDataManagement.com the problem... More >

DNS Attack Cripples China's Internet Access

A DNS attack in China crippled Internet access in part of the country, reports Computerworld . The DDoS attack targeted only DNSPod's DNS servers. Access to the registrar's IP address was blocked as network operators were concerned that the servers were draining resources from the machine rooms they occupied. The... More >

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Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Template Pack

Prepare your company for any type of disaster you can envision and those you cannot. Immediately download this comprehensive set of templates and tools for documenting your business contingency plans.

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Building a Comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan

Make sure you cover every critical detail of contingency planning with this comprehensive planning framework from Info~Tech Research Group.

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