Hurricane Sandy, fire in the Black Forest, 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes the Napa Valley - major disasters hit large urban centers, businesses are damaged and even destroyed. Even after these…
Regardless of the business goals or demanding requirements, companies must take intelligent measures to protect critical data. While this may seem like common sense, it's amazing how often companies don't…
Almost every organization has a disaster recovery policy, a catch-all term that covers the need to recover data in the event of a problem. In reality, disaster recovery is part…
There's a trade-off between the potential for data loss, recovery time, and cost. Certain businesses require high availability, the idea of near-zero data loss and near-zero downtime. Examples include the…
Business continuity is a step down from high availability in both RPO and RTO. This isn't about instant recovery, it's about making sure the business continues to function after a…
Disaster recovery encompasses both high availability and business continuity. Disaster recovery can also simply involve a copy of data residing on tape or a storage area network. The key here,…
Hurricane Sandy devastated the east coast in 2013 and a number of hospitals were directly affected. A facility, then a customer, closed after the storm due to massive damage. I…
When I was working with a global storage provider just a few miles from the most devastating fire in Colorado history, I found that they had zero privacy outside of…
The recent 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Napa Valley shows that not only does private industry need to understand and implement realistic and achievable disaster recovery, but government needs to do…
A major impetus in the creation of this article revolves around the disconnect between what a company is believes they have on the spot against what really exists. So many…
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