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Is your disaster recovery a house of cards? Why BIA, BCP, and DRP are your foundation

CIO Business Intelligence

Disaster recovery is more than just an IT issue. In fact, successful recovery from cyberattacks and other disasters hinges on an approach that integrates business impact assessments (BIA), business continuity planning (BCP), and disaster recovery planning (DRP) including rigorous testing.

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Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds

Network World

Data protection is a broad category that includes data security but also encompasses backup and disaster recovery, safe data storage, business continuity and resilience, and compliance with data privacy regulations. However, disaster recovery requires third-party integrations.

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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

We’ve gathered eight instances of big tech failures that struck companies and other organizations in 2023. Every problem is a teachable moment, of course, and we hope these disasters can serve as cautionary tales as you try to navigate your own potential IT troubles in 2024. Honestly, it’s a wonder the system works at all.

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3% IT budget increases fueled by AI, security, networking

Network World

On the average, IT budgets will increase by 3%, which is a slight downturn from 4% in 2023 and 5% in 2022, but this year’s figures fall in line with previous budget plans in 2020 and 2021, according to Avasant. Essentially, only companies in dire financial straits are likely to be cutting IT budgets.

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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

CIO Business Intelligence

After Broadcom acquired VMware in late 2023 , many customers complained about huge price increases, but most cant seem to end the relationship. The comparison of VMware to mainframes started as a bit of a joke for Gartner vice president analyst Michael Warrilow but the analogy holds up, to a point, he says.

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Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros

Network World

According to the 2023-2024 Skillsoft survey of over 5,000 IT decision-makers and professionals, 96% of respondents think that certificates have measurable monetary valueand 48% say that certified employees have an additional value of $20,000 or more.

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Preparing for the Worst: IT Disaster Recovery Best Practices

SecureWorld News

Being prepared for a bad situation that might never happen is better than experiencing a disaster that catches you off-guard. Read this post to learn more about disaster recovery and discover the best practices that you should apply to improve the protection of your data and IT environment. What is disaster recovery?