Time for a Disaster Recovery Health Check
Information Week
APRIL 4, 2024
Now is a good time to revisit those disaster recovery plans that are still data center-centric and probably haven’t kept up with the changing computing environment.
Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros
Network World
DECEMBER 9, 2024
As data centers evolve from traditional compute and storage facilities into AI powerhouses, the demand for qualified professionals continues to grow exponentially and salaries are high. The rise of AI, in particular, is dramatically reshaping the technology industry, and data centers are at the epicenter of the changes.
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Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster
Network World
APRIL 23, 2021
European’s largest cloud provider, OVHcloud, suffered a catastrophic fire last month that destroyed one of its data centers and smoke-damaged a neighboring one.
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Weekend Earthquake A Disaster Recovery Reminder
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 27, 2014
colocation Disaster Recovery' magnitude earthquake southwest of Napa over the weekend worst the area has seen since 1989.
Combining Cloud With Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 20, 2014
The cloud can play a powerful role in your disaster recovery strategy Read More. Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery'
Finding your ideal VMware Disaster Recovery and Migration Cloud Provider
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Cloud Provider Services capability enables you to choose your ideal, closest Disaster Recovery and Migration partner based on your vSphere console IP location and the nearest Disaster Recovery partner data center. Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, IT Leadership
What is DRaaS and how it can save your business from disaster
Network World
APRIL 14, 2022
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provides data replication, hosting, and recovery services from the cloud in the event of a disaster, power outage, ransomware attack, or other business interruption.
QTS Adds Disaster Recovery Services
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 13, 2013
Data center provider QTS (Quality Technology Services) has launched two disaster recovery services designed to provide network availability in the event of virtual or physical server disruptions. Disaster Recovery QTS (Quality Technology Services)'
RackWare Adds Disaster Recovery to Cloud Migration Software Suite
Data Center Knowledge
JULY 28, 2014
Vendor now offers simple disaster recovery set-up for any cloud infrastructure. Cloud Computing'
The Data Center of the Future and Cloud Disaster Recovery
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 10, 2017
Disaster recovery and business continuity -- no longer a cumbersome duo. Read More.
The Biggest Myths Surrounding Disaster Recovery : spf13.com
SPF13
OCTOBER 4, 2012
The Biggest Myths Surrounding Disaster Recovery. There are a variety of reasons businesses either do not have a disaster recovery plan or their current plan is substandard. This is problematic when the decision-makers have bought into one or more of the common myths surrounding disaster recovery.
How to Design a Cloud-Ready Disaster Recovery Infrastructure
Data Center Knowledge
MARCH 28, 2014
Learn how to architect a cloud-ready disaster recovery and business continuity (DRBC) infrastructure. Featured cloud Disaster Recovery drbc DRBC' Are you in the cloud? Are your ready for a possible outage?
Data centers: Why disaster recovery preparation is even more important during a pandemic
Tech Republic Data Center
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
A successful disaster recovery strategy is never easy, and a pandemic adds challenges. Read some advice from industry experts on how to protect your organization from all disasters.
Sungard Goes Mobile With Its Disaster Recovery Services
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 9, 2013
SunGard has developed a fleet of mobile disaster recovery centers that can provide on-site business continuity services. Disaster Recovery Washington DC area' The 982-square foot facility can provide office space or raised-floor spaxe for servers, depending upon a customer''s needs.
QTS Realty Expands Disaster Recovery Portfolio with DRaaS
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Software-based disaster recovery product is application- and hardware-independent and can be used in hybrid physical-virtual setups Read More. Disaster Recovery QTS (Quality Technology Services) Services'
The Biggest Myths Surrounding Disaster Recovery
SPF13
OCTOBER 3, 2012
There are a variety of reasons businesses either do not have a disaster recovery plan or their current plan is substandard. This is problematic when the decision-makers have bought into one or more of the common myths surrounding disaster recovery. Myth – Disaster Recovery is Expensive and Resource Intensive.
Disaster Recovery Site Selection: Factors and Approach
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 25, 2013
For a Disaster Recovery strategy to work as per design, one of the important contributors is DR site as it will define service availability to customers during disasters, writes Prashant Baweja of Infosys. Industry Perspectives'
How to Ensure Fast Failover and Disaster Recovery for Enterprise Apps
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
Now, learn how to ensure fast failover and disaster recovery for enterprise applications. Your applications are absolutely critical to you and your users. White Papers Symantec'
Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery : spf13.com
SPF13
JANUARY 11, 2012
Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery. Data center failure. Configuration 4 : 4 nodes + 1 arbiter in 3 different data centers. Protects against all the above + data center failure. For permanent disaster recovery and for compliance with a variety of industry regulations itâ??s
Wikimedia’s Data Center Search Ends With CyrusOne
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 5, 2014
Foundation takes space at a Dallas-Fort Worth data center as it phases its Tampa, Florida, hosting footprint out Read More. CyrusOne Dallas Disaster Recovery Featured Hosting Wikipedia'
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Proactive vs. Reactive: Assessing Risks in the Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 9, 2013
You don''t know what you don''t know, according to data center consultant David Boston. "No No matter how well the data center is planned, we still find single points of failure in almost all assessments,” he said. Disaster Recovery Downtime'
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NTT’s Osaka Data Center Build Illustrates Impact of 2011 Earthquake on Industry
Data Center Knowledge
JUNE 23, 2014
Osaka has become a quickly growing alternative outsourcing destination in Japan as companies rethink disaster preparedness Read More. Asia-Pacific Disaster Recovery Featured Site Selection'
Security and disaster recovery are priorities when choosing data center provider
Tech Republic Data Center
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Security and compliance are key factors to consider when outsourcing your data center, according to a report from data center provider US Signal.
Buyer’s guide: Data protection for hybrid clouds
Network World
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
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. Privacy: Government regulations covering data privacy across the globe continue to tighten.
Disaster Recovery: Strong People Bring Stronger Results
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
Seventy percent of data center outages are directly attributed to human error, writes Charles Browning of vXchnge. Focusing on the people behind the maintenance, power and communication in your data center can help lessen the risk of downtime. Industry Perspectives'
Experts: Electromagnetic Interference Threat to Uptime is Real
Data Center Knowledge
MAY 1, 2014
Intentional electromagnetic interference is a threat the data center industry needs to do more about Read More. Disaster Recovery Featured Power Regulation Uncategorized'
ViaWest Enters Phoenix Market With New Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
ViaWest continues its aggressive expansion, opening up its first Arizona data center in Phoenix. The company is seeing a lot of demand in the market from disaster recovery, re-locations from California as well as local, primary uses.
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Disaster Recovery and the Agile Data Center
Eric D. Brown
MARCH 9, 2015
If there was one time that a data center and an IT group absolutely need to be agile, it would be the time immediately after a disaster strikes. Disaster recovery planning is a challenge for every organization. The challenge for most organizations comes with the ‘how’ and the ‘when’ in disaster recovery planning.
Cervalis Opens New Connecticut Data Center
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Cervalis announced it has opened a 168,000 square foot data center in Fairfield County, Connecticut offering colocation, managed hosting, business continuity and disaster recovery, and cloud computing services. Cervalis cervalis'
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Mother Nature Attacks! Is Your Disaster Recovery Plan Ready?
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
There’s no point in investing in a backup and disaster recovery solution that only offers slow and partial recovery – in today’s competitive world, users and customers will hold delays and lost functionality against you. Read More.
IBM Brings New Disaster Recovery and Managed Security Services to SoftLayer Cloud Customers
Data Center Knowledge
APRIL 14, 2014
Through IBM’s cloud resilience portfolio, new disaster recovery and managed security services were added for SoftLayer cloud customers.
Failure is Not An Option: Lessons Learned from Disasters
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 21, 2014
Data Center World: Data center managers can draw both warnings and inspiration from studying disasters outside of their industry Read More. AFCOM Disaster Recovery'
How New Technology Can Boost DR and Business Continuity
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 8, 2013
The evolution of the data center has brought many new enhancements. Now, learn how it can impact your disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Featured business continuity cloud Disaster Recovery Virtualization'
Egypt launched the first government data center
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 6, 2024
It is a unified national center for disaster recovery data that localizes the use of artificial intelligence technology in the government sector and provides all accurate data to government agencies.
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What Is Disaster Recovery as a Service?
SecureWorld News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The latest CrowdStrike outage highlighted the need for a disaster recovery plan that can help organizations resume critical IT operations in case of emergencies. What is Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)? The vendor also must ensure regular replica updates according to the client's recovery point objectives.
SunGard to Split Off Availability Services Business
Data Center Knowledge
JANUARY 24, 2014
SunGard Data Systems will split off its Availability Services business, which operates its data centers and disaster recovery business. Disaster Recovery SunGard Availability'
Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 12, 2024
It’s common knowledge among CIOs that disaster recovery investments are always de-prioritized by company boards — until disaster strikes. But disaster recovery is just one example of projects that are of an important and preemptive nature that CIOs want to fund but find de-prioritized when it comes to budget approval.
De-Risk Your Business by Moving to Colocation Data Centers – A Modern Cloud Experience
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 25, 2022
For good business reasons, more than up to 50% of applications and data remain on-premises in data centers, colocations, and edge locations, according to 451 Research. This is due to issues like data gravity, latency, application dependency, and regulatory compliance. Adopting the right partnership.
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Four Myths About Automated Disaster Recovery
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 19, 2013
Every company knows it needs to prepare for literal storms and figurative ones – the instances of human error, malicious acts and equipment failure that can bring IT down just as surely as a superstorm, writes Ralph Wynn of FalconStor Software. However, there are multiple myths around automated. Industry Perspectives'
Your Amazon Cloud Just Went Down. Now What?
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
As the digitization of the modern infrastructure continues to grow – there will be even more reliance on the services that both cloud and the data center deliver. With that, Amazon Cloud Computing aws Disaster Recovery ec2' However, there is something important to understand about the cloud. Nothing in IT is ever perfect.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Putting Your Plan in Place
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 27, 2014
One in 3 companies have declared a disaster in the past five years, writes Ray Emirzian of docSTAR. So if you think it can’t happen to you, think again. Where would your business be without electricity? Industry Perspectives'
Does your Disaster Recovery Plan Include the Cloud?
Eric D. Brown
JANUARY 28, 2015
In years past, companies have relied on multiple data center locations to act as their main disaster recovery (DR) systems and data in case of disaster. In recent years organizations have been looking for more robust solutions for disaster recovery than storing their data in separate data centers.
Seagate Moves Servers 220 Feet Underground
Data Center Knowledge
DECEMBER 1, 2014
Cloud Computing colocation Data Bunkers Disaster Recovery Iron Mountain' Iron Mountain to resell tenant’s cloud backup and DR services Read More.
Venyu Expands in Louisiana With New Baton Rouge Facility
Data Center Knowledge
APRIL 9, 2014
Data center service provider Venyu has opened a second facility in Louisiana, investing $14 million to develop a 23,000 square foot data center in Baton Rouge, where it will offer its its "disaster proven" data recovery services. Disaster Recovery'
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