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Disaster plans must vary
IT executives often focus on data center replication, building design and backups when doing disaster planning. Yet experts say that recovery plans should be customized for whichever type of major Read more...
If the Internet disappeared...
There are plenty of Sci-Fi stories about a world without the Internet. What would happen if the Internet went down? It would not be a joke, and your workplace would come to a screeching halt. No Read more...
Controlled processes: Better risk mitigation
For better risk mitigation, process controls need to be incorporated from the start. A control requiring a data and signature might be instituted to ensure that a review is performed. Another Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Companies are too lax about data security; Taking a unified approach to IT;
> Survey: Nine out of ten consumers think companies are too lax about data security. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Security managers are stressed out; project managers are in short supply;
> Security managers are at least as stressed as IT managers. Blog > Project managers are in short supply. Read more...
Taking a proactive approach to IT support
Although there are times when it's tempting to react to IT problems as they are encountered, it's much more productive to treat them pro-actively whenever possible. That means everything from the Read more...
Morgan Stanley email actions under scrutiny
Proper email retention and storage is a must these days, thanks to new compliance rules and regulations, and companies who don't follow the letter of the law could find themselves in hot water. Read more...
StorageConsole 6.0 has backups covered
Aptare has announced version 6.0 of its backup reporting tool, StorageConsole, which adds support for EMC NetWorker, Symantec NetBackup and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. StorageConsole now supports 90 percent of the backup software on the market, making it, essentially, a catch-all solution for backup reporting. "Typically, enterprises use one vendor for disk to disk and another for tape. They might be using NetApp for D2D and EMC NetWorker to go from the NetApp system to a tape system, for …
Read more...Continuous backup trend is gaining traction
CA's acquisition this week of XOSoft, which makes continuous backup software, is part of an ongoing trend. The technology works by taking frequent but incremental snapshots of computer data, storing each with unique identifiers, and therefore letting users restore systems to specific points in time--as opposed to traditional full backups nightly or weekly, although those are still urged as a Plan B.
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Top six disaster recovery steps
Hey, want some good advice for avoiding IT disasters or solving them when they happen? Here goes: test your backups, splurge on high-end backup software, store copies of backups off-site, physically protect your servers and backup media (but make it quickly accessible in case of fire or natural disasters), and then--perhaps most important--articulate your thoughts about such things to your company's executives in a formal manner. You'll look and feel better for it.
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