If there’s a disaster at your headquarters or in your neighborhood, who, exactly, will execute your Disaster Recovery (DR) plan? Which employees will stay behind and how will they manage their responsibilities if safety is an issue or if their families need them? People come first, of course. None of this is pleasant to think …
One major IT lesson so far from this season’s back-to-back hurricanes is the importance of having out-of-region help when it comes to disaster recovery (DR). When faced with a physical crisis — one that requires staff to evacuate or threatens your location — there may be no time for IT to make sure failover to …
Organizations are lining up to switch to Disaster Recovery as a Solution (DRaaS) — but why now? After more than a decade of cloud-based disaster recovery (DR) availability, what is it about today’s DRaaS that’s making it so appealing, even to enterprises? It’s all about the software. And cost-effectiveness. And rerouting ease. And security, to …
Every company needs disaster recovery (DR) planning but how do you determine what’s appropriate for your organization? Whether you’ve had a scare with a recent DR event, heard about one in the news, or have been meaning to revisit your plan, now is a great time to ask these 10 questions: 1. How long can …
When you think about protecting the information on your network from a disaster like a hurricane or ransomware attack, do you think about how fast you can get up and running again? Or do you just think about having backups? Most organizations focus on having recent backups. But to be truly prepared, everyone needs to …
When it comes to backing up your business data for disaster recovery, using an external hard drive can be as tempting as hopping from one lily pad to another in your happy IT pond. After all, it seems simple, affordable and logical — plus it’s convenient because it’s right there next to the computer. But …
No one likes to think about disasters. There are other things to think about, plus there’s often no immediate payoff. But if you run a business, just like if you run a household, not planning ahead can add more disasters on top of the first one! Here’s how the planning you do at home is …
If you think your company is ready for a disaster because you backup every day, or that you don’t need to back up because you have highly redundant servers or storage, think again! High availability, disaster recovery and business continuity planning are separate yet interconnected aspects of your IT ecosystem. Here’s an overview of the …
Hawaii’s false alarm incident earlier this year was a teachable moment for organizations — how prepared is yours when it comes to emergency communications? While you’re probably not responsible for notifying an entire state about an incoming attack, you are responsible for telling stakeholders what’s going on if there’s an emergency. Emergency communications as part …
