When you developed your data center disaster recovery (DR) plan, you designed it to protect your organization’s investment in information technology, communications and its staff. Depending on the nature of the disruption, your data center’s overall integrity may be untouched or it could be totally destroyed.

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The horrific crisis in Japan is a clear reminder to IT managers about their own business continuity systems and how well-prepared they are for such an event.

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The problem many small businesses cite for lack of disaster recovery is cost. They don’t have the funds to buy a second set of hardware and software to keep in a different location in the event of a catastrophe. Nor do they typically have the IT resources internally to do an adequate job of protecting their data and systems. So what can they do? Here are five affordable disaster recovery options for your small business.

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According to Forrester’s recent survey of 2,803 IT decision-makers, improving their business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities is the number-one priority for smaller and mid-sized businesses and the second highest priority for enterprises for the next 12 months.

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IBM asked 560 IT managers and CIOs in all types of companies all over the world to talk to us about IT risk — what their biggest obstacles are, where their biggest challenges lie, where they see the greatest potential for adding business value.

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Imagine this scenario. Your servers are down. The computer room is dark. A major disaster has occurred, you don’t know the details, but you need to determine your next move. What task should you do first? What are your priorities? Should you start recovery of your servers, and if so, in what order?

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Is your enterprise prepared for disaster? Will you be able to successfully recover data and systems? Processor Magazine talked with industry insiders who offer their tips and advice to make sure you’re ready.

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There is a lot of pressure for today’s data center managers to hold down capital expenses while maintaining ever-expanding services. Many are trying to do more with less, with some pushing their systems beyond what they were originally designed to handle.

Continue reading How to Maintain Business Continuity in Your Evolving Data Center

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Businesses planning to use the cloud as a continuity solution need to address several critical issues, including the accessibility of data and applications.

Continue reading Continuity In The Cloud Depends On Accessibility

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IT disaster recovery usually addresses three fundamental matters: protect the data first, the applications second, and then cover the sites that hold the data and applications. But there is a fourth dimension to data recovery: how it can help further strategic IT objectives. Do you see only the first three levels of DR in your organization?

Continue reading Do Your Disaster Recovery Resources Pay For Themselves Every Day?

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Getting money for a data center disaster recovery plan is difficult enough; when the economy goes soft, it gets harder.

Continue reading Data center disaster recovery gets tougher in tough times

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