The best disaster recovery plans are the simplest, not because there aren’t hundreds of moving pieces involved, but because almost every contingency has been accounted for and is accommodated according to plan.
Disaster Recovery Articles
With many years of professional IT experience, and training as a Certified Management Consultant, a Project Management Professional, a Professional Engineer and a Member, Business Continuity Institute, Steve Tower has the skills and abilities required to assist with even the most complex disaster recovery planning initiatives. Below, Steve discusses the necessary tools involved in setting up a disaster recovery plan and program.
What Should My Organization Set-up in the Cloud?
In recent months, cloud services have grown in size and in the range of their capabilities, making fast, efficient data storage a cost-effective proposition for even the smallest organization. The cloud has become the most efficient avenue for enabling backup recovery and disaster recovery plans. But some businesses are asking: what should we send there?…
How You Can Use the Cloud for Your Disaster Recovery and Backup Data
Cloud hosting has changed dramatically over recent years, with many new cloud infrastructure and storage systems being offered, and many new users making use of those offerings. But not all cloud hosting services fit all disaster recovery situations. It is important to make a distinction between how different data services better suit disaster recovery (DR)…
A Three-step Green DR Plan for Eco-Friendly Protection
Reducing waste is a goal that individuals and businesses alike should be striving for. For the eco-friendly business, a little cleaning up will go a long way towards a more robust and cost-effective DR plan. A “green” resource-efficient DR plan comes down to three main steps: consolidate, simplify and virtualize.
Sustainable Disaster Recovery Options For Your Business
“Going green” cannot only save your business money and make it a good corporate citizen, but green business practices can also make you less susceptible to the kinds of major events that call for DR in the first place. Here are some of the different levels of green practices you can incorporate to help establish…