When an IT crisis strikes, an expedient and thorough disaster recovery process can make or break the future wellbeing of your organization. That is the best reason for acquiring the services of a reliable network and Cloud-based DR provider in the first place. But because DR takes on such crucial importance in case of emergency,…
Author: Steve Tower
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.
So I’ve Hired a Cloud-Based Services Provider. What’s My Responsibility Now?
The growth of Cloud computing has been one of the most rapidly-unfolding technological advances of the 21st Century. Where an individual or an organization’s computer processing and data storage capabilities were once limited by their on-site hardware, today they have access to almost unlimited off-site computing resources.
3 Types of DR Situations That Fit Well in the Cloud
Using a cloud-based service can provide the best protection to your organization’s business continuity in the event of a catastrophic breakdown of your IT infrastructure. Cloud-based services are designed to work smoothly with an organization’s disaster recovery program in order to ensure communication is not lost, systems remain available, archived information stays intact and important…
Here Are the First 4 Things You Could Do to Set up Your DR Plan in the Cloud
There’s no question that a certain leap of faith is involved in putting your organization’s crucial data and programs and applications “out there” in the Cloud. But there is also no question that the Cloud can play a critical role in the restoration of your business continuity in the face of an unexpected IT emergency. …
2 Reasons You Want To Be in the Cloud When Disaster Strikes
It’s every organization’s nightmare: a catastrophic loss of your IT data and functions. And as much as you imagine that it will never happen to your business or organization, the fact is that there’s no wishing away of power failures, or flooding, or egregious employee errors, or any other kind of disaster before it happens.