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Disaster Recovery Planning

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Disasters are a problem that all enterprises face; while they may be unavoidable, they can be survivable.

  • A significant portion of organizations have no established Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) other than ad hoc capabilities. Further, for those that do have some form of internally-developed DRP, most of those plans have not been validated against the needs of the various business units.
  • Additionally, both groups have insufficient internal experience or expertise to appropriately rectify the situation and develop a justifiable plan. Finally, both groups recognize that the situation in which they find themselves is inappropriate, represents a deficiency, and needs to be corrected.
  • The development of a formal DRP that meets the needs of the business is a complex process that requires specialized knowledge and information.
 
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Make Sure the DRP is Ready for a Disaster

This solution set will help clients ensure that, when required, the enterprise can put its DR Plan into action.

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Right-Size Enterprise Disaster Recovery Plans

This Solution Set will provide you with the ability to outline risks, determine appropriate recovery objectives and establish a cost framework.

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Immunize Your Business Continuity Plan to Deflect the Flu

The H1N1 influenza virus is reminding organizations to review business continuity plans. Organizations need to prepare for the possibilities that some employees will quarantine themselves and avoid the office in the even of an outbreak, or that public health organizations recommend or mandate work-at-home during more severe influenza outbreaks. IT must prepare and review business continuity plans in order to be equipped to act quickly to support the business in such decisions.

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IT Planning Guide for Infectious Disease Outbreaks

The H1N1 influenza virus is causing organizations to review business continuity plans. Organizations need to prepare for the possibility that some employees will quarantine themselves by avoiding the office during widespread flu outbreaks. Enterprises must also prepare for the possibility that public health organizations may recommend or mandate work-at-home during more severe influenza outbreaks. IT must be equipped to act swiftly to support such decisions.

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Managing Vendor Performance for Technical Services

IT depends heavily on external vendors to deliver key services such as telecommunications, software maintenance and hardware delivery. To ensure that vendors understand the customer's expectations and deliver to them, organizations should follow the five stage process described in this video.

Make Technology Decisions
 
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Provision the Facilities and Technologies to Provide DR Capabilities

This solution set will guide you through the build/buy/rent decisions that need to be made to ensure a cost effective and efficient DR capability.

Brief
 

Online Backup: Novastor NovaNet-WEB

Novastor offers several backup solutions under the NovaNet brand, including local and remote backup. NovaNet is promoted as both a standalone service as well as a potential partner for ISPs and resellers who wish to rebrand their own solution. The high pricing makes NovaNet a less attractive option when compared to the competition.

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Things to Consider When Shopping for a Backup Generator

Buying and installing a backup generator for business continuity is not a fire-and-forget proposition. Choose the right generator for the job, and give it the care it needs.

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Online Backup: MozyPro

Of the numerous backup and recovery solutions offered by EMC, MozyPro is the online backup solution aimed at the small and mid-sized business. Since its acquisition of Mozy in 2007, EMC has stepped up its game in the online backup arena. Mozy's product set continues to expand and integrate into the EMC family.

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Are Backup Generators a Feasible Option for DRP?

Beyond the use of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), the idea of continuous electricity is a tempting one for ensuring data center continuity, but backup generators are only financially feasible in certain situations. Base the decision on the enterprise's level of risk and required objectives for recovery.

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Solution Set

Make Sure the DRP is Ready for a Disaster

This solution set will help clients ensure that, when required, the enterprise can put its DR Plan into action.

Solution Set

Right-Size Enterprise Disaster Recovery Plans

This Solution Set will provide you with the ability to outline risks, determine appropriate recovery objectives and establish a cost framework.

Solution Set

Provision the Facilities and Technologies to Provide DR Capabilities

This solution set will guide you through the build/buy/rent decisions that need to be made to ensure a cost effective and efficient DR capability.

Note
 

Storyboard: Leverage Server Virtualization for DR Affordability and Agility

For many organizations, particularly mid-sized enterprises, improved infrastructure availability and recovery is as big a driver for server virtualization as consolidation. Enterprises should leverage virtualization for better availability and DR, but should also recognize particular issues to watch for in regards to backup.

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Document the DR Plan

This solution set will help you through the process of writing up your DRP, and help you maintain the documents.

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