Tool

A mission critical environment is only as strong as its weakest link. Use this tool to ensure awareness of all dependencies and who to contact if something goes wrong.

Video

Downtime is more likely to be caused by human error or process issues, yet organizations often focus primarily on technology redundancy.

Solution Set

Mission critical systems directly and significantly impact revenue, goodwill, health & safety, or regulatory compliance, and therefore demand a higher level of attention than non-critical production systems.

Note

High availability is typically thought to be about technology, but downtime is most often a result of human error or inadequate processes to prevent or properly manage incidents.

Vendor Research

This report is designed to aid vendors and solution providers in the sales and marketing of backup software to end customers.

Solution Set

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

Note

To ensure that the newly minted enterprise Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) does not become shelfware, a regiment of staffing, training and testing must be put into place. This presentation explores additional tasks that the enterprise must take on,...

Video

Building a solid Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is only half of the battle; the plan isn't going to operate itself. This videocast explores additional tasks that the enterprise must engage in once the plan is complete. Ensure your enterprise can...

Template/Policy

Recovering from a disaster cannot occur without having key people in place to bring system, equipment, and services back online. Use this worksheet to identify team members, record contact information, and delineate responsibilities.

Template/Policy

Disaster Recovery (DR) testing is an essential component of any comprehensive DR plan as testing is what ensures that the plan is appropriate, accurate, and contains no errors or omissions.

Template/Policy

Don't wait until disaster recovery (DR) is invoked to discover weaknesses in DR processes. Run a full test of the enterprise DR plan to uncover flaws before an event knocks out IT systems for good.

Template/Policy

If you haven't created a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) in the past, chances are you may not know what one should look like, or what should be included. This template presents a full, editable DRP template; use this template to document your...

Note

Most organizations have some level of disaster recovery capability, but not all organizations have formalized Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP). Creating a DRP requires is a big time investment and is costly; these are the main reasons that...

Solution Set

This solution set will help you through the process of creating your Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and help you maintain the documents.

Note

All organizations have some kind of disaster recovery (DR) plan, but not necessarily the right kind. The enterprise should consider if the current DR plan is sufficient. Read this solution set to determine how much time and money are necessary...

Video

Your organization likely already has some form of Disaster Recovery (DR) capability in place, whether you realize it or not. However, that doesn't mean your organization has the right amount of DR capability. This video will help you determine...

Solution Set

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

Tool

All organizations have some form of disaster recovery capability, from simply knowing what to do in a disaster to having a formally documented and tested plan. The level of DR capability that is appropriate depends on the organization and its...

You have a disaster recovery plan (DRP), but will it hold up in a real crisis? Testing the DRP is essential to determining whether it is under or over built, and whether the infrastructure is appropriate. Use this research note to help put your...

Note

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...

Establishing operations at the recovery site is only the first half of the work involved in disaster recovery. At some point, services and systems must be returned to primary site facilities to resume normal operations. Repatriation is more than...

Video

Organizations that have a fully-baked disaster recovery plan, with supporting infrastructure, have little opportunity to save in this area since most of their spending is already committed. However, enterprises currently in the planning phase...

London, ON, November 5th, 2009 – Info-Tech Research Group's latest report outlines four specific areas that IT departments need to consider when preparing for the very real threat of an H1N1 outbreak this winter. If ignored, a business could...

The most popular areas to reduce IT costs are pretty predictable. However, many IT leaders are missing or avoiding major cost saving opportunities altogether. Move beyond low-hanging fruit and tackle more creative ways to cut the IT budget.

Many enterprises are tackling the usual and predictable when it comes to cutting IT costs. However, many significant cost-reduction opportunities are being missed or ignored outright. Move beyond the low-hanging fruit and scrutinize in-house...

An enterprise-wide push to reduce operating costs may lead to mandated budget reductions for IT. For some enterprises, this means reviewing the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and putting IT security expenses under a cost management lens. Learn how...

Symantec, a backup and recovery market leader, introduced its online backup solution early in 2008. The presence of a major player in this market has given a boost to the credibility of online backup as an enterprise investment possibility.

Establishing a comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is very important in any industry, but particularly necessary in healthcare due to the regulatory scrutiny. Although the time, effort, and expense can be significant when developing a...

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....

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...