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Risk and Business Impact Analysis (RBIA) is about assigning the right resources to the most critical areas of the business in the event of a disaster. This Excel-based tool is designed to assist IT professionals in performing the RBIA exercise...

Solution Set

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

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

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.

Amazon began experiencing an outage on their Elastic Block Store (EBS) service in the early hours of April 21, 2011. This event triggered outages of other Amazon services, including the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service. Several well-known...

Vendor Research

EMC has observed the recent trend of shifting partner programs from volume to value, and has reorganized its Velocity Partner Program requirements and benefits to that end. In addition, EMC is consolidating multiple partner programs in order to...

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...

There is more to disaster recovery planning than protecting against hackers and floods.

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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...

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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...

Do not wait until the DRP is put into action to discover weaknesses in disaster recovery processes. Run a full test of the enterprise's DRP to uncover flaws before an event knocks out IT systems for good.

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...

When disaster strikes, normal operations of the enterprise are suspended and replaced with operations spelled out in the disaster recovery plan (DRP). Recover from the disaster and lead the enterprise back to a state of normal operations by...

Enterprises evaluating co-location vendors must sort through a commoditized market of basic services. Whether or not IT plans to invest in recovery services provided by the vendor, these capabilities should still be assessed before choosing a...

When it comes to storage, price does not equal cost. An IT manager must consider numerous factors to determine the actual cost of meeting storage requirements. Determine storage requirements, measure TCO and evaluate key business metrics when...

Podcast

DRP strategies need to meet business needs, especially in tight economic situations. This podcast provides tactical guidance on aligning DRP strategies with business priorities. Use this guidance to reach short, medium, and long-term...

(Network World) - Symantec Corp. has released the results of its fifth annual Global IT Disaster Recovery survey. According to the report, 93 per cent of organizations have had to execute their disaster recovery plans and the average cost of...

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Any enterprise that has social security numbers, credit card numbers, or health information in its possession should be proactive and incorporate an encryption strategy as part of a layered approach to overall data security. This Excel tool is...

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Enterprises of all sizes must now comply with legislation and policies set by privacy groups that require sensitive data to be encrypted. Understand the implications of these policies and assess the enterprise's need and state of readiness for...

Premium Resource

When a Business Impact and Risk Assessment is completed, you will have a complete list of the risks specific to each IT asset, as well as risk reports and profiles for the business impact analysis. Consider revisiting your Business Impact and...

Template/Policy

No DRP is complete without an emergency evacuation plan for the data center. This template is designed to act as a starting point for developing an evacuation plan for data center staff.

No DRP is complete without an emergency evacuation plan for the data center, which is also required by law for the safety of employees. Create and test evacuation drills to keep IT staff informed and ready for an evacuation event.

The right amount of distance between the primary data center and the recovery site is different for every enterprise. So stop asking about distance standards: manipulate the situation before it manipulates you.

The current economic landscape dictates that IT must find areas in which to reduce costs. Perform a business impact analysis now in order to identify cost reduction opportunities and to future-proof the enterprise's DRP.

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....

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As companies become increasingly dependent on technology, the probability of experiencing system failures or unavailability also increases. Downtime represents real costs due to lost productivity, lost business opportunities, recovery expenses,...

All companies that rely on technology to perform any of their business functions are vulnerable to downtime. System failures represent real costs due to lost productivity, lost business opportunities, recovery expenses, and other harmful ripple...

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...