business continuity planning

News Analysis - Amazon Outage Reinforces Need for Disaster Recovery Planning

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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 websites and companies like Reddit, Palo Alto...

“This event reinforces the need for proper, thorough business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) planning regardless of where your critical servers live,” said Derek Silva, Research Analyst, Info-Tech Research Group.

Info-Tech Research Group Announces Info-Tech LIVE

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Event to spotlight IT-business alignment and delight attendees with premium keynotes

The agenda, designed to deliver business value and technology-led transformation, will include keynotes, case studies, workshops and one-on-one analyses. The sessions are also uniquely designed to offer practical solutions to everyday challenges, with one clear goal of helping IT more effectively align with business.

Project Portfolio Management Solutions Evolve to Keep Up With the Agile Workplace

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Project Portfolio Management Solutions Evolve to Keep Up With the Agile Workplace

With a PPM offering that is more broadly referred to as “Work Management” because of the array of tasks it can manage, their social UI gets the end user actively engaged in collaborative work management and the range of platform/browser interoperability and integration with other products is among best in class.

Demand for More Features and Functionality has the SaaS HRIS Market Beefing Up

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London, ON May 22, 2012 – As the HR function in the enterprise becomes increasingly strategic, the SaaS HRIS industry is providing more support for comprehensive people management throughout the entire employee life cycle. The technology is meeting that demand by integrating multiple functions...

London, ON May 22, 2012 – As the HR function in the enterprise becomes increasingly strategic, the SaaS HRIS industry is providing more support for comprehensive people management throughout the entire employee life cycle. The technology is meeting that demand by integrating multiple functions to effectively manage from hire-to-retire.

Mobile Device Management Vendors Innovate to Keep Up with Rapidly Evolving Mobile Technology and Corporate Culture

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Mobile Device Management Vendors Innovate to Keep Up with Rapidly Evolving Mobile Technology and Corporate Culture

For the full list of Info-Tech Research Group’s recommendations for selecting an Mobile Device Management vendor visit: http://www.infotech.com/research/ss/it-vendor-landscape-mobile-device-management-suites Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace.

Info-Tech Research Group Urges Businesses to Adopt a Customer Service Management Platform or Risk Hemorrhaging Clients

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London, ON, June 19, 2012 - An explosion in Social Media and Mobile over the last few years has created a dire need for companies to adopt a Customer Service Management (CSM) platform to effectively manage customer service requests and retain clients according to Info-Tech Research Group. A...

London, ON, June 19, 2012 - An explosion in Social Media and Mobile over the last few years has created a dire need for companies to adopt a Customer Service Management (CSM) platform to effectively manage customer service requests and retain clients according to Info-Tech Research Group.

Enterprise Resource Planning Climbing Above Traditional Recording and onto the Apex of Analytics

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London, ON, July 3, 2012 – Enterprise Resource Planning is moving beyond its traditional role of recording of transactional data to include analytics and workflow automation. Features for the automation of data management in ERP systems have matured and are now highly customizable, according to...

London, ON, July 3, 2012 – Enterprise Resource Planning is moving beyond its traditional role of recording of transactional data to include analytics and workflow automation. Features for the automation of data management in ERP systems have matured and are now highly customizable, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

Info-Tech Research Group’s Workshops Enjoy Strong Growth Globally

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An innovative take on consulting, workshops deliver fast resolution and return on investment

October 22, 2019 01:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--By helping IT departments worldwide complete pressing initiatives in just five business days, Info-Tech Research Group’s Workshops service has grown rapidly since its launch in 2012.

Info-Tech Research Group Reveals That 90% Of Organizations Using Video Conferencing See A Reduction In Travel Expenses

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London, ON, August 14th, 2012 - Video conferencing, in one form or another, is used by over 80% of organizations, and is increasingly essential for modern business collaboration. A recent report by Info-Tech Research Group reveals that 90% of organizations saw at least some reduction in travel...

London, ON, August 14th, 2012 - Video conferencing, in one form or another, is used by over 80% of organizations, and is increasingly essential for modern business collaboration. A recent report by Info-Tech Research Group reveals that 90% of organizations saw at least some reduction in travel expenses due to video conferencing.

Growth of Teleworking, Mobile and Virtualization Drive WAN Optimization Implementation According to Info-Tech Research Group

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London, ON, March 20, 2012 - A recent Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization Vendor Landscape report published by Info-Tech Research Group ranks Cisco and Riverbed as market Champions. According to the report, WAN optimization solutions are becoming essential to organizations to accommodate for a...

London, ON, March 20, 2012 - A recent Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization Vendor Landscape report published by Info-Tech Research Group ranks Cisco and Riverbed as market Champions. According to the report, WAN optimization solutions are becoming essential to organizations to accommodate for a growth in mobile workers and virtualization.

Going Overboard On Your Systems Management Solution Could Waste Millions For Organizations

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London, ON, August 13th, 2012 - Increasingly complex IT environments have created a strong demand for solutions that can centralize and simplify systems management. The demand has sparked significant growth in systems management adoption and the market is trending toward customizable and...

Organizations need to be sure to right-size their solution or they could end up overspending. “Organizations need to understand when a Kia is as good as a Cadillac. Pricing for systems management suites can vary from under $10K to over $1M, depending on your requirements,” says Frank Trovato, Research Analyst for Info-Tech Research Group.

Rise in BYOD Adoption Drives Innovation in the Unified Communications Market

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London, ON 8, May, 2012 – By mid-2013, 35% of the workforce is expected to be using personal devices for work-related tasks, with 89% of organizations surveyed by Info-Tech Research Group already allowing personal device to be used for email. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs and the...

While IBM is not in the telephony business, they provide Sametime as an “over-the-top” UC solution that works with virtually any IP telephony system.Info-Tech Research Group Vendor Landscape reports recognize outstanding vendors in the technology marketplace.

Backup Software Faces Fundamental Change while the Market Embraces Data Explosion

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London, ON, July 3 2012 – A dramatic swell in virtualization is getting the credit for a surge in host server workload density with array integration blurring the lines between backup and continuous data protection, according to Info-Tech Research Group. In the Enterprise Backup Software Vendor...

London, ON, July 3 2012 – A dramatic swell in virtualization is getting the credit for a surge in host server workload density with array integration blurring the lines between backup and continuous data protection, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

Info-Tech LIVE Doubles in Attendance and Sheds Spotlight on Digital Ethics

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The authoritative exchange for IT decision makers focuses on driving value while honoring digital ethics

May 02, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Info-Tech Research Group today announced that it has doubled the attendance of Info-Tech LIVE being held in Toronto from May 7-9, 2019. The flagship event of the fastest growing research and advisory firm, Info-Tech LIVE is held three times a year in different locations.

Info-Tech Uses Over 28,000 Business Leaders to Select 2015 CIO Award Winners

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CIO Award Winners were selected from the Business Vision Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey

Over the last 3 years, Info-Tech’s Business Vision IT Stakeholder Satisfaction Assessment has uncovered a variety of trends around what makes IT successful. For additional data, graphics, and information, please contact Valerie Hilton at 1-519-432-3550, ext. 3286.

Blade Servers: A Buyer's Market According To Info-Tech Research Group

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London, ON, August 13th, 2012 - The past five years have seen a 400% increase in blade server adoption. As a result, this lucrative market has grown increasingly competitive. Limited differentiation between products means that vendor selection is less about the blade themselves, and more about...

Info-Tech Research Group Announces the Six Technologies IT Departments Should Consider in 2011

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London, ON, January 3rd, 2011 – Businesses have been slow to trust the innovative technologies of the past few years, but according to a new study by Info-Tech Research Group, 2011 will be the year of mass adoption. The growing pains have subsided and newer technologies are now ripe and ready...

Info-Tech Research Group has a twelve-year history of delivering quality research and is one of North America's fastest growing full-service IT analyst firms. Media contact information: Rachel Flewelling rflewelling@infotech.com 1-888-670-8889 ext. 3061  .

Email Archiving Expands to Social Content and Embraces Cloud Storage

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London, ON, April 9, 2012 – Info-Tech Research Group’s recently released Email Archiving Vendor Landscape report names Proofpoint, Jatheon, CommVault and Barracuda market Champions. In 2011 the Email Archiving market was forced to pay attention to more than just emails after an increased use of...

As social media becomes more commonplace in business, the need to archive and monitor these conversations will become increasingly necessary.” Info-Tech’s research also noted an increase in secure cloud storage of archives.

Cloud Backup Gaining Momentum as Info-Tech Research Group Predicts a Cumulonimbus Future for Storage

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London, ON, July 31, 2012 – A 100% increase in the proportion of buyers looking at cloud replication has the cloud firmly planting its feet into the future of backup, according to Info-Tech Research Group. A Cloud Backup Gateway Vendor Landscape report, published by Info-Tech Research Group,...

London, ON, July 31, 2012 – A 100% increase in the proportion of buyers looking at cloud replication has the cloud firmly planting its feet into the future of backup, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

Enterprise LAN is Cutting Cables as Info-Tech Research Group Predicts a Wireless Future

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London, ON, June 27 2012 – As mobile and cloud computing continue to make a mark across the technology industry, the Enterprise LAN market is being forced to cut ties with land lines and embrace the wireless wave, according to Info-Tech Research Group. A recent Enterprise LAN Vendor Landscape...

London, ON, June 27 2012 – As mobile and cloud computing continue to make a mark across the technology industry, the Enterprise LAN market is being forced to cut ties with land lines and embrace the wireless wave, according to Info-Tech Research Group.