Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• How to get started with small business disaster recovery

  What's the best place to start with small business disaster recovery? What should small businesses do first? Once something is in place, how can they test their DR plan?  Continue Reading

• What are the five best ways to get management on board with DR?

  Paul Kirvan says that reminding senior management of the last disaster and impact to the organization is one way to get upper management buy-in for DR.  Continue Reading

• What are the top five ways to train personnel in disaster response?

  What are the five best ways to ensure personnel are trained in disaster response and ready to respond to a disaster event?  Continue Reading

• Server virtualization enables cloud failover for disaster recovery

  Can a company use cloud-based DR if they haven't virtualized the servers yet? In other words, is it possible to fail physical servers over to virtual servers in the cloud?  Continue Reading

• How does cloud-based disaster recovery differ from traditional DR?

  How does cloud-based disaster recovery differ from traditional DR methods, such as using tape or collocation? And, how much less does it really cost when compared with traditional approaches?  Continue Reading

• How frequently should you conduct failover testing?

  Marc Staimer of Dragon Slayer Consulting says failover testing should be part of data protection, disaster recovery and business continuity processes.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know before deploying VMware SRM

  What are the top five things you need to know before deploying VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager)?  Continue Reading

• What are some common VMware High Availability configuration errors?

  What are the most common mistakes people make when configuring VMware High Availability?  Continue Reading

• What are the five most important things to know about VMware failover?

  Marc Staimer of Dragon Slayer Consulting discusses the top five things you should consider before deploying VMware failover in your data center.  Continue Reading

• How do cloud DR services stack up with DR testing?

  Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses various types of cloud DR services available and how they stack up when it comes to DR testing.  Continue Reading

• Five essential DR tasks for hurricane preparation

  Brien Posey outlines five hurricane preparation steps to take if your organization does not already have a formal DR plan in place.  Continue Reading

• What impact has virtualization and the cloud had on change management?

  Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses why change management has become even more important in today's world of virtualization and the cloud.  Continue Reading

• DIY disaster recovery cost vs. cloud disaster recovery

  Independent backup expert Brien Posey compares in-house, DIY disaster recovery cost to a cloud DR service.  Continue Reading

• How the benefits of server virtualization, mobility impact cloud DR

  Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses how the benefits of server virtualization and mobility impact cloud-based disaster recovery.  Continue Reading

• Is social media a blessing or curse for DR communication?

  In this Expert Answer, Paul Kirvan discusses why a social media policy for DR communication is an important part of a disaster recovery plan.  Continue Reading