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Disaster Recovery Services Outsourcing

• 4 approaches to creating a business continuity and DR strategy

  Learn which approaches an organization can take -- including using a single provider, a managed partnership or DIY -- when implementing their business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. Continue Reading

• Business continuity services, DR planning key to recovery success

  Although all-in-one options for business continuity and disaster recovery planning are lacking, organizations can create a system using the various services and tools examined here. Continue Reading

• What are the benefits of outsourcing risk mitigation and management?

  Rather than handling risk management and mitigation within your organization, outsourcing these important processes to a third party comes with substantial benefits. Continue Reading

• How to evaluate DRaaS providers

  DR-as-a-service providers need to be vetted properly to ensure that the services you have purchased are deliverable and meet expectations during a disaster. Continue Reading

• Successful IT resiliency strategy based on high availability and DR

  Stringent yet realistic RTOs and RPOs are crucial to resiliency plans aiming to minimize interruptions to businesses operations should disaster or disruptions strike IT resources. Continue Reading

• Which data protection trends will take off next?

  Expect data protection technologies to veer toward an expansion of recovery capabilities, as organizations need to be able to recover in multiple locations -- and fast.Continue Reading

• Using virtualized disaster recovery to fight ransomware

  When it comes to fighting and protecting against ransomware, there are some major features of virtual disaster recovery that top physical environments.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery vendors look to automate, consolidate in 2018

  To thrive, disaster recovery providers must keep up with the times. Converging backup and DR, fighting ransomware and properly using the cloud are important elements.Continue Reading

• DRaaS providers: Four key capabilities to screen for

  IT must plan for both major and minor disasters. There are four key capabilities DRaaS vendors must have to ensure they can handle the full range of potential disasters.Continue Reading

• Beware of hidden gotchas in DR-as-a-service options

  Discover the must-have features organizations of any size should keep top of mind when shopping for a cloud-based DR provider. Future services may include converged offerings.Continue Reading

• Using a DRaaS provider could bring unexpected costs

  How you use a DRaaS product could affect your pricing. See what hidden costs may arise when you outsource your disaster recovery to a third-party vendor.Continue Reading

• Pay attention to cloud recovery service challenges

  This video describes five hidden gotchas of disaster recovery in the cloud. User expectations are sky-high, so it's important to understand the technology's pain points.Continue Reading

• Amazon Web Services outage provides disaster recovery lessons

  If you depend on Amazon Web Services or another cloud service provider, make sure you have a proper disaster recovery plan in place in the event of an outage.Continue Reading

• Consolidate your disaster recovery providers with care

  Before consolidating your disaster recovery operations, explore the advantages and disadvantages. Can you generate an adequate return on investment for DR consolidation?Continue Reading

• When picking a DRaaS provider, preparation makes perfect

  With many options in the DRaaS market now, the proper analysis of your business and potential vendors is crucial. This step-by-step guide will help you narrow the field.Continue Reading

• Enhance cloud resiliency with proper data management

  Explore factors that can influence your level of cloud resilience, such as outages in different geographic locations, and the importance of positioning data for quick recovery.Continue Reading

• Match disaster recovery as a service providers to business needs

  DRaaS vendors must do more than make your data available in a disaster. The specifics of how their recovery works can determine if a vendor is right for your organization.Continue Reading

• A DRaaS market guide: Advice on the thriving technology

  There is a lot to consider when exploring the DRaaS market. Start here for help with picking a provider and understanding what the technology can offer.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery in the cloud: A new world

  Cloud disaster recovery effectively puts DR within the reach of any organization, thanks to the relatively low cost and a reduced need for additional resources. In theory, cloud DR lowers costs and eliminates the need for a dedicated recovery site. ...Continue Reading

• Cloud-based disaster recovery service grabs spotlight

  Cloud-based disaster recovery has emerged as an affordable, flexible method for providing application availability following a disaster event.Continue Reading

• Do DRaaS providers have an issue with cloud bandwidth?

  Disaster recovery as a service providers may have to restrict cloud bandwidth during certain disaster recovery events. Find out why organizations should explore this issue before choosing a provider.Continue Reading

• What are some Gmail DR considerations?

  While Gmail DR is provided for users, certain precautions are recommended to ensure email safety and security.Continue Reading

• Can DRaaS providers serve production VMs in a regional disaster?

  In a regional disaster, there may be serious contention for cloud DR compute resources. Learn how to ensure consistent application performance.Continue Reading

• Caution advised when moving to DR in the cloud

  While disaster recovery in the cloud offers many benefits, it's still an emerging technology. We explore the main options and the challenges they can present.Continue Reading

• The rise of disaster recovery in the cloud

  Today, a number of organizations are moving their backups to a public cloud in an effort to place the backups at a safe distance from regional disasters, while also reducing backup-related storage costs. Prior to writing backups to the cloud, ...Continue Reading

• Top three tips for selecting a disaster recovery as a service provider

  Considering DRaaS to support your mission-critical systems? Expert Paul Kirvan shows you the pitfalls to avoid.Continue Reading

• How should I approach a cloud-based DR implementation?

  When evaluating cloud disaster recovery, you will need to think about what your environment looks like now and what it will look like in the next few years.Continue Reading

• What are some roadblocks to cloud-based DR deployment?

  Cloud-based disaster recovery sounds almost too good to be true. What are some challenges to look out for?Continue Reading

• Does DR in the cloud require a dedicated communication line?

  Learn some of the bandwidth challenges associated with backing up data to the cloud.Continue Reading

• How do you fail back after failing over to cloud DR services?

  If you fail over to cloud DR services and you recover, how do you fail back?Continue Reading

• What tools do cloud disaster recovery services use to manage data?

  What kinds of tools do providers of cloud disaster recovery services use to keep track of what data is where?Continue Reading

• Is IT resilience and elasticity a reasonable goal?

  Jon Toigo says IT resilience and elasticity do not eliminate the need for disaster recovery.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

• Toigo: DR considerations for software-defined infrastructure

  In this segment of his Storage Decisions presentation, Jon Toigo discusses disaster recovery considerations for software-defined data centers.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

• N.C. city adopts hybrid cloud disaster recovery for non-critical apps

  With no money for DR of non-urgent apps, Asheville, North Carolina set up hybrid cloud disaster recovery with Amazon AWS and CloudVelox software.Continue Reading

• Q&A: Using a colocation data center for DR

  In this Q&A, independent disaster recovery expert Paul Kirvan discusses specific issues organizations should consider before choosing a colocation data center for DR.Continue Reading

• Forrester: Flexible service, cheaper costs help grow DRaaS market

  According to a recent Forrester Research report, DRaaS is growing in popularity among organizations.Continue Reading

• Building a DR site vs. outsourcing disaster recovery

  Paul Kirvan explains some of the pros and cons of using a third-party vendor to provide a backup DR site versus building your own site.Continue Reading

• How ISO 24762 affects outsourced disaster recovery services

  Learn about the role ISO 24762 plays with outsourced disaster recovery services.Continue Reading

• What to look for in IT disaster recovery services

  IT disaster recovery services can provide technical expertise and experience if and when your organization faces its own DR process.Continue Reading

• Choosing a disaster recovery service provider for SMBs

  Many SMBs often turn to outside help for disaster recovery planning. Learn about the pros and cons of disaster recover service providers in this collection of tips.Continue Reading

• Irvine Consulting Services expands cloud computing service and other disaster recovery news

  This week's disaster recovery news in brief: Irvine Consulting Services expands cloud computing service; Nirvanix offers customers in Japan option to move their data and other news.Continue Reading

• Are cloud disaster recovery services viable for the enterprise?

  Learn about whether or not are cloud disaster recovery services are viable for your organization, and the pros and cons of public vs. private clouds.Continue Reading

• Criteria for choosing the right disaster recovery consultant

  DR and BC consultants are helpful when devising or updating DR plans and strategies. Follow these steps to find the best DR/BC consultant for your environment.Continue Reading

• i365 adds new features to its EVault Remote Disaster Recovery Service

  This week's disaster recovery news in brief: i365 adds new features to its disaster recovery service and Palisade Systems introduces new data loss prevention service.Continue Reading

• IT disaster recovery services and outsourcing guide for beginners

  In our IT disaster recovery services and outsourcing guide for beginners, get the best tips on choosing an IT disaster recovery service provider.Continue Reading

• Selecting a managed business continuity service provider

  In this tip, determine whether or not you need a managed BC service provider for BC/DR planning purposes and the steps to take to get the best results.Continue Reading

• STORServer offers disaster recovery consultation services: Disaster recovery news briefs

  This week's disaster recovery news in brief: STORServer offers disaster recovery consultation services; Strategic Resources chooses DR/BC service from BlueBridge Networks and more.Continue Reading

• What are the use cases for a VoIP telephone system vs. regular telephone services?

  Harvey Betan discusses the most common use cases for VoIP systems and the strengths and weaknesses of VoIP in this expert response.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery news briefs: IBM announces expanded business continuity services for Tracker Netwo

  This week's disaster recovery news in brief: IBM announces BC services for Tracker Networks; Microsoft Windows Live ID gets ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification and more.Continue Reading

• Users go for Simply Continuous cloud disaster recovery service

  A new service that combines Data Domain data deduplication appliances with VMware virtual servers for cloud disaster recovery is turning some heads in the data storage market.Continue Reading

• Outsourcing disaster recovery services vs. in-house disaster recovery

  Whether or not to outsource your disaster recovery (DR) or create a DR site in-house can be a tough decision. Learn about the pros and cons of outsourcing disaster recovery.Continue Reading

• Mobile data recovery services for disaster recovery FAQ

  Paul Kirvan discusses mobile recovery services for disaster recovery (DR) in this FAQ. Paul has more than 20 years experience in business continuity management as a consultant, author and educator. He is also secretary of the United States' chapter ...Continue Reading

• AmeriVault combines with disaster recovery service to become Venyu

  Scott Thompson, CEO of newly formed Venyu service provider, talks about the convergence between backup and disaster recovery.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery services FAQ

  Dick Benton, senior consultant with Glasshouse Technologies answers frequently asked questions about outsourcing disaster recovery.Continue Reading

• Data Domain dedupe powers disaster recovery services

  Data Domain partners with disaster recovery service providers to build services around its data deduplication appliances and replication software.Continue Reading

• Utility fills testing gaps with third-party disaster recovery service

  Northeast Utilities has 500 TB of application data classified, a secondary data center in place, RTOs and RPOs set, and completed the picture with a third-party disaster recovery monitoring service from Continuity Software to keep it all running ...Continue Reading

• EMC launches disaster recovery service

  EMC consultants are standing by for disaster recovery plan overhauls; Dell acquires U.K. consultant firm; GlassHouse files for IPO.Continue Reading