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• business continuity plan (BCP)

  A business continuity plan (BCP) is a document that consists of the critical information an organization needs to continue operating during an unplanned event. Continue Reading

• Network disaster recovery plan template

  If your organization doesn't have a network disaster recovery plan, download our free network DR plan template for tips on how to get started. Continue Reading

• A free IT risk assessment template

  A risk assessment is a critical part of the DR planning process. Read our guide on how to prepare a risk assessment, and then download our free risk assessment template. Continue Reading

• Understand virtualized disaster recovery practices and practicalities

  Elements of virtual disaster recovery are not available in the physical world and can make IT life easier. Is it time for your organization to go all-virtual? Continue Reading

• How can I manage hybrid disaster recovery architecture effectively?

  When taking a hybrid disaster recovery approach -- using public and private components -- it's important to understand your requirements, assets and networks. Continue Reading

• Speed Hyper-V replication process by seeding replica VM

  Hyper-V replication lets IT create secondary, offline virtual machines that can be used to recover operations following an outage of the primary VM.Continue Reading

• Integrate mobile communications technology into BC/DR activities

  Paul Kirvan discusses how to incorporate mobile devices such as smartphones into your business continuity and disaster recovery plans.Continue Reading

• Challenges of data deduping across public wide area networks

  According to Jon Toigo, you have to know your payload and your distance when deduping across public WANs for data protection.Continue Reading

• Your data protection plan must consider latency in WAN-based replication

  In this Storage Decisions video, Jon Toigo highlights issues IT pros must address in their data protection plan when using WAN-based replication.Continue Reading

• Identify DR strategy before completing a DR plan

  Without a disaster recovery (DR) strategy, you will have a difficult time completing a DR plan, says Paul Kirvan in this Expert Response.Continue Reading

• Top five disaster recovery templates

  The editors of SearchDisasterRecovery.com have compiled this list of our five favorite templates published this year.Continue Reading

• Emergency notification system comparison and purchasing tips

  We’ll show you an emergency notification system comparison and share some tips on purchasing the right program for your organization.Continue Reading

• Business continuity best practices: Podcasts with the Business Continuity Institute

  Get expert advice on business continuity best practices. Listen to our biweekly podcast series with the Business Continuity Institute.Continue Reading

• Call center disaster recovery plan checklists

  Learn about call center disaster recovery planning best practices, and read our call center checklists so you know what to include in your call center DR plan.Continue Reading

• Network disaster recovery plan basics

  A good set of network documentation can prove to be valuable in the event of a disaster. Learn about what to document and make part of your network DR plan.Continue Reading

• What should be included in a VoIP disaster recovery plan?

  Keith Erwood outlines what you need to consider when putting together a VoIP disaster recovery plan and details the pros and cons of managed VoIP and in-house VoIP from a disaster recovery standpoint.Continue Reading

• Local area network disaster recovery tutorial: Redundant power systems and planning key for LAN DR

  Avoid or mitigate common local area network (LAN) disasters by identifying likely failure points, building redundant systems, and stocking replacement equipment. Here's what you need in a LAN disaster recovery plan.Continue Reading

• Using a pandemic recovery plan template: A free download and guide

  The H1N1 virus continues to spread -- download our free pandemic planning template and read our step-by-step guide on pandemic planning for businesses.Continue Reading

• Evaluating remote access in disaster recovery plans before a disaster strikes

  Learn about the importance of evaluating and setting up remote access services before a disaster strikes.Continue Reading

• The swine flu outbreak: Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for a pandemic

  This article looks at how swine flu may impact your organization and offers practical advice on how to mitigate the impact on your organization.Continue Reading

• Developing a disaster recovery plan for virtual machines: A tutorial

  Learn about the various approaches to facilitating disaster recovery in a virtual machine environment, such as VMware Site Recovery Manager and backup software packages.Continue Reading

• Including employees in your disaster recovery plan

  To really ensure business continuity, organizations need to protect and support employees while continuing to manage the business. This tip examines key issues that are affecting employees in business continuity and disaster recovery situations.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery planning and network services

  While ensuring access to critical business data often drives disaster recovery (DR) planning, including network services in your DR plan can ensure business continuity. In this FAQ, Carrie Higbie, global director for data center solutions at the ...Continue Reading

• Top disaster recovery tips for protecting your VoIP systems

  Voice over IP (VoIP) technology is the principal technology for supporting converged or unified communications. This tip discusses how converging voice and data in an all-IP environment gives businesses cost-effective and flexible solutions that ...Continue Reading

• Top disaster recovery tips of 2008

  The importance of effective disaster recovery (DR) in storage, networking, data center management and data security has never been more evident. For your convenience, we've collected our top 10 DR tips from this past year.Continue Reading

• Top 5 disaster recovery tips 2006

  Here are the top five tips of 2006, based on our readers' interest, covering such topics as vault storage, remote replication, disaster recovery for virtual tape libraries and more. Check them out now.Continue Reading