Opinion

Opinion

• Want IT resiliency? Look to both security and disaster recovery

  Security, protection from hackers and ransomware, disaster preparedness and disaster recovery are all means to the goal of resilient IT infrastructure and business processes.  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

• Recovery from ransomware: How backup vendors can help

  A ransomware attack is not your typical data loss event. Some data protection vendors get the picture and are incorporating ransomware-specific features in their products.  Continue Reading

• Storage disaster recovery plans must account for weather threats

  Do your storage DR plans factor in weather-related issues? Sometimes, a low-tech approach to protecting your precious data works better than the cloud.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery methods: Legacy DR vs. the cloud

  Cost, RTO and expertise are important factors in selecting the right disaster recovery method. After careful analysis, the cloud may be the answer for your organization.  Continue Reading

• Endpoint backup software key to protection against ransomware

  Top endpoint backup products offer good features to protect against ransomware, but there's always room for improvement. Limiting access to storage is another strategy.  Continue Reading

• Ransomware recovery effort aided by offline backups

  With ransomware threats so prevalent, one way to start your organization's protection strategy is to make sure critical data backups are disconnected from primary storage.  Continue Reading

• How will the disaster recovery model evolve over the next five years?

  There's a lot more going on in the backup and disaster recovery market than just a shift to the cloud. Technologies have to improve as organizations seek to recover quicker.  Continue Reading

• Can failover clusters offer instant BC/DR? Not so fast

  Though some vendors claim that failing over offers instant business continuity and disaster recovery, the BC/DR process remains a challenging one.  Continue Reading

• High-availability features over disaster recovery? Not so fast

  Jon Toigo discusses why, despite their benefits, high-availability features are not a full replacement for a good disaster recovery plan.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery as a service can turn DR hope into a plan

  DR as a service, or cloud-based DR, makes testing a DR plan too easy to overlook.  Continue Reading

• Business continuity and disaster recovery plans must affect IT culture

  Data protection must be considered part of the IT and corporate culture for business continuity and disaster recovery plans to succeed.  Continue Reading

• 'New' disaster recovery planning process looks a lot like the 'old' DR

  The Mayans blew it -- we're still here -- but storms like Sandy show that there's no replacement for a sound disaster recovery planning process.  Continue Reading