Disaster recovery planning - management

The planning phase is crucial to the success of any disaster recovery (DR) initiative. This topic section provides administrators with up-to-date news and how-to information about the personnel, staffing, training and documentation needs related to DR. In addition, this section discusses the best practices for mitigating risks, analyzing potential business impacts, personnel issues, documentation, change control and performing RTO and RPO assessments.

April 26, 2021 26 Apr'21
What's on 2021's data protection conference calendar

Curious about data protection conferences in the coming months? This roundup details dates and topic areas for 2021 events covering backup and disaster recovery.
August 10, 2020 10 Aug'20
Flexible Metal bends toward Arcserve backup

Flexible Metal's IT manager was trying to do site-to-site replication for backup and DR using Veritas Backup Exec but found it too slow. Arcserve was faster and more reliable.
June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19
Veeam roadmap features cloud focus, possible IPO

Analysts noted more of a backup emphasis at VeeamON 2019, as Veeam plans to tackle the hybrid cloud market. Will acquisitions be part of the Veeam strategy?
May 23, 2019 23 May'19
Ransomware protection tips include offline storage, user education

Ransomware resilience continues to be important because the problem isn't going away. Explore these backup and education tips to help stay out in front of the issue.

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5 principles of the network change management process

Network change management includes five basic principles, including risk analysis and peer review. These best practices can help network teams limit failed network changes and outages. Continue Reading
Backup scheduling best practices to ensure availability

For daily work files, databases and mission-critical systems and data, the more frequent the backup, the better. But how often should you back up all your data? Continue Reading
Develop a backup KPI to improve performance

A KPI helps businesses measure and manage performance. Understand the importance of KPIs within the data backup and recovery processes and how you can make one. Continue Reading

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Create your data backup strategy: A comprehensive guide

This data backup guide will help you if you're starting the planning process, looking for a refresh or seeking new options. Backup plans are critical in today's environment. Continue Reading
Enterprise data storage 2020 Products of the Year finalists

The field of entrants in our 19th annual Products of the Year contest has been reduced to 47 contenders vying for gold, silver and bronze status in five data storage categories. Continue Reading
4 lasting effects of growing remote workforces on networks

In this roundup of network blogs, explore expert advice on increasing remote workers' efficiency, potential lasting effects of COVID-19 on networks and the future of networking. Continue Reading

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Ransomware questions to ask for optimal backup protection

Are you asking the right questions about ransomware? Here are some questions for backup admins and IT teams that can help keep backups safe in a ransomware attack. Continue Reading
Backup admins: Watch out for these ransomware attack trends

Ransomware attacks have evolved and present a new set of challenges for backup admins. Here are some recent attack trends to prepare for to keep data and backups safe. Continue Reading
Protect NAS device backups with these tips

NAS devices provide reliable data storage for businesses of all sizes. Backing up that data requires organizations to implement additional data protection efforts. Continue Reading

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Post-pandemic data backup and recovery planning guidelines

Following the coronavirus pandemic, you might have to modify your backup and recovery strategy. Overcome the data protection challenges presented by the changes in daily life. Continue Reading
The true cost of network downtime for your business

Network brownouts could be the biggest under-the-radar threat to your network. Calculate the potential costs of downtime to save your organization's productivity and money. Continue Reading
Cybersecurity impact analysis template for pandemic planning

This template from IANS Research can help IT and security professionals document and prioritize essential processes, staffing and systems when faced with a pandemic event. Continue Reading