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.
Top Stories
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Feature
18 Jan 2023
Developing an emergency communications plan: A template for business continuity professionals
Communicating details in a crisis is a vital part of BC and resilience planning. Follow the steps below and the associated template to prepare an emergency communication plan. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Dec 2022
Top 14 ransomware targets in 2023 and beyond
Two in three organizations suffered ransomware attacks in a single 12-month period, according to recent research. And, while some industries are taking particularly hard hits, no one is safe. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
15 Feb 2010
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager disaster recovery best practices
In this tutorial on SRM disaster recovery best practices, learn what you need in place to use SRM, how to test and execute your DR plans and if SRM is a good fit for your DR strategy. Continue Reading
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News
12 Feb 2010
The importance of WAN optimization technology in disaster recovery programs
Listen to this podcast to find out the benefits of WAN optimization, how WAN optimization can help with DR and the future of WAN optimization in DR. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Jan 2010
Using data deduplication products as part of an IT disaster recovery strategy
Data deduplication has gained a lot of traction in the data backup and recovery world over the past few years. When integrating data deduplication products into your IT disaster recovery strategy, there are a number of things you need to consider. Should you use source dedupe or target dedupe? Which one is better for disaster recovery? If you are backing up your data to tape and disk, are there other issues to keep in mind? W. Curtis Preston, independent backup expert and executive editor, discusses source and target deduplication, how these approaches differ, what that means from a disaster recovery perspective and more in this Q&A. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Jan 2010
The pros and cons of IT disaster recovery outsourcing
Outsourcing DR is becoming a popular option for many companies because of its lower cost. Learn about the pros and cons of outsourcing DR in this tip. Continue Reading
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Answer
02 Nov 2009
What's the difference between a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan?
Kevin Beaver describes the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity planning in this ask the expert response. Continue Reading
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News
19 Oct 2009
Disaster recovery site options: Hot, warm and cold sites
Learn about the pros and cons of three disaster recovery site options: hot, warm and cold sites. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Jun 2009
Change management in disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Change management is an important process for business continuity and disaster recovery planning for several reasons. Learn about change management best practices and its role in BC/DR planning. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 May 2009
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 of the Business Continuity Institute. He details the pros and cons of mobile recovery services, mobile recovery service vendors, and important things to consider when deciding if a mobile recovery service is right for your needs. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 May 2009
Data replication tools for disaster recovery
For companies whose recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) for business-critical applications is a few minutes, data replication tools represent an efficient strategy for disaster recovery (DR). Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2009
Data center emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning
Despite all the precautions you can take to provide uninterrupted power to your data center, situations can occur that threaten your center's continued operations. Learn about emergency power strategies in disaster recovery planning. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Apr 2009
Risk management for disaster recovery planning
Disaster recovery (DR) planning is typically driven by risk management. This tip focuses on mitigating some of the risks associated with data and storage. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Mar 2009
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
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Tutorial
05 Mar 2009
Business continuity and disaster recovery outsourcing tutorial
Outsourcing disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) services can save you money and increase productivity. Learn about vendors in the DR/BC space and how to choose the best one for your enterprise. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Feb 2009
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 scale with business growth. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Aug 2008
Can you define failover and failback?
Failover is the process of shifting I/O and its processes from a primary location to a secondary disaster recovery (DR) location. This typically involves using a vendor's tool or a third-party tool of some type that can temporarily halt I/O, and restart it from a remote location. Continue Reading