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    10 game-changing disaster recovery trends

    Recent trends in AI, ransomware and data regulations have a major impact on disaster recovery teams. Don't let the rapidly changing IT landscape hurt your DR initiatives.

    Paul Kirvan • May 9, 2023
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    What are best practices for backup cloud repatriation?

    To migrate backup data from the cloud back to an on-premises environment, you should follow these steps to ensure your data will be safe and smoothly moved.

    Paul Kirvan • May 8, 2023
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    10 disaster recovery questions to ask in 2023 and beyond

    There are many factors to getting a disaster recovery plan to run smoothly. Here are 10 questions disaster recovery teams should ask themselves, their vendors and their leadership.

    Paul Kirvan • April 28, 2023
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    12 business continuity trends to keep an eye on

    As technology rapidly evolves, IT pros are bound to see countless trends come and go. In business continuity, there are some significant trends shaping up to change the field.

    Paul Kirvan • April 28, 2023
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    Enhance data governance with distributed data stewardship

    Data stewardship and distributed stewardship models bring different tools to data governance strategies. Organizations need to understand the differences to choose the best fit.

    Sue Tripathi • April 14, 2023
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    Network documentation best practices for DR teams

    In the event of a disaster, IT teams often think of servers and storage, but forget about networks. Find out what you should document as part of your network DR plan.

    Brien Posey • March 31, 2023
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    Use backup encryption to protect data from would-be thieves

    Encryption is a powerful tool to keep sensitive data out of the wrong hands. To ensure recoverability after a disruption, data backup encryption is vital.

    David Weldon • March 30, 2023
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    Use zero-trust data management to better protect backups

    Backup admins looking to protect data from bad actors can implement a zero-trust strategy for added protection. However, the method is not without its downsides.

    David Weldon • March 24, 2023
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    Data stewardship: Essential to data governance strategies

    As data governance gets increasingly complicated, data stewards are stepping in to manage security and quality. Without one, organizations lose speed, quality info and opportunity.

    George Lawton • March 2, 2023
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    How to maintain network continuity in a DR strategy

    Disaster doesn't just come in the form of fire, flood and ransomware. Loss of network continuity is a real issue and must be appropriately addressed in disaster recovery planning.

    Stuart Burns • Feb. 28, 2023
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    Prevent different types of network attacks with DR planning

    Disaster recovery and IT security teams must protect the network on several fronts to keep data safe from potential attackers. A dedicated disaster recovery plan can help.

    Stuart Burns • Feb. 28, 2023
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    Examples of real-time analytics for businesses

    Organizations use real-time analytics and automation to be more efficient and effective, whether it's in retail, healthcare, manufacturing or other verticals.

    Donald Farmer • Feb. 13, 2023
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    Cloud backup vs. cloud storage: What are the differences?

    Comparing cloud backup vs. cloud storage differences can be confusing, and file sync and share further complicates things. Here's what you should know to determine which is best.

    Marc Staimer, Rich Castagna • Feb. 9, 2023
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    What are the pros and cons of cloud backup?

    Know which type of cloud backup you want to use and the advantages and disadvantages that come with cloud backups before you trust your data to a third-party provider.

    Paul Kirvan, Dave Raffo • Feb. 6, 2023
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    Fine-tune a social media emergency plan with ISO 22329:2021

    Social media and its effective management are major interests for emergency management professionals. Find out how ISO's recent standard can help guide a social media strategy.

    Paul Kirvan • Jan. 31, 2023
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    Decision intelligence changes operations across industries

    Decision intelligence speeds up the process of delivering data to decision-makers efficiently, improving operations across industries including retail, healthcare and trucking.

    Lisa Morgan • Jan. 23, 2023
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    3 enterprise ROBO backup factors admins should think about

    Remote office data backup comes with its own unique challenges and considerations. Backup type and media can be affected by the ROBO locations and staffing needs, so choose wisely.

    Stuart Burns and Brien Posey • Jan. 20, 2023
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    Data backup failure: Top 5 causes and tips for prevention

    What can you do to prevent data backup failure? Learn how using the 3-2-1 rule, turning to cloud backup and following other practical steps can help protect your data.

    Stephen Bigelow, Rick Cook, Nick Cavalancia • Jan. 18, 2023
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    Why BCDR teams should consider EMP disaster recovery plans

    An EMP event could be a major game changer depending on where it happens and who is affected. EMP disaster recovery might not seem urgent, but it never hurts to be prepared.

    Paul Kirvan • Dec. 29, 2022
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    Comparing DBMS vs. RDBMS: Key differences

    A relational database management system is the most popular type of DBMS for business uses. Find out how RDBMS software differs from other DBMS technologies.

    Craig Stedman • Dec. 28, 2022
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    Full vs. incremental vs. differential: Comparing backup types

    Evaluate full vs. incremental vs. differential backup, as well as newer types of backup, in synthetic and incremental-forever, to determine what's best for your organization.

    Erin Sullivan and Brien Posey • Dec. 14, 2022
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    Data tenancy maturity model boosts performance and security

    A data tenancy maturity model can boost an organization's data operations and help improve the protection of customer data. Improvement is tracked through tiers of data tenancy.

    Jeff McCormick • Dec. 12, 2022
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    Data observability benefits entire data pipeline performance

    Data observability benefits include improving data quality and identifying issues in the pipeline process, but also has challenges organizations must solve for success.

    Lisa Morgan • Dec. 1, 2022
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    Unstructured data not exempt from compliance requirements

    Concerned about regulatory compliance? Data protection teams must be familiar with all regional and industry regulations to back up unstructured data in a compliant manner.

    Brien Posey • Dec. 1, 2022
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    Simulation and predictive analytics boost forecast capabilities

    Simulation and prediction analytics cover two different ways to forecast data. Together, they can boost capabilities, but organizations must craft them carefully to trust the results.

    Mary Pratt • Nov. 30, 2022