Posts Tagged ‘Disaster Recovery Planning’

There’s an interesting article in the October issue of the Economist that spotlights the challenges that large enterprise has to manage the use of technology in their workforce. It paints an interesting – albeit somewhat disturbing — picture of the state of technology at work today. The days of corporate-wide devices and programs [...]

90% of businesses will experience a data loss within their first 5 years.
Ouch.
That’s called the school of hard-knocks. New businesses are so singularly focused on growth, that sometimes they overlook the insurance they need to maintain it in the event of a disaster. A significant data loss can derail any business, especially [...]

Harris Interactive surveyed 497 IT individuals who were either IT or business executives and the results showed similarities and differences in matters relating to disaster recovery.

Last week, Global Data Vault was an InteropNet sponsor and official Disaster Recovery supplier for Interop, the industry’s most comprehensive IT Conference, in Las Vegas.  This video provides a tour of the network explaining the InteropNet infrastructure in detail.  Interop’s lead engineer Geoff Horne describes the services provided by Global Data Vault and their benefits [...]

160,000 individuals who have received healthcare services from the University of California at Berkeley since 1999 have had personal information exposed to overseas hackers.

Global Data Vault announces the next generation in disaster recovery solutions: Advanced Data Protection, which combines backup and failover delivered remotely as a service, at a break-through price.

Computer hackers. Natural disasters. Careless employees. What do all these things have in common?

In February, President Obama ordered a 60-day review of the nation’s cybersecurity to examine how federal agencies use technology to protect secrets and data in hopes of closing any gaps that might exist.
Two weeks ago cyberspies penetrated the U.S. electrical grid. 

When disaster strikes, not only can it impact the workplace, but what occurs outside of the office as well.  Encouraging employees to prepare for emergency situations can help individuals and families greatly reduce the impact a disaster might have on their lives. 

Interop, held this year May 19-21 in Las Vegas and November 18-19 in New York, is the leading global technology event, with the most comprehensive IT Conference and Exhibition available.

Interop Show Floor, courtesy: The Photo Group 2008
The InteropNet provides reliable, high-speed networking services for exhibitors, conference rooms and attendees, built in collaboration with hand selected, [...]