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Posts Tagged ‘Disaster Recovery Planning’

Different Viewpoints of IT Decision-Makers and Business Executives

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.

InteropNet Conference

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 [...]

UC Berkeley Data Breach

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.

Announcing Advanced Data Protection

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.

Solving the Distributed Data Problem

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

Russian and Chinese Spies Penetrate U.S. Electrical Grid

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. 

BCP Part 12: Supporting Staff Post Disaster

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. 

Global Data Vault Selected for Interop Net

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, [...]

For Magnolia, Not So Well Done

And then there is the more common scenario. Social network Magnolia is reporting on their home page today that they have lost their data and are working around the clock to recover but anticipate the outage lasting at least several days.
And to be sure, the consequences of Mangolia losing its data

Business Continuity Planning - Part 9 - Vital Emergency Supplies

Vital Emergency Supplies
There is never a good time for an emergency, but your company must have much more than a basic first-aid kit in the event of an untimely disaster. In regard to supplies, it is important to let workers know just what will be stored and available in the building.  This will encourage feedback [...]