How Important is Secured Data Storage and Backups?
Because computer files and databases are very much susceptible to numerous outside threats, experts highly recommend the importance of secured data storage and backups. These procedures can save people...
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Links: Opengate Data, Phoenix NAP, Immedion
Opengata Data Systems opens Silicon Valley Office, ATI picks Phoenix NAP for disaster recovery, heathcare software solutions firm RcordQuest selects Immedion for managed services.
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Courting Disaster: Denial is NOT an Option
At the start of hurricane season, thoughts turn to disaster preparedness. While water incursion and flooding from storms and hurricanes can be a cause of downtime, many data center operators should be...
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Rapid Evacuation of a Data Center
Over at Slashdot, there's a discussion about strategies for rapidly evacuating an IT environment, prompted by a question from a facility in the pre-evacuation zone for the High Park wildfire outside...
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HP, SNIA Sites in Colorado Springs OK After Fire
Several data centers were within the evacuation zone for the Colorado Springs wildfires, and had to move staff out of harm's way, but were not damaged by the fire. They included a $100 million HP data...
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Data Center Disaster Preparedness: 6 Assurances You Should Look for in a Data...
When selecting a new data center provider or reevaluating your existing one, there are several questions that should be asked to determine their ability to prevent a disruption to your critical...
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Tracking Hurricanes With Supercomputers
All eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico today as forecasters seek to gauge the strength of Tropical Storm Isaac and assess the threat the storm poses to the Gulf Coast, including the city of New Orleans....
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Data Center Links: Online Tech, Hostway, ViaWest
Online Tech adds PCI Hosting, Hostway launches replication and DR service, ViaWest selected by SympIT. The post Data Center Links: Online Tech, Hostway, ViaWest appeared first on Data Center Knowledge.
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Cloud News: Peak 10, Oracle, Joyent
Peak 10 launches Recovery Cloud, Oracle (ORCL) acquires SelectMinds, Joyent selected by Digital Chocolate. The post Cloud News: Peak 10, Oracle, Joyent appeared first on Data Center Knowledge.
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Anatomy of a Botnet
There’s little debate that organizations are relying more and more on the use of the Internet. The increase in Internet usage has begun to see more identity fraud, spamming, malware distribution, bank...
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Is Your Zombie Contingency Plan Ready?
If you were spared Sandy's wrath, it's a good time to review your disaster readiness plans. Since it's Halloween, it's a good time to consider a wider threat matrix. Fortunately, Bill Dougherty of...
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1547 Realty Plans Data Center Project in NY Market
A new player on the data center development scene is 1547 Realty Partners, which has a new property just outside of New York City, in Orangeburg, N.Y. For its inaugural project, 1547 is partnering with...
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Sandy Got Us Thinking About Data Center Disaster Recovery
Were you ready for Sandy? Sure it was downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm, but it still had a devastating effect. For those of use who manage data centers, that impact had many layers. Let me...
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2013: The Year of the Cloud Architect
Looking ahead, more organizations, data center providers and vendors will need cloud data center architects. There already is an increased demand for professionals who are well-versed in multiple...
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Software Defined Technologies Bring Data Centers Closer Together
Software-defined technologies.are likely to play a key role in the evolution of the modern data center. Here's a look at some of these technologies, and their potential impact on the data center...
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WAN Technologies Help Data Centers Grow and Evolve
WAN technologies continue to evolve as more bandwidth, better underlying infrastructure and optimization all create a more robust connection. As more organizations move to the cloud, they will increase...
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Leveraging Cloud and Virtualization for Disaster Recovery
The reality is this: a well-planned out cloud and virtualization solution can truly help any organization create a more agile environment. And believe it or not, a large part of IT is creativity –...
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Is Your DR Plan Ready? Tips to Help You Weather the Storm
With a potentially historic blizzard threatening parts of the Northeast, it's a good day to review your disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Disaster recovery expert Richard Dolewski has a...
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Latisys Launches Disaster Recovery as a Service
Cloud service provider Latisys is offering disaster recovery as a monthly service (or DRaaS). The portfolio of DRaaS solutions ranges from simple offsite data backup to near-instantaneous continuous...
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Green House Data, 1547 Build New Facility in Wyoming
Green House Data and fifteenfortyseven have partnered on a 35,000 square foot facility that will be the nucleus of a planned, multi-building data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The facility joins...
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