The revolutionary aspect of cloud technology is that it separates hardware from software. This separation has spawned a multitude of new business capabilities and opportunities.
Underneath the surface, there has always been (by my view) a tension between IT Industry Research Analysts and vendors. Some of this tension is based upon revenue as companies like Gartner, Forrester, and IDC offer independent research but also offer paid engagements/paid research for the very same vendors that are targets of the independent research. I mention those points only to emphasize the fact that recently (by my view) we have witnessed a seismic shift in the Backup/Recovery space.
A disaster recovery (DR) plan is a living business document that contains step-by-step directions detailing how to restore your IT infrastructure and get back to work after a disaster. The goal of a disaster recovery plan is to make sure you are ready to respond when your business is interrupted by an event, such as a fire, storm, or cyberattack.
Cloud computing has gone through a total evolution since the first web-based services were launched in the early 2000s. From the very beginning, cloud computing solved a tough business problem: how to use IT infrastructure capacity efficiently. Before the cloud computing infrastructure model was developed, many businesses used only 10% of their capacity.
Security management is the development, implementation, and documentation of procedures and policies for protecting an organization’s assets, such as information, equipment, systems, property, and personnel.
As the impact from this weekend's WannaCry global ransomware attack continues to spread hour by hour, let’s take a moment to put the attack into context and discuss key methods to protecting your data against such attacks.
Let’s face it; doing business in the world today is riskier than ever. Not only is it riskier, but business disruption is more costly than ever! As businesses seek to streamline and automate their business models, the tendency to rely entirely on a single provider can pigeon-toe you into a single point of failure.
Take Vulnerabilities Head On With A Solutions II Assessment
In the event of a site outage, 67% of organizations estimate they would lose $20k+ for every day of downtime.* While many executive and stakeholders speak regularly about high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR), this remains as one of the top five issues each company wants to address. It is also the least funded of any of the top initiatives these key executives pursue. With so much money on the line, where’s the disconnect between importance, urgency and investments business make?
The Cost of Business Interruptions
In the past two years, over 50 percent of businesses experienced an unforeseen interruption. The vast majority (81%) of these interruptions caused the business to be closed one or more days. 80% of businesses suffering a major disaster go out of business in three years, while 40% of businesses that experience a critical IT failure go out of business within one year.* Are you confident that your critical data backups are complete and will be easily restored to get back to business as usual?
With how quickly technology is moving, is your data still protected how the business requires? Do you need to invest additional budget to fix the problem, or is it time to look for another solution? What and how do you choose?