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Business process management strategies ezine for CIOs
CIO Decisions' ezine offers senior IT executives a package of articles focusing on the pressing technology and management issues facing CIOs, including business process management, virtualization management, project and portfolio management, IT Servi... Ezine
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DR plans for remote offices, branch offices: Test your ROBO knowledge
Disaster recovery (DR) plans for remote offices, branch offices (ROBO) are often overlooked. Test your ROBO DR planning knowledge and be prepared for anything. Quiz
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CIO Decisions Conference 2008: Presentations and Coverage
The 2008 CIO Decisions Conference included a number of panels and discussions for more than 200 senior IT executives. Get a peek at what they learned with these presentations. CIO Decisions Conference
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Disaster recovery drill: Do you know how to cover your assets?
Disaster recovery planning should be a priority for all companies, big and small. But how much do you know about DR? Find out with our quiz! Quiz
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Making the business case for a disaster recovery plan
One of the most difficult parts of any IT plan is explaining the business case. The resources included in this lesson will point you in the right direction. SearchSMB.com's Data Back
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Lesson one: Data backup and disaster recovery planning
Planning is essential to the success of any backup and disaster recovery plan. How will your SMB react to potential catastrophes? SearchSMB.com's Data Back
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SearchSMB.com's Data Back
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Disaster recovery policies and management
Once your plan is ready, the next step is to set the rules of practice internally. SearchSMB.com's Data Back
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Data backup and disaster recovery for SMBs
Disaster recovery planning is vital for companies of all sizes. Get the latest news, tips and resources in our data backup and disaster recovery school. SearchSMB.com's Data Back
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When disaster strikes: Have preset recovery objectives at hand
SMBs need to take every possible measure to ensure efficient and effective recovery in the event of a disaster. Determining recovery objectives is a key step in prioritizing the resumption of IT services. Analyst Report
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Virtualized desktops and DR virtualization for quick ROI
CIO Tom Gainer found that deploying virtualized desktops and disaster recovery was the quicker path to cost savings and recovery times. Server virtualization, not so much. News | 14 Feb 2012
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Setting the stage with a security business continuity plan
A security business continuity plan shouldn't be an afterthought or overlooked completely, but that is too often the case, data security experts say. News | 18 Jan 2012
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Cloud users need a backup and recovery plan for service failures
The lesson from Amazon's EC2 outage is that midmarket CIOs need to develop a backup and recovery plan for when the cloud goes down. News | 26 Apr 2011
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IT disaster recovery plans should focus on power and hardware failures
Experts say IT disaster recovery plans should focus on the top threats to business continuity: power outages, hardware failures and lost communications. News | 22 Mar 2011
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Remote backups are becoming more manageable with cloud-based backup
Remote backups -- or ROBO backups -- have long been a challenge because of tape. Now, cloud-based backups are making remote office backup projects more manageable. News | 28 Feb 2011
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Bandwidth and compliance are key to strong disaster recovery solutions
Midmarket companies are learning how to manage bandwidth and comply with regulations for disaster recovery solutions. News | 24 Sep 2010
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Server virtualization leads to new disaster recovery system for bank
At Sun National Bank, a server virtualization project enabled a home-grown disaster recovery system and a bigger bang for the buck. Article | 22 Sep 2010
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Hair-raising approaches to data backups
Mother Nature can deliver a wallop, but man-made disasters, in the form of data backups, wreak as much havoc without proper quality control. News | 26 Aug 2010
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CIO's IT strategic planning hinges on document storage and retrieval
See how one CIO is taking permanent document storage to the extreme, as in thousand-year-old record maintenance, as part of his IT strategic planning initiatives. Article | 25 Aug 2010
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Selecting a managed business continuity service provider
Learn how to select the best business continuity managed service provider for disaster recovery planning, and how to get the best results. News | 22 Jun 2010
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Breaking down SAN technologies
How do you determine which SAN technologies are right for you? Start by figuring out which features are most important for your environment. Tip
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Effective backup strategies and storage options for SMBs
Our expert dives into SMB backup strategies, including disk-based and cloud backup options. Tip
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Disaster recovery strategies: Choosing the right cloud DR provider
The cloud gives disaster recovery strategies an affordable boost. Here are a few ways to get started with the right cloud DR provider. Tip
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SMB backup options and a solution: Bypassing the cloud for now
CIO Scott Lowe is sticking with tried-and true backup options and looking ahead at a hybrid backup solution. Find out why cloud backup options aren't part of his plan. Tip
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Data recovery service provider checklist: Who really has your data?
What do you know about your data recovery service provider? Learn what to ask before you trust one with your data -- and what you're risking if you neglect to properly vet. Tip
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Disaster recovery strategies for organizations on a budget
Budgets tight? Our roundup of disaster recovery strategies includes cost-cutting tips, lists of affordable DR plans (some options as low as $100) and DR best practices. Tip
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Free IT change management templates, tips and resources
Change management processes are important in all aspects of IT project planning and strategy implementation. Get started now with free change management templates and expert tips. Tip
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Data recovery solutions must address a range of concerns
Our expert describes how to do a reality check to ensure that your disaster recovery strategy and data recovery solution pay off in the long run. Tip
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At your peril, disaster recovery testing gets short shrift
Without testing, a disaster recovery plan is just an idea, experts say, and one that could quickly be rendered useless. Here's how to get time and money for testing. Tip
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Disaster recovery and business continuity planning templates
Need help creating a formal disaster recovery plan or business continuity strategy? Get started with some free disaster recovery and business continuity planning templates. Tip
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Remote-location disaster recovery risks
With multiple remote locations, there's often risk associated with disaster recovery policies and technologies. Learn about the challenges of remote-location disaster recovery. Podcast
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Data center virtualization: User best practices
Data center virtualization can cut up to 50% of system costs. Learn how to optimize your environment to save money with data center virtualization, DR and backup. Podcast
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Disaster recovery plans for remote offices, branch offices
Disaster recovery plans should address remote and branch office issues, including optimized connections, new technologies and additional costs. Video
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Disaster recovery planning: Chilling lessons played out in the movies
Some of the most chilling of disasters are played out on the big screen. This Halloween, a business continuity expert looks at some of the scariest movies ever and explains what they can teach us about how to plan for the worse. Podcast
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Virtualization as a disaster recovery strategy?
Many midmarket CIOs are leveraging virtualization technology to meet their disaster recovery needs. In this podcast Mike Karp, a senior analyst at Enterprise Management Associates, offers advice on using a virtual environment for backup. Podcast
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Virtualized desktops and DR virtualization for quick ROI
CIO Tom Gainer found that deploying virtualized desktops and disaster recovery was the quicker path to cost savings and recovery times. Server virtualization, not so much. News
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Setting the stage with a security business continuity plan
A security business continuity plan shouldn't be an afterthought or overlooked completely, but that is too often the case, data security experts say. News
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Cloud users need a backup and recovery plan for service failures
The lesson from Amazon's EC2 outage is that midmarket CIOs need to develop a backup and recovery plan for when the cloud goes down. News
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IT disaster recovery plans should focus on power and hardware failures
Experts say IT disaster recovery plans should focus on the top threats to business continuity: power outages, hardware failures and lost communications. News
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Remote backups are becoming more manageable with cloud-based backup
Remote backups -- or ROBO backups -- have long been a challenge because of tape. Now, cloud-based backups are making remote office backup projects more manageable. News
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Breaking down SAN technologies
How do you determine which SAN technologies are right for you? Start by figuring out which features are most important for your environment. Tip
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Bandwidth and compliance are key to strong disaster recovery solutions
Midmarket companies are learning how to manage bandwidth and comply with regulations for disaster recovery solutions. News
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Effective backup strategies and storage options for SMBs
Our expert dives into SMB backup strategies, including disk-based and cloud backup options. Tip
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Server virtualization leads to new disaster recovery system for bank
At Sun National Bank, a server virtualization project enabled a home-grown disaster recovery system and a bigger bang for the buck. Article
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Disaster recovery strategies: Choosing the right cloud DR provider
The cloud gives disaster recovery strategies an affordable boost. Here are a few ways to get started with the right cloud DR provider. Tip
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About Disaster recovery planning for the midmarket
Disaster recovery (DR) plans detail how companies will react when faced with potential catastrophes. Increasingly important due to the ever-growing complexity of systems and networks, these plans provide preventive and prescriptive measures for protecting company data. Get the latest DR news and information for midmarket CIOs and IT executives here.