ITworld Disaster Recovery

Internet back up in Syria after 20-hour outage

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:52:32 +0000

Syria suffered another Internet and mobile communications outage that lasted for about 20 hours. Service was restored earlier today.

San Francisco adds social networking element to emergency, disaster planning

IDGNS staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:55:58 +0000

The nation's tech hub plans to partner with social networks to help residents prepare for the worst.

I tried to install the MAC desktop

Western Slope — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:19:50 +0000

Hi Jim Lynch,
I tried to install the MAC desktop top to my Mint 14. I guess I did something wrong, because it blew system up. All I'm getting is a black screen. Is there anyway I can get it back to where it was? I really hate having to redo all that I had done before the mishap.
Thanks

Should you build and host your own server using a co-location?

mombrea — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000

If you’re leasing server equipment in a hosting provider’s data center, you’re likely paying through the nose for antiquated technology. There is peace of mind that comes with that service in the form of care free hardware maintenance, but is that really enough to keep you paying for that same 4GB of RAM every month for life?

Security First Insurance deepens connection with policyholders

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:15:18 +0000

Using IBM Content Analytics and ECM software, the insurer enhances service to policyholders no matter which channels they use to get in touch.

Emergency! EN systems alert employees when disaster strikes

IDGNS staff — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:29:35 +0000

Today's emergency notification technology allows enterprises to send out, and employees to receive, real-time situational advisories.

Evaluating WAN Optimization for DR

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:45:28 +0000

Ready to accelerate disaster recovery across your entire enterprise? Read this Taneja report to find out how you can increase WAN efficiency, overcome latency, and optimize IT performance for disaster recovery by deploying WAN optimization.

Advice for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:45:27 +0000

Global Businesses Demand Thorough Protection

STORserver enters cloud business

IDGNS staff — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:11:29 +0000

STORserver, a maker of backup appliances, announced private and public cloud backup services.

15-Minute Guide to Smarter Backup

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:15:23 +0000

This guide represents trends that impact backup and recovery decisions. It provides recommended steps for users to learn what to do next such as tape replacement, backup for virtualization, backup for applications.

Innovations for an Ever Broadening Data Domain Ecosystem

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:15:22 +0000

This white paper focuses on the four key elements of the Data Domain Data Invulnerability Architecture: end-to-end verification, fault evidence and containment, continuous fault detection and healing; and, file system recoverability.

Silver Peak announces virtual appliance for offsite replication

IDGNS staff — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:13:55 +0000

Silver Peak Systems announced a new virtual application designed to dramatically speed up data duplication for disaster recovery without the purchase of additional hardware.

Top 5 Considerations For Selecting Backup And Recovery Tools

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:45:46 +0000

Watch a webcast to learn about the most critical functionalities you need in a backup and recovery solution, including VMware and Windows server backup support. Watch webcast.

The Weekly Hash - March 22, 2013

Phil Johnson — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:22:40 +0000

Searching from the top of the world to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean to bring you - and make fun of - this week’s top tech stories

Google Drive suffers outage Monday morning

IDGNS staff — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:24:44 +0000

It's been a tough Monday morning for some Google Drive users who have been dealing with a service outage.