It’s no secret that building up effective disaster recovery (DR) capabilities is peppered with challenges. From identifying business requirements and mapping them to non-budget-busting technology solutions to coping with the operational impact of disaster recovery planning and testing, it seems…
If you were in the audience at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Data Center Energy Efficiency Summit earlier this year, you were probably there (among other things) to hear Mark Bramfitt from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Mark has been…
Information technology (IT) disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BC) plans and testing are critical aspects in storage enterprises today. Without having a DR plan to fall back on, many companies and organizations could find themselves in trouble with data…
The credit crunch has boosted adoption of colocation, as some companies who might normally have built their own data centers have instead leased colo space to conserve cash. But the majority of enterprise companies still want to build their own…
Is a do-it-yourself disaster recovery center your best solution? Years ago, Comdisco and Sungard were the only solutions for protecting the enterprise data center from disaster. The contracts were long-term, the services were expensive, and only the largest companies could…
